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> Months of battery life with gps is impossible. Apple air tags last for 12 months apparently https://www.tile.com/en-au/blog/airtag-battery-life# https://www

by gitgud 3y ago

> Months of battery life with gps is impossible. Apple air tags last for 12 months apparently https://www.tile.com/en-au/blog/airtag-battery-life# https://www.tile.com/en-au/blog/airtag-battery-life#

wccrawford 3y ago
They aren't GPS. They rely on a proprietary network of devices from one of the biggest tech giants in the world.
- rplnt 3y ago
  That's why Apple makes it so damn hard (compared to any Android I've ever owned) to turn off Location, Bluetooth (and maybe WiFi) on their mobile devices.
  - binarymax 3y ago
    Disabling location is annoying yes (a couple levels deep in the settings) - but disabling bluetooth and wifi is at the top level and very easy to do.
    - hackmiester 3y ago
      I definitely think it’s inexcusable that the control center buttons are so misleading, but at least “Hey Siri, turn off Bluetooth” (or Wi-Fi) really does it.
    - rodorgas 3y ago
      Since iOS 11, turning Bluetooth off from the control center only puts Bluetooth on a timeout until the next morning instead of disabling it permanently, as one would expect. Even when it’s off, the antenna stays on, looking for new devices. You can turn it all the way off by digging into the settings menu, but as soon as you turn it on for any reason, the cycle starts again.
      - enraged_camel 3y ago
        I personally really like this, because 95% of the time when I turn off my Bluetooth what I’m really wanting to do is put it on pause. The times when I want to turn it off completely, I also want to turn off everything else (Wi-Fi etc.) so airplane mode (which does not time out) works great.
    - joshspankit 3y ago
      Similar to what rodorgas said about bluetooth, when you disable WiFi it’s normally “stop connecting to (currently) nearby wifi until tomorrow”. The radio doesn’t turn off and it still actively scans for other wifi to connect to (will connect 5min later at your friend’s house, for example).
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by gitgud 3y ago

> Months of battery life with gps is impossible. Apple air tags last for 12 months apparently https://www.tile.com/en-au/blog/airtag-battery-life# https://www.tile.com/en-au/blog/airtag-battery-life#

wccrawford 3y ago

They aren't GPS. They rely on a proprietary network of devices from one of the biggest tech giants in the world.

rplnt 3y ago
That's why Apple makes it so damn hard (compared to any Android I've ever owned) to turn off Location, Bluetooth (and maybe WiFi) on their mobile devices.
- binarymax 3y ago
  Disabling location is annoying yes (a couple levels deep in the settings) - but disabling bluetooth and wifi is at the top level and very easy to do.
  - hackmiester 3y ago
    I definitely think it’s inexcusable that the control center buttons are so misleading, but at least “Hey Siri, turn off Bluetooth” (or Wi-Fi) really does it.
  - rodorgas 3y ago
    Since iOS 11, turning Bluetooth off from the control center only puts Bluetooth on a timeout until the next morning instead of disabling it permanently, as one would expect. Even when it’s off, the antenna stays on, looking for new devices. You can turn it all the way off by digging into the settings menu, but as soon as you turn it on for any reason, the cycle starts again.
    - enraged_camel 3y ago
      I personally really like this, because 95% of the time when I turn off my Bluetooth what I’m really wanting to do is put it on pause. The times when I want to turn it off completely, I also want to turn off everything else (Wi-Fi etc.) so airplane mode (which does not time out) works great.
  - joshspankit 3y ago
    Similar to what rodorgas said about bluetooth, when you disable WiFi it’s normally “stop connecting to (currently) nearby wifi until tomorrow”. The radio doesn’t turn off and it still actively scans for other wifi to connect to (will connect 5min later at your friend’s house, for example).

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