YourBluetoothandWi-Firadios are always searching for new devices and networks, even when they aren’t being used. That said, both can have an impact on your device’s battery life, and a new freejailbreak tweakcalledAutoBlueby iOS developerKarimo299attempts to help you find that ideal sweet spot in between performance and battery savings.
AutoBlue works by automatically disabling Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi after a certain amount of time of being unused. The timers are fully configurable by the end user, and you can even configure the triggers that will re-enable Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi whenever they become disabled by the tweak.
Once installed, AutoBlue puts a preference pane in the Settings app where you can configure the tweak:
Here, you can:
The developer provides a Respring button at the bottom of the preference pane that you’ll want to use each time you make changes to the tweak’s settings. Doing so ensures that your new options are saved to your device and that you experience all the benefits of AutoBlue.
For the most part, modern iOS handsets have become sobatteryefficient that they can last all day, but AutoBlue can help those of you that use your device more than most and struggle to keep a charge throughout the day.
If you’re interested in trying AutoBlue, then you candownload it for free from the Packix repositoryin Cydia or Sileo. The tweak is fully compatible with alljailbrokeniOS 11 and 12 devices.
Do you think AutoBlue would improve your iPhone’s user experience? Tell us why or why not in the comments section below.
