Google is improving Airplane mode connected Android by making it truthful Wi-Fi stays connected erstwhile you crook Airplane mode on. Even better, you whitethorn not adjacent request the latest mentation of Android 13 to crook this diagnostic on.

While 9to5Google’s reporting suggests that this diagnostic lone rolled retired successful the Android 13 QPR1 beta and unchangeable updates, a Pixel support nonfiction indicates that devices conscionable request to tally Android 11 oregon newer.

Correction: We person updated this story. The iPhone does fto you usage Wi-Fi successful airplane mode. We apologize for the error. 

Airplane mode has travel a agelong mode since it archetypal appeared connected smartphones. This is, admittedly, a astonishing connection to accidental astir a diagnostic that is utilized successful fundamentally 1 place, but it’s true. I retrieve erstwhile I turned connected Airplane mode 1 clip lone to observe that my Bluetooth earbuds didn’t abruptly disconnect — what a immense betterment that was. But that was each the mode backmost successful Android 11.

Hopefully, this upgrade to Airplane mode volition travel to different Android phones soon, due to the fact that I decidedly privation to person this diagnostic progressive connected my adjacent flight. It was truthful frustrating each clip I would crook connected Airplane mode and person to reconnect my wireless earbuds. If I don’t person to disconnect from Wi-Fi either, Airplane mode whitethorn really beryllium perfect.

Google Pixel Airplane mode upgrade: How it works 

There isn’t truly immoderate enactment you request to bash to activate this diagnostic update — it turns connected by default. The lone drawback is that you request to already beryllium connected to Wi-Fi erstwhile you crook connected Airplane mode to activate the feature. Don’t worry, if you link to Wi-Fi portion successful Airplane mode, that volition besides activate the feature. 

If you’re already connected to Wi-Fi, erstwhile you crook connected Airplane mode, your Pixel telephone volition nonstop you a strategy propulsion notification informing you that, “If you support Wi-Fi connected successful Airplane mode, it volition enactment connected the adjacent clip you’re successful airplane [SIC] mode.” If you pat the notification, it conscionable takes you to the aforementioned Pixel enactment leafage explaining however wireless connections enactment successful Airplane mode connected a Pixel phone. 

If you don’t privation your telephone to enactment connected to Wi-Fi successful Airplane mode, that’s a elemental fix. Simply crook Wi-Fi disconnected connected your Pixel telephone and it volition default backmost to turning Wi-Fi disconnected erstwhile you crook connected Airplane mode.

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