airplane mode

American  

[air-pleyn mohd] / ˈɛər pleɪn ˌmoʊd /

noun

1. a setting on a phone or other mobile device that turns off Wi-Fi, cellular, and other wireless connections.

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Etymology

Origin of airplane mode

From the now limited ban on signal transmissions from mobile devices during a plane flight

Example Sentences

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

From BBC

Phones that are switched off or in airplane mode will not get the alert.

From BBC

Phones that are switched off or in airplane mode will also not get the alert.

From BBC

While devices that are not connected to mobile data or wi-fi will still receive the alert, those that are switched off or in airplane mode will not.

From BBC

Metal music fans heading to the mosh pits of Download festival this weekend are being urged to put their wearable technology into airplane mode to avoid making accidental 999 calls.

From BBC