Airplane mode disables the radios and transmitters on portable electronic devices like phones and laptops.

Airplane mode is a useful feature designed to reduce the number of signals that can potentially interfere with sensors on an airplane. It's a feature available on smartphones, tablets, and laptops — ...

Fi, Bluetooth, cellular data, and GPS.

Most of us are familiar with the announcement flight attendants make before takeoff off asking us to stow our carry-on items and place our electronic devices in airplane mode. If you're a frequent ...

Your phone, when left to its own devices, is a needy little thing. It constantly pings cell towers, searching for a connection. On the ground, that's no biggie. In the air, those pings can interfere ...