Though some countries are softening rules about using airplane mode during flights, it's best to comply with crew member directions and use airplane mode when you're instructed to. If you’ve ever ...

Just like smartphones, notebooks (and even PCs) also support an airplane mode, or sometimes known as flight mode, in which all wireless connections are cut off. Originally, this mode was intended to ...

(NEXSTAR) – Come next year, airline passengers within the European Union will no longer have to set their mobile phones to “airplane mode” when hopping on a flight. The European Commission decided in ...

Plus, other uses for Airplane Mode besides when you're on a flight. Credit: Thomas Trutschel / Photothek / Getty Images We all know you're supposed to toggle on Airplane Mode when you get on a flight.

A new patent from Google appears to detail something called “Connected Flight Mode.” The feature would be able to automatically switch airplane mode on and off when it detects you’re on a plane.

Turning on airplane mode before a flight seems like a logical precaution. You might worry that your phone signal could disrupt the plane's navigation, leading to a catastrophe. But the idea that ...

The EU has agreed to allow phones to be used on airplanes without the need to turn phones to flight mode—a change that will make a lot of travelers very happy indeed. Currently, anyone traveling in ...

If you’ve been on social media in the last 24 hours, you’ve probably seen the video of an Ibom Air passenger who refused to turn off her phone. The crew insisted, the woman stood her ground, voices ...