Choose iPhone settings for travel
- June 7, 2024
- Apple
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When you travel with iPhone, choose settings that comply with airline requirements. Some airlines let you keep your iPhone turned on if you switch to airplane mode. By default, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are disabled in airplane mode—you can’t make calls, but you can listen to music, play games, watch videos, and use other apps that don’t require network or phone connections.
To choose settings that minimize cellular charges when you travel, see View or change cellular data settings on iPhone.
Turn on airplane mode
Open Control Center, then tap .
You can also turn airplane mode on or off in Settings . When airplane mode is on, appears in the status bar.
Turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while in airplane mode
If your airline allows it, you can use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while in airplane mode.
- Open Control Center, then turn on airplane mode.
- Tap to turn on Wi-Fi or to turn on Bluetooth.
If you turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while in airplane mode, it may be on the next time you return to airplane mode. You can turn it off again in Control Center.