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"At this point I’m not sure there’s a need for normal users to actually turn off Wi-Fi" To preserve battery. I don't know about iPhones, but on my Android phon
by KozmoNau7 9y ago
"At this point I’m not sure there’s a need for normal users to actually turn off Wi-Fi"
To preserve battery. I don't know about iPhones, but on my Android phone, Wi-Fi is certainly the largest battery hog, if I leave Wi-Fi location scanning on.
- starquake 9y agoThat's strange. I have used Nexus phones since the first one that came out and I have never experienced any significant battery drain from either wifi or bluetooth. First was always screen, second Android system. Just checked again to make sure. Wifi 0%, Bluetooth 0%
- KozmoNau7 9y agoMine is usually wifi, then screen. Right now wifi is at 8%, and I used it for maybe 15 minutes this morning, that's it. Motorola Moto X Play, Android 6.0.1, for what it's worth. As far as I know, Marshmallow has a battery drain issue, but Motorola (now Lenovo) does not seem to be interested in updating their software anymore.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoI just wanted to mention that I've done a full factory reset of my phone now, and it seems that wifi is using a lot less battery, even with wifi scanning etc. switched on.
- MBCook 9y agoI would LOVE to see someone run benchmarks about how much battery WiFi and BT use on modern iPhones (when disconnected). I would be amazed if the difference was more than negligable.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoIt is absolutely not negligible on my Moto X Play. I get around 1.5 days normally, less than a day if I use wifi and BT.