Thanks for this! I have been looking for a way to quickly disable and re-enable bluetooth for a while now.
-- Jenny Wood Phone: (972) 989-3894 Email: [email protected] Facebook/Twitter/Skype: kc5gni On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Sieghard wrote: > Hello List, > > Just listened to the latest episode of the Today in iOS Podcast and there is > a new app available which allows you to turn bluetooth on or off instantly > just by double tapping the app. Many such apps have been released at one time > or another and typically Apple will pull them since they, for some reason, > don't want people to do this. Anyhow, I just downloaded the app so it is > still there at this point and the cost is 99 Cents. Just do a search in the > app store for "Bluetooth" and it should be the first result, the app is > called "Bluetooth©" by CXI Gaming. > > Once you downloaded the app, go into "Settings" and find the app in your app > section after all the system stuff, there is just one setting you want to > enable and it is called "Quick Mode". If you don't do this, the app will > launch and you still have to tap to turn Bluetooth on or off and then exit > the app, but with Quick Mode turned on, all you have to do is double tapp the > app to toggle bluetooth on or off, you will hear a tone and the app returns > you to the home screen. I just downloaded it and it works perfectly and > instantly. > > Just as a warning, the Today in iOS listener who called this in to the > Podcast said he had another Bluetooth app and not only did Apple pull it from > the App Store, but when he updated to iOS 5.1.1 the app mysteriously vanished > from his iPhone and presumably is now burried in Apple's unauthorized app > graveyard. So, your 99 Cents may be wasted when iOS 6 comes out, but also as > a heads up on the same episode it was mentioned that in the iOS 6 Beta > Bluetooth has been taken out of "General" and moved right up into the main > Settings where Airplane Mode and WiFi are, so while apparently in iOS 6 there > once again will be no super quick shortcut or a way to turn bluetooth on or > off from the status bar or with SIRI, at least it is only 2 taps away. Also, > for those who are interested in news about iOS 6, there is a bit of that in > almost every episode of Today in iOS as apparently not all developers care > too much about the Non Disclosure Agreement they signed and send information > about new features in to Rob who does the Podcast. > > OAnd one last bit of iPhone trivia, apparently the iPhone will be 5 years old > on June 29, this is the date when the first iPhone was released in 2007... > it's come a long way, let's see what it will be in 2017 and whether there > will be other smartphone options that are equally accessible for us > blind/visually impaired users! > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
