Applications that use Bluetooth Low Energy

We often turn off Bluetooth in order to increase battery life. But the use of Bluetooth Low Power Protocol reduces battery costs to zero.

For many years the great analysts assert that as the technology of Bluetooth is dying. I think that Bluetooth will be a horse for a long time. At least until the moment when there will be an adequate substitute, which is no.

However, if you aim for maximum battery life, always use the Bluetooth — not the best idea. Albeit slightly, but he still spends the battery life. It is in this situation assists Bluetooth Low Power Protocol, which reduces battery costs to zero.

This is not a new protocol, but to the masses, he began to come only now. This is because that the protocol requires not only the application, but also the support of gadgets manufacturers. Here is a list of devices that already support Bluetooth Low Energy:

• HTC One X + and newer models;
• iPhone 4S, iPad Mini and newer models;
• Google Nexus 7;
• Nokia Lumia 820 and newer models;
• Samsung Galaxy 10.1 and newer models.

Also, there are many more specific gadgets. The complete list can be found here.

For Android, this feature was introduced recently in version 4.3, so worthy applications that support this protocol, not yet. With iOS as the situation is much better, and the applications that we will show you really deserve attention.

Notifyr

Notifyr - is an application that allows you to receive notifications from iPhone to your Mac. Devices connected by Bluetooth, and each new push-notification is duplicated on the Mac screen. Through the use of BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) unnecessary battery consumption will not be.

Client for Mac

Knock

Really magical application. It allows you to unlock Mac, tapping the iPhone screen. Some users complain about the lack of security applications, but it seems to me that this is nonsense. Knock supports Mac 2011 and newer devices.

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Knock - unlock your Mac without a password using your iPhone and Apple Watch

Developer: Knock Software, Inc

Price: 459 rubles

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Client for Mac

Authy

Finally an app that is available not only to Mac users, but also to owners of Android-devices and computers on Windows and Linux. Authy allows much easier two-factor authentication, which uses a variety of popular services. For example, Google, Amazon, Evernote and Dropbox.

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Authy

Developer: Authy Inc.

Price: Free

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Authy 2-Factor Authentication

Developer: Authy

Price: Free

Scribe

Scribe allows you to transfer information between iOS- and OS X-devices. Using the BLE and the Wi-Fi Direct makes the transfer of files almost instantly without unnecessary battery consumption.

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Scribe - Copy anything from your Mac to your iPhone

Developer: Hippo Foundry Inc.

Price: Free

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Scribe - Copy anything from your Mac to your iPhone

Developer: Hippo Foundry Inc.

Price: Free

Automatic

Automatic - a small device that connects to the systems of your vehicle, and displays all relevant information about it. Notifications of faults, tracking a car, never to lose it in the parking lot (or in case of theft), fuel economy, and emergency communications in the event of an accident. Automatic can all this for only $ 100. Considerable sum, but think how much money you spend on a car and gasoline, and you will realize that it is not so much.

A detailed overview of the Automatic is available here.

All of the above applications and Soup uses Bluetooth Low Energy, which does not affect the duration of battery life. But the most important thing — each of them is really cool. Starting from virtually useless Notifyr and finishing Automatic, they all met at the highest level and are worth to try them.