But many airplanes now offer in - flight Wi - Fi, and cellular access may be coming to planes soon — so where does
that leave airplane mode?
Not exact matches
Another option is to
leave your phone on
airplane mode unless you're near a free public Wi - Fi hotspot.
«Every morning I make it a point to
leave my phone on
airplane mode for a minimum of an hour after I wake up so I can spend quality uninterrupted time with my wife and 11 - month old daughter.
Southwest and JetBlue have free TV, and now that you can
leave your phone on
airplane mode you can also drift off to your favorite jams.
Place your phone on
airplane -
mode, or even better,
leave your phone charging outside the bedroom.
In standby /
airplane mode, the tablet uses like 1 % battery in 24 - 36 hours so you don't have to worry about
leaving the tablet idle for days and coming home to a dead tablet.
Swiping down from the top
left corner reveals a notifications tray, while swiping from the top right pulls down a settings panel for quick adjustments to Wi - Fi, Bluetooth,
Airplane mode, GPS and display brightness.
Swiping to the right reveals a menu that lets you add additional home screens while swiping to the
left launches a quick settings menu with options for Wi - Fi Bluetooth, GPS and
Airplane mode, among others.
Swiping drop - down from the top of the screen (from
left edge to center of tablet) reveals the notification menu, while swiping down from the top right side displays the quick settings menu, which includes Brightness, Wi - Fi, Auto - Rotate and
Airplane mode.
That setup would be common for the many readers who
leave their devices on
airplane mode between books in order to maximise battery life.
Swiping
left or right from your watch face will let you change it, while swiping up will display your notifications, swiping down will show quick settings like
airplane mode and do not disturb, as well as a shortcut to the main settings screen, and pressing the main button will display your apps list.
And in extremely good news,
airplane mode can now be set to just turn off the cell radio and
leave WiFi and Bluetooth active, which is a huge boon for frequent travelers and people who travel in and out of spotty cell service areas.
After putting the phone into
Airplane mode overnight, it was 12:15 the next day when I put it back on charge, and it still had 11 %
left in the tank.