[taylortbb]

The post says the phone was in airplane mode, and was found by chance as someone walked past it.

[bombcar]

Technically it had been in airplane mode, but now it was in sideoftheroad mode.

[kijin]

Maybe a phone could automatically disable airplane mode if it detects a sudden loss of altitude?

[grotorea]

Automatically switches to last words recorder mode.

[bombcar]

Reminds me of the skydiver who dropped his camera and you can watch it spin and eventually land in a pigpond where a pig investigates it. It’s on YouTube.

[hypothesis]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QrxPuk0JefA, if anything else is curious.

Have to admit, amazing plot and production, all in a minute!

[Arrath]

I love that video

[klausa]

Find My works in airplane mode.

[Detrytus]

So, being in airplane mode helped it land safely? :)