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by idle_zealot 803 days ago
Airplane mode doesn't turn Bluetooth or Wifi off at all on recent OS versions of Android or iOS.
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grotorea 803 days ago
Really? What's airplane mode even for then?
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idle_zealot 803 days ago
It disables cell data and calling.
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master-lincoln 803 days ago
really? Why did they even leave the feature in then?
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joseda-hg 802 days ago
It turns off celular which is the main problem (Wifi is common enough in modern airplanes so I have to assume the interference risk is low, same for Bluetooth)
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