I want to turn off phone calls/texts but still be able to use 3G and/or GPS on my iPhone 4S

Ok here is one other thing you can do. If it is on AT&T then take out the sim card and then you can use the GPS but will have no 3G which doesn't solve your non-problem. Then when you lose your sim card you will probably come here complaining that apple should have made a way to disable the sim card too. The phone does a lot of things a lot of people like but just because you seem to be the only one that wants it to do something doesn't mean apple will change it.

And you prove that you don't want to listen to people that know what they are talking about. You want the phone to do something it was not designed to do even when we tell you it won't do it but you expect the answer to be different. You are a troll and this will be my last post to you because you obviously will not listen. I have tried and tried to tell you what the phone won't do but you just won't accept the answer.

Have you tried temporarily removing your SIM card?

I know it turns off 3g but at least you can still listen to your music.

You can still turn WiFi on after enabling Airplane mode, it may not be what you are trying to achieve, but if you are in an area with free WiFi, it could be useful. After you have turned on Airplane mode, go to WiFi in the settings and turn on. Hope that helps a little.

Thanks -- this is just what I was looking for! Not all the back and forth about how the original poster wasn't listening to this that and the other guy -- I don't need any of that! -- but the stuff about the SIM card. This is exactly what I wanted to know for when traveling abroad: how to use my phone for the GPS function without having to pay for a phone plan. And now I know, so thanks!

this is a BIG help. Thanks so much. I agree with the original poster that having internet access without the phone is a desired feature. And it's there! Excellent post.

This may not help if you are trying to bounce between more than one app at a time but have you tried useing the guided access feature. It only allows you to use one app but it disables incoming and out going phone calls as well as texts and emails. You will still recieve them but they will not notify you until you turn off guided access.

I agree this is a cool feature to have. For me a water damaged unactivated iphone that still works for the most part so my kids can play games and leave mine alone. I don't want them to accidently make a 911 call. Since unactivated phones can make emergency calls. I am glad someone finally did post a good solution. I almost stopped reading because the negative comments.

Thank you Gary, this is a great help. I did not realise or know that you can use WiFi in airplane mode! I nearly lost the will to live hearing all the trolling and dummy spitting from KC7GNM, but I am glad to have stumbled across your simple solution!

My mum is on holiday and is worried about additional charges and the network were no help at all other than saying well you'll be charged Xp to recieve or send a text, and £X per minute to make and recieve calls even if you do not answer the calls. She is staying somewhere with WiFi and we can keep in contact via FaceTime and iMessage which is rad, at least now I can put her mind at ease that she will not get any charges whilst she is on holiday!

Peace 🙂

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