Turn on Airplane Mode

- Open Control Centre on your iPhone or iPod touch, or on your iPad, then tap the Airplane Mode button
. - On your Apple Watch, press the Side Button to open Control Centre, then tap the Airplane Mode button
. In watchOS 9 and earlier, swipe up from the watch face to open Control Centre. - You can set your iPhone and Apple Watch to mirror the Airplane Mode setting of the other device. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then tap General > Airplane Mode > Mirror iPhone.
- Turning on Airplane Mode will turn off all radios except for Bluetooth. If you turn off Bluetooth while you’re in Airplane Mode, your device will remember that and will turn off Bluetooth the next time you turn on Airplane Mode.

Use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in Airplane Mode
If the airline allows it, you can use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth while in Airplane Mode. You just need to turn them on separately.
On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch:
- Open Control Centre from the Home Screen.
- Tap the Wi-Fi icon
or the Bluetooth icon
.
You can also go to Settings > Wi-Fi or Settings > Bluetooth.
On your Apple Watch:
- For Wi-Fi, press the Side Button to open Control Centre.
- Swipe up and tap the Wi-Fi icon
.
You can also go to Settings > Wi-Fi. For Bluetooth, go to Settings > Bluetooth.
If you turn on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth while you're in Airplane Mode, they'll be on next time you use Airplane Mode, unless you turn them off while in Airplane Mode.

Learn more
Find out how to control Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from Control Centre on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.