diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_device.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_device.dart
index 9c941be2..5d772df7 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_device.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_device.dart
@@ -164,7 +164,13 @@ abstract class BluetoothDevice<
       }
     }, onError: onError);
 
-    await backendConnect();
+    try {
+      await backendConnect();
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.severe('Failed to connect to device', e);
+      if (!completer.isCompleted) completer.complete(false);
+    }
+
     return completer.future.then((res) {
       logger.finer('connect: completer.resolved($res)');
       return res;
@@ -317,17 +323,18 @@ mixin CharacteristicValueListener<
 
     disconnectCallbacks.add(disconnectCallback);
 
-    final listener = characteristicValueStream.listen((value) {
-      if (value == null) {
-        // ignore null values
-        return;
-      }
+    final listener = characteristicValueStream.listen(
+      (value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+          // ignore null values
+          return;
+        }
 
-      logger.finer('listenCharacteristicValue[${value.length}] $value');
+        logger.finer('listenCharacteristicValue[${value.length}] $value');
 
-      receivedSomeData = true;
-      onValue(value, completer.complete);
-    },
+        receivedSomeData = true;
+        onValue(value, completer.complete);
+      },
       cancelOnError: true,
       onDone: () {
         logger.finer('listenCharacteristicValue: onDone called');
@@ -345,9 +352,13 @@ mixin CharacteristicValueListener<
     _readCharacteristicCompleters.add(completer);
     _readCharacteristicListeners.add(listener);
 
-    final bool triggerSuccess = await triggerCharacteristicValue(characteristic);
-    if (!triggerSuccess) {
-      logger.warning('listenCharacteristicValue: triggerCharacteristicValue returned $triggerSuccess');
+    try {
+      final bool triggerSuccess = await triggerCharacteristicValue(characteristic);
+      if (!triggerSuccess) {
+        logger.warning('listenCharacteristicValue: triggerCharacteristicValue returned $triggerSuccess');
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.severe('Error occured while triggering characteristic', e);
     }
 
     return completer.future.then((res) {
diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_low_energy/ble_manager.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_low_energy/ble_manager.dart
index dbb31b5c..de92bc24 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_low_energy/ble_manager.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_low_energy/ble_manager.dart
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ final class BluetoothLowEnergyManager extends BluetoothManager<DiscoveredEventAr
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<bool> enable() async => Platform.isAndroid && await backend.authorize();
+  Future<bool?> enable() async {
+    if (!Platform.isAndroid) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    final b = await backend.authorize();
+    await backend.showAppSettings();
+    return b;
+  }
 
   /// The actual backend implementation
   final CentralManager backend = CentralManager();
diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_manager.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_manager.dart
index 7279f803..d43fc450 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_manager.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_manager.dart
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ abstract class BluetoothManager<BackendDevice, BackendUuid, BackendService, Back
   ///
   /// Returns null if no permissions were requested (ie because its not needed on a platform)
   /// or true/false to indicate whether requesting permissions succeeded (not if it was granted)
-  Future<bool> enable(); // TODO: use task specific plugin/native code
+  Future<bool?> enable(); // TODO: use task specific plugin/native code
 
   /// Last known adapter state
   ///
diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_service.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_service.dart
index 4fd020d4..a8f3d13f 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_service.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/bluetooth_service.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'package:blood_pressure_app/logging.dart';
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 
 /// Bluetooth Base UUID from Bluetooth Core Spec
diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/flutter_blue_plus/fbp_manager.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/flutter_blue_plus/fbp_manager.dart
index 3034658e..cedc6f14 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/flutter_blue_plus/fbp_manager.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/flutter_blue_plus/fbp_manager.dart
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ class FlutterBluePlusManager extends BluetoothManager<ScanResult, Guid, fbp.Blue
   final FlutterBluePlusMockable backend;
 
   @override
-  Future<bool> enable() async {
+  Future<bool?> enable() async {
     if (Platform.isAndroid) {
       await backend.turnOn();
       return true;
     }
-    return false;
+    return null;
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/mock/mock_manager.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/mock/mock_manager.dart
index ad743fa5..92e0cc35 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/mock/mock_manager.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/backend/mock/mock_manager.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ final class MockBluetoothManager extends BluetoothManager<String, String, Mocked
   BluetoothDeviceDiscovery<BluetoothManager> get discovery => throw UnimplementedError();
 
   @override
-  Future<bool> enable() async => false;
+  Future<bool?> enable() async => null;
   
   @override
   BluetoothAdapterState get lastKnownAdapterState => BluetoothAdapterState.initial;
diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/logic/bluetooth_cubit.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/logic/bluetooth_cubit.dart
index 65a8c235..6f242a62 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/logic/bluetooth_cubit.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/logic/bluetooth_cubit.dart
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BluetoothCubit extends Cubit<BluetoothState> with TypeLogger {
   void _onAdapterStateChanged(BluetoothAdapterState state) async {
     if (state == BluetoothAdapterState.unauthorized) {
       final success = await manager.enable();
-      if (!success) {
+      if (success != true) {
         logger.warning('Enabling bluetooth failed or not needed on this platform');
       }
     }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class BluetoothCubit extends Cubit<BluetoothState> with TypeLogger {
   }
 
   /// Request to enable bluetooth on the device
-  Future<bool> enableBluetooth() async {
+  Future<bool?> enableBluetooth() async {
     assert(state is BluetoothStateDisabled, 'No need to enable bluetooth when '
         'already enabled or not known to be disabled.');
     try {
diff --git a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/ui/closed_bluetooth_input.dart b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/ui/closed_bluetooth_input.dart
index 025d4a9a..f7e841cf 100644
--- a/app/lib/features/bluetooth/ui/closed_bluetooth_input.dart
+++ b/app/lib/features/bluetooth/ui/closed_bluetooth_input.dart
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ClosedBluetoothInput extends StatelessWidget with TypeLogger {
             icon: Icons.bluetooth_disabled,
             onTap: () async {
               final bluetoothOn = await bluetoothCubit.enableBluetooth();
-              if (!bluetoothOn) await AppSettings.openAppSettings(type: AppSettingsType.bluetooth);
+              if (bluetoothOn == false) await AppSettings.openAppSettings(type: AppSettingsType.bluetooth);
               bluetoothCubit.forceRefresh();
             },
           ),