Airplane Mode

Airplane mode disables the wireless features of iPhone to avoid interfering with aircraft operation and other electrical equipment.

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

If allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, you can continue to use iPhone to:

• Listen to music and watch video

• Listen to visual voicemail previously received

• Check your calendar

• Take or view pictures

• Hear alarms

• Use the stopwatch or timer

• Use the calculator

• Take notes

• Record voice memos

• Use Compass

• Read text messages and email messages stored on iPhone

Where allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, you can turn Wi-Fi back on, enabling you to:

• Send and receive email

• Browse the Internet

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

• Stream YouTube videos

• Get stock quotes

• Get map locations

• Get weather reports

• Use the iTunes Store or the App Store