Airplane mode hasn't been necessary for nearly 20 years, but the myth persists.
    • @abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      iPhones don’t even turn wifi/bluetooth off when you toggle them specifically. They certainly don’t disconnect in airplane mode.

      The quick wifi/bluetooth buttons are to disconnect temporarily when you’ve got a bad connection. Or if your husband started the car but you’re not in it, you’re just nearby. They’re not to turn the radios off.

      • @henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Devices are so smart these days that the difference is often lost on users. As you wrote, the button is merely interpreted as a request to not initiate connections. It doesn’t actually affect the radio power state and is interpreted quite loosely on both Android and iOS.