Skip to Main Content
My New iPhone
book

My New iPhone

by Wallace Wang
July 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
464 pages
11h
English
No Starch Press
Content preview from My New iPhone

Turning On Airplane Mode

On most airlines, you are not allowed to make phone calls or send or receive text messages; this prevents cellular phones from interfering with the plane's navigational systems. To avoid this problem but still use your iPhone for other tasks, such as jotting down notes or using its calculator, you can place your iPhone in airplane mode by following these steps:

  1. Make sure your iPhone is turned on.

  2. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears (see Figure 1-3).

  3. Tap the ON/OFF button next to Airplane Mode to turn this option on or off. An orange airplane icon will appear in the upper-left corner of the screen when this option is turned on, as shown in Figure 1-6.

    Figure 1-6. An orange airplane icon appears when ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

iPod touch Made Simple

iPod touch Made Simple

Martin Trautschold, Gary Mazo

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781593271954Errata