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Getting on a plane would be a fairly common use case, and independent of the 'power' level of the user. Disclaimer: I don't own an iOS device, so don't know ho
by aquark 15y ago
Getting on a plane would be a fairly common use case, and independent of the 'power' level of the user.
Disclaimer: I don't own an iOS device, so don't know how intuitive it might or might not be.
- rolleiflex 15y agoWell, for plane use, it has "Airplane Mode" as the first option of the Settings app, so at least for that it's covered.
- jrockway 15y agoBut airplanes have wifi now, so you can still want the cell radio off and have the wifi on. Yup, it's complicated. The world is a complicated place.
- cellularmitosis 15y agoThat misses the point of "airplane mode". Airplane mode is for use during take off and landing. Ie, you'd need to turn wifi off too. The only reason to turn off the cell radio but not the wifi radio is to conserve battery, which again puts you well outside the use case of the typical apple user.
- jrockway 15y agoNo. For takeoff and landing, no power should be applied to any of the electronics. You have to turn the phone off. (In fact, I just got off a plane, and the announcement is "electronic devices must be off, not in airplane mode. that's for after we're in the air.")
- jsight 15y agoIn the US, airlines require that electronic devices be turned completely off during takeoff and landing. In my experience, this is rarely enforced.