# Using BLE for local readings?

**URL:** <https://community.tempest.earth/t/using-ble-for-local-readings/6702>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** bluetooth, offline\
**Created:** [June 7, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/using-ble-for-local-readings/6702 "2020-06-07T19:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![TempestUser647](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TempestUser647](https://community.tempest.earth/u/TempestUser647)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/using-ble-for-local-readings/6702/26 "2022-08-24T08:43:23Z")

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> [@Bluetooth Operation only on my Boat](https://community.tempest.earth/t/bluetooth-operation-only-on-my-boat/15692/9):
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> i agree, it looks like that is the case. When I turn off the internet in my router, it stops updating in the app. So its not only bluetooth that isn’t used, also the local wifi isn’t used by the app to communicate live data

Sunny confirmed my findings. Did you get different results?

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