Q: Airplane mode error in IOS7

It seems like it isn't a bug... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1355. I thought it too but they have changed the functionallity.

Try to reset the device:

*Device reset*

Device Reset (won't affect settings/data/music/apps/etc)

1. 1. Press and hold (& continue to hold) BOTH the Sleep/Wake button & the Home button.

1. 2. Continue to hold BOTH (ignoring any other messages that may show) until you see the Apple logo on the screen.

1. 3. Release BOTH buttons when you see the Apple logo and allow the device to boot normally.

The effecting airplane electronics is a myth.

It's not a bug, it works as intended.

Your iPad is not dead though, it is functioning.

You have just lost the speaker.

Have you tried a reset or restore?

Have you checked settings-general-use side switch is not set to mute?

Also note, user to user forum-no Apple here, so just keep the petty threats to yourself.

It's not impressing anyone or making anyone want to help you.

A couple of facts:

. Apple has not changed the functionality: It's a bug, at least on the iPad 3. When airplane mode is ON, you can get email, update apps, browse Web, etc.

. Restarting the iPad does not fix it.

. Using an iPad on board does not affect airplane electronics so long as the iPad is functioning correctly. All American Airlines pilots use them in flight. Whether a short or other malfunction in the device can create a safety hazard is not known, but it's unlikely that the iPad could have such a problem and still be usable.

It is definitely not a bug.  First of all, this behavior has been true for years, long before iOS 7.  It is one way, for example, to keep your telephone off while using WiFi for connectivity on the ground.  I have certainly used this before.

To describe this as a "bug" because you might "inadvertently tap a button" is the same as saying you should ask "Are you sure you want to end this call?" When tapping the "End Call" button, because, after all, tapping that might have been a mistake.  Neither makes sense to be considered as a bug.

The user is expected to exercise prudent caution.  After all, doesn't the flight crew ask passengers to "turn off electronic devices" during takeoff and landing?

It's a bug. Just because it's called "Airplane Mode" doesn't mean that's its only use. I use it to save power if all I'm doing is reading an eBook. If all it was supposed to do is prevent phone calls, it would have been called "Phone off."

Just read Apple's own description, which is specific about WiFi being turned off in Airplane Mode:

When you enable airplane mode from the Settings screen, an airplane icon appears in the status bar at the top of the screen and the following wireless connections and services are turned off:

• Cellular (voice and data)
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• GPS
• Location services

Correct, but it's a chronological sequence of events.

Turning on Airplane Mode will turn off WiFi if it happened to be on at the time.  However, if you subsequently turn on WiFi, regardless of whether Airplane Mode was on or not, WiFi will be on.

You are correct!

Apple's wording is simply ambiguous: Airplane Mode turns it off, but doesn't keep it off. So it's really a shortcut, not a "mode."

Thanks for clearing that up.