Airplane mode turns off Bluetooth

Every time I would like to switch off my carrier through turning on Airplane mode, I find myself being cut off from my Bluetooth connection. Is it just me or that’s how it’s designed??

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Aug 29, 2024 10:04 AM

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Posted on Aug 29, 2024 10:09 AM

I have been told by one of the senior contributors here, Lawrence Finch, that, if you enable Airplane Mode, then turn BT back on, Airplane mode should respect this selection in the future. I know that this is true if I turn enable Airplane mode from the Control Center. WiFi works the same way.

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Aug 29, 2024 10:09 AM in response to ssenyonjoderlin

I have been told by one of the senior contributors here, Lawrence Finch, that, if you enable Airplane Mode, then turn BT back on, Airplane mode should respect this selection in the future. I know that this is true if I turn enable Airplane mode from the Control Center. WiFi works the same way.

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Aug 29, 2024 10:11 AM in response to ssenyonjoderlin

AirPlane Mode turns off all the wireless radios on the phone, so Wi-Fi, cellular and Bluetooth are not going to work when AirPlane Mode is enabled unless there are some workarounds other users have found.

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