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Turning off GPS/Bluetooth

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‎10-10-2016 09:06

‎10-10-2016 09:06

Hello, I'm sure you've all seen this question before but I've searched and can't quite find what I'm looking for.

If I were to turn off GPS and Bluetooth would my Blaze still track steps, heart rate, distance, and calories? I am a custodian and I listen to podcasts on my phone so it dies pretty quickly with everything on.

I would like to just turn on GPS and Bluetooth at the end of the day and let it sync.

If you aren't already sick of me and my questions I have one more lol. If I turn location off and leave Bluetooth on will I still receive notifications?

Thank you, I'll hang up and listen to the answer!
Tyler
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‎10-10-2016 09:19

‎10-10-2016 09:19

Hello @Ttro89,

 

Welcome to the community!

 

Your tracker will detailed information for at least five days (seven days for some models), so you can turn off bluetooth for most of the day and sync when it's convenient for you.  Naturally, your dashboard won't update during that time.

 

As for your next question, this really depends on which version of Android you're using.  I was just reading this post that outlines that on Android 6.0, you'll need to turn location services on in order to communicate through bluetooth.  So I imagine you'll need to turn on location services in order to get notifications if you're on 6.0; this probably works fine if you're on ealier versions of Android.

 

I hope this helps.

Frank | Washington, USA

Fitbit One, Ionic, Charge 2, Alta HR, Blaze, Surge, Flex, Flex 2, Zip, Ultra, Flyer, Aria, Aria 2 - Windows 10, Windows Phone

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‎10-10-2016 16:04

In response to PureEvil

‎10-10-2016 16:04

That's correct @PureEvil, for BT security issues Google now requires location services to be on, for Fitbit to identify the tracker. However @Ttro89 turning on location services does not turn on the GPS. LocAtion services is nothing more than a doorway to your phones ability to report your location. Many apps and pages require location but unless your using a mapping app the phone will use WiFi and cell towers to report where your at. 

This can be changed in the location settings. 

High Accuracy will use GPS, Cell and WiFi to eats mate your location

Low Accuracy only uses Cell and WiFi. 

GPS only, speaks for itself. 

 

As for notifacations, the app does not need to identify the tracker, it simply passes the message to the connected tracker. Therefore location services can be turned off. Turning off does not save much if any battery, it may not play nice with some apps and websites with this feature turned off. At work either way should not be a problem. 

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