If you frequently use the Bluetooth on your Symbian phone and you sometimes forget to switch it off, there's a chance that some annoying things can happen. For example this happens to me a lot and has caused serious problems like irritating and unwanted Bluetooth connection requests and even virus attacks leading to system failure. Aside from those nuisances leaving your Bluetooth on for a long time drastically eats up battery power and if you are traveling, you might not have the chance to recharge the batteries, thus leading to a complete shutdown. This can be avoided by using a small but useful application called as BTGuard.
BT Guard is premium product from Symbian Guru, the same people who gave you applications like AutoThemes and AutoProfiles. It provides complete Bluetooth security and also saves battery power by automatically switching off your phone’s Bluetooth after a user-defined time period. The operation is very easy and you just have to define the time after which you want your Bluetooth to be switched off, when this time comes your Bluetooth will be automatically be switched off, on or switched to invisible mode according to your settings. There is also an option of setting up the application in the way that it will never interfere while you are using the Bluetooth device for transferring data or when you are using a Bluetooth headset. Whichever setting you choose the application offers very simple to operate menus that lead you directly through the preferences setup.
You can buy BT Guard from the official website of Symbian Guru for $9.99. It is compatible with almost all Symbian Series 60 devices, but still be sure to check your phone’s compatibility before buying it. The manufacturer also provides a trial version which you can download from the company's website. Installation is simple and guided by several step by step instructions. I was able to download the application within seconds and then installed it without any difficulty. After installing it I opened the application and browsed to the main settings window to configure the application according to my needs.
The main settings window allowed me to activate or deactivate the application. Here I also discovered the Autostart feature that starts the application automatically when you start your phone. The ‘ Change BT after’ tab allowed me to configure the time when I wanted my Bluetooth connection to be switched Off or On. Be sure to define the time period in a way that suits your routine connection needs. This option also allows you to set the application in a way that it never interferes when you are using an active Bluetooth connection or when you are using your Bluetooth headset. This saves battery power and avoids all unwanted Bluetooth connection requests that are sometimes quite irritating without getting disturbed during an active Bluetooth connection. Again as I mentioned earler you can see from the screenshots above that the setup process for all of the options are setup for ease of use.
BT guard is an extremely useful application but only for people who frequently transfer data using the Bluetooth connection or regularly use their Bluetooth headsets. Even if this application is quite reasonably priced, there is no need to spend $ 9.99 if you don't really use your Bluetooth, for those users I recommend simply switching your bluetooth to the off position.
The best thing about this application is that its settings are extremely easy to handle and you don't have to be a computer scientist to configure the options. But what I liked the most was a wide range of options that allowed me to configure my Bluetooth connection in any way I wanted for various types of situations. Overall, this application is a must-have for all Symbian phone owners who use their Bluetooth connection frequently.
SOURCE: Symbian Guru