iPhone Flight Mode - How to Activate

When flight mode is activated on your iPhone, all connections, whether Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cellular, are turned off. Not only does this allow you to use your smartphone on planes, but it can also conserve battery power. You can activate flight mode via the control center or settings.

The most important function of flight mode, as the name suggests, is that you can also use your iPhone on board the plane. By turning on flight mode, the iPhone will not send any radio, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth signals and will not affect the sensitive onboard electronics. This allows you to use your iPhone to listen to music or read during the flight.

1. In addition, flight mode allows you to go offline. So you can use your iPhone, but you will not be disturbed by calls, text messages or notifications.
2. Flight mode can also be used to save the battery of your iPhone. By disabling services such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in flight mode, you can save up to a third of energy.

iPhone: How to enable flight mode

To enable flight mode on your iPhone, you first need to open the Control Center.

• iPhone X and newer: Swipe down from the top of the screen to access the Control Center. Dann tippen Sie auf das Flugzeugsymbol.
• iPhone SE, iPhone 8 und älter: Streichen Sie auf dem Bildschirm des iPhones vom unteren Bildschirmrand nach oben. Tippen Sie anschließend auf das Flugzeug-Symbol.
• Alternativ können Sie den Flugmodus auch über die Einstellungen einschalten. Gehen Sie dafür zu „Einstellungen“ > „Flugmodus“ und tippen Sie auf den Schieberegler. Leuchtet dieser grün, ist der Flugmodus aktiviert.