Airplane Mode is one of the great inventions of mobile telephony. As our smartphones were filling up with wireless connections, the arrival of a “button” that deactivated all this wave flow became necessary, as a security measure on commercial flights, to avoid interference with navigation instruments. However, Airplane Mode is used for much more than just leaving our phone disconnected.
The clear objective of Airplane Mode is the one we have discussed, but taking into account that you can play with its activation at certain times, and even choose which connections we want to have active and which ones we cannot, we can take their use much further.
Alternative uses of Airplane Mode
Total disconnection
Being totally isolated from messages, notifications, advertisements, emails or calls is something that we can rarely afford. Activating Airplane Mode as a total disconnect method is one of the most interesting functions. How, when and for how long to carry it out is everyone’s decision.
Everything but Bluetooth
By activating Airplane Mode all connections will be deactivated. However, we can continue listening to music stored on our mobile or that we have downloaded offline. For this we will have to lower the quick access bar and activate Bluetooth, after having previously activated Bluetooth.
Charge the mobile
Airplane Mode can serve to speed up the charging process. This is very useful especially in those terminals that still do not enjoy fast charging technology. When the connections are deactivated, they do not require the usual energy expenditure, so it can be used in the charging process . We will notice an increase in charging speed , very useful when we need to charge the mobile and we are in a hurry.
Reset connections
In many occasions, the Bluetooth stops working, our Wi-Fi does not connect or the data connection stops being operational . In these cases, the most normal thing is usually to restart the mobile. However, a faster method is to activate Airplane Mode and deactivate it after a few seconds. In this way, all wireless connections, including network search, will be restarted, which in many cases solves the connection problem.
Save battery
When we are low on battery, activating Airplane Mode allows us to stretch the autonomy more until we reach a charger . In addition, we can select those connections that we need, since we may find it useful to keep Wi-Fi activated and all other connections deactivated.
Internet without calls
In the same way, activating Airplane Mode interrupts our operator’s network connections. However, we can manually activate Wi-Fi. This allows us to browse the Internet without receiving annoying calls or SMS that distract us.
Play ad-free
To achieve this, we will have to make sure that the game in question allows us to play offline. There are many that do not require the Internet for us to play a game, but they do require it to show us the advertising banners. If we activate the airplane mode in full game, the game will continue but the app will not have Internet access to continue showing advertising. This method may be more or less valid depending on the game in question, so each user must try his own.
For children
It is very common to leave the mobile phone to children to play their favorite title, paint, take photos or record videos with our mobile. Activating Airplane Mode will allow us to continue doing so, but with the assurance that they will not touch anything by mistake . That is, they will not be able to send WhatsApp, mistakenly call a contact or send photos. Everything is disabled thanks to Airplane Mode and our peace of mind will be assured.
