You can use Airplane Mode to turn off the wireless features on your device while you're flying in an airplane.
Turn on Airplane Mode
Open Control Center on your iPhone or iPod touch, on your iPad, or on your Apple Vision Pro, then tap the Airplane Mode button
. On your Apple Watch, press the Side Button to open Control Center, then tap the Airplane Mode button
. In watchOS 9 and earlier, swipe up from the watch face to open Control Center.You can set your iPhone and Apple Watch to mirror the Airplane Mode setting of the other device. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then tap General > Airplane Mode > Mirror iPhone.
Turning on Airplane Mode turns off all radios except for Bluetooth—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. If you turn off Bluetooth while you're in Airplane Mode, your device will remember that and will turn off Bluetooth the next time that you turn on AirPlane Mode.
Apple Vision Pro only uses Wi-Fi connectivity. Learn more about Travel Mode on Apple Vision Pro.
Use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in Airplane Mode
If the airline allows it, you can use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth while in Airplane Mode. You just need to turn them on separately.
On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Vision Pro:
Open Control Center from the Home Screen.
Tap the Wi-Fi button
or the Bluetooth button.
You can also go to Settings > Wi-Fi or Settings > Bluetooth.
On your Apple Watch:
For Wi-Fi, press the Side Button to open Control Center.
Swipe up, and tap the Wi-Fi button
.
You can also go to Settings > Wi-Fi. For Bluetooth, go to Settings > Bluetooth.
If you turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while you're in Airplane Mode, they'll be on the next time you use Airplane Mode, unless you turn them off while in Airplane Mode.
Learn more
Learn how to control Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from Control Center on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
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