iPhone Tips&Tricks: Airplane Mode

January 12, 2010 by CM · View Comments

Airplane Mode
Airplane mode disables the wireless features of iPhone to avoid interfering with aircraft operation and other electrical equipment. Beyond using this feature when on an “airplane” you can use this to deactivate all radio’s on your iPhone. The sound feature is great to turn off sound, but the visual push notifications, email, etc will appear on your iPhone screen. If you do not want to be bothered for a period of time, simply turn airplane mode on and all notifications will stop. Except a prearranged calendar event. This is a great way to get a little down time without pesky buzzing, screen flashes, etc. Follow the below instructions for what will and will not work when your iPhone is placed on airplane mode.

Turn on airplane mode:
Tap Settings and turn airplane mode on.

When airplane mode is on, appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. No phone, radio, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth signals are emitted from iPhone and GPS reception is turned off, disabling many of iPhone’s features.

You won’t be able to:

Make or receive phone calls

Get visual voicemail

Send or receive email

Browse the Internet

Sync your contacts, calendars, or bookmarks (MobileMe only) with MobileMe or Microsoft Exchange

Send or receive text messages

Stream YouTube videos

Get stock quotes

Get map locations

Get weather reports

Use the iTunes Store or the App Store