Bluetooth Connection Names - DriveSmart 61

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  1. Mitch Dugless

    Mitch Dugless

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    I have two Garmin names on my iPhone for my new DriveSmart 61:

    BLE_Big Boy Garmin

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    BT_Big Boy Garmin

    They are both connected. Anyone know what they are, as in the difference?
    Thanks!
     
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    They are two different flavours of Bluetooth, i.e.:-
    BT = Bluetooth (standard)
    BLE = Bluetooth Low Energy

    The second one used less power as it goes into standby when not transferring data
     
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    Do you know why I have both? And would it be safe to delete the non-low energy version?
     
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    I guess Garmin have provided both types of Bluetooth for some reason.
    Yes, I would make sure that the BT version works O.K. first, also they should both always be available after one is deleted by doing a Bluetooth search on the iPhone
     
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