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On every phone I've used "airplane mode" turns off all wireless functionality, and then you can optionally turn Wi-Fi back on while remaining in airplane mode.
by jefftk 4y ago
On every phone I've used "airplane mode" turns off all wireless functionality, and then you can optionally turn Wi-Fi back on while remaining in airplane mode. Are there devices that don't work this way?
- 33955985 4y agoiPhones since about 2015
- Erikun 4y agoI just checked, on my iphone airplane mode turns off wifi. Doesnt turn off bluetooth though.
- xeromal 4y agoMy Samsung turns off bluetooth if nothing is connected to it but doesn't if something is. Pretty hand for when you're listening to music on your flight and you turn on airplane mode.
- 33955985 4y agoThe precise behavior of Airplane mode on iOS / WatchOS is dependent on the user’s interactions. The default is to turn off everything but Bluetooth. But, if you turn Airplane mode ON and then turn Wi-Fi on, iOS will remember this preference. You can learn more about Airplane mode on Apple’s website: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204234 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204234
- TazeTSchnitzel 4y agoIt doesn't completely turn off Wi-Fi either, it just disconnects from the current network.
- seppel 4y agoSwitching on airplane mode might switch off wifi, but "being in airplane mode" does not mean wifi is off, because wifi is still allowed in airplane mode. I'm just saying this here because I thought for quite some time that airplane mode means no radio signals from the phone.
- aliswe 4y agoBut Wifi is radio signals?