Can the BTLE chip be turned off?Updated 2 months ago

Unfortunately, we don't have a way to cut power to the BT module. In the future, we will potentially have a unit that will not be BT equipped.

Here is more detailed information regarding the Bluetooth chip in our devices: 

• In the sleep state (when SNOOZ is not actively connected to the app), the Bluetooth Low Energy module uses only around 1.3 microwatts (0.0000013 W) of power. This is an extremely small amount. Actually so low that the chip could operate off of a coin-cell battery. For comparison, a typical home Wi-Fi router transmits about 100 milliwatts of radio energy, which is tens of thousands of times higher than the Bluetooth signal in SNOOZ’s idle state. It’s also worth noting that all electronic devices emit small amounts of electromagnetic noise simply by being powered on — even devices with no wireless features such as ceiling fans, alarm clocks, or light bulbs. In our FCC testing, we measured SNOOZ units with and without the Bluetooth chip installed, and in the sleep state the emission levels were indistinguishable and below the normal electrical noise floor of common household electronics.