Airplane mode on the iPhone: the advantages

In flight mode, all communication functions of your iPhone are suppressed. Here we show you the three main advantages of flight mode.

1. Use iPhone on a plane

Because cell phones with their electromagnetic radiation can influence the sensitive on-board electronics of an aircraft, cell phones and smartphones have a transmission break on board.

• If you still don't want to do without your iPhone during a flight, use flight mode instead of switching it off completely.
• So your iPhone does not send out any radio, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth signals and you can listen to music during the flight, pass the time with a game or browse through an iBook.

2. Go offline with flight mode

If you want to use your iPhone without being interrupted by incoming calls, SMS or iMessages, the flight mode ensures that these interference factors do not penetrate to your iPhone.

3. Save battery in flight mode

A practical side effect of the flight mode is its energy saving potential.

• If you're running out of battery on the go, Airplane Mode can save you to the next outlet.
• In flight mode, you can save up to a third of the energy with the wireless functions switched off.

By the way: Not only the flight mode is a good friend when it comes to protecting the battery of your iPhone. Here we show you further tips that will significantly increase the battery life.