When mobile phones first became popular in the 1990s, many airline pilots noticed that phones belonging to passengers were interfering with their headsets. This was due to the phone’s radio frequency ...

Airplane mode disables the radios and transmitters on portable electronics like phones and laptops. You can toggle individual radios like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on and off even if airplane mode is on.

Airplane mode can be toggled on or off in Settings or via the Notifications menu in Windows 10. You cannot use Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular data, or GPS with airplane ...