You may have at one time or another intentionally turned off Bluetooth to save battery life, only to find it strangely turned back on the next day. What is going to change is that with Android 15 the watch may start working on its own (or not, if you see that as a good thing). It’s worth noting that the new feature in Google automatically turns off Bluetooth after 24 hours of you turning it off first.
This hidden resurgence should be Google’s way of guaranteeing that the nuanced Smart Share (a tool that transfers files to your desired device) and the upcoming Find My Device network (a network that helps find lost phones ) works flawlessly. In this case, such features are Bluetooth-enabled to facilitate communication. Internal threads show codes indicating that the phone has the “Use Bluetooth” feature enabled because the camera app is also turned on automatically.
Good News? However, this peace conference may not be just for Android 15. Its integration into the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) dictates the possibility of expanding the code to more devices. Not so good news? It is unclear whether this auto-reactivation is a global feature for Android phones as some Android phones may not have been coded for best performance.
Some users may be confused by not being notified if they forget to turn Bluetooth on/off, while others may dislike the automatic switch considering it a safety hazard and a waste of power. By this token, Google should provide ways to optimize this feature for the final version, and then allow users to decide whether to turn off the Bluetooth device or have the device receive a daily refresh.
