[GSOC-UDPATE](17.08) Impress Remote

[Muthu Subramanian K]

On 08/20/2012 05:00 PM, Michael Meeks wrote:
>> >  One issue is powering up bluetooth on Android: documentation insists
>> >  that you ask the user to switch on bluetooth: one option is to add an
>> >  item "Search for Bluetooth" devices on the selection screen which does
>> >  this, or alternatively to just ask the user every single time the app
>> >  is started.
> 	I -imagine- that UX wise, enabling bluetooth during a pairing flow, and
> disabling it again if we don't connect is perhaps the best plan from a
> UX&  battery perspective ?
>

Yes, as far as I know, you have to ask the user to turn on Bluetooth. 
You could create an Intent to show the Settings page for the user to do it.

On the battery side: powering the radio down or going to lower power 
modes is handled by the lower stack, at least for the first round we 
shouldn't be too concerned about this, I guess (?)

Regards,
Muthu Subramanian