When you first turn on Airplane mode on your Android phone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turn off. To keep your wireless connections on, you can change this setting so you can still connect to devices like your smartwatch or Bluetooth earbuds. You can also turn your wireless connections off again.
To get help with Wi-Fi, on your Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, activate Google Assistant and say, "I can't connect to Wi-Fi." Learn more about Pixel help through Google Assistant.
The next time you turn on Airplane mode, your phone will remember your previous setting.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 11 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Network & internet.
- Turn Airplane mode on or off.
Tip: To turn Airplane mode on or off, you can also swipe down from the top of your screen and tap on Airplane mode 
. Learn how to quickly change common settings.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Network & internet
Internet.
- Turn on Wi-Fi.
- Tap a listed network.
- If it needs a password, you'll find the Lock
. After you connect:
- Under the network name, "Connected" shows.
- The network is saved. When your device is near and Wi-Fi is on, your device automatically connects.
- If it needs a password, you'll find the Lock
Internet.Tip: To get to Wi-Fi settings, you can also swipe down from the top of your screen and tap on the Wi-Fi 
. Learn how to quickly change common settings.
. Learn how to quickly change common settings.- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Connected devices
Connection preferences
- Turn Use Bluetooth on or off.
Connection preferences Tip: To turn Bluetooth on or off, you can swipe down from the top of your screen and tap on Bluetooth 
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