When you first turn on your Android phone’s Airplane mode, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned off. You can change this setting to keep your wireless connections on, so you stay connected to devices like your smartwatch or Bluetooth earbuds. You can also turn your wireless connections off again.
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The next time you turn on Airplane mode, your phone will remember your previous setting.
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To turn Airplane mode on or off:
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Network & internet.
- Turn Airplane mode on or off.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Network & internet
Internet.
- Turn Wi-Fi on.
- Tap a listed network. If it needs a password, you'll find the Lock
. After you connect:
- "Connected" shows under the network name.
- The network is "Saved." When your device is near and Wi-Fi is on, your device automatically connects.
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- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Connected devices
Connection preferences
- Turn Bluetooth on or off.
Connection preferences