There are many safety precautions that come with travelling on a flight. Not only do you spend ages passing through security, then finding your all-important gate information, there's quite a ...

Google is developing a new feature that syncs the Airplane Mode state between Android phones and Wear OS watches. A new string we discovered in the 2511 Android Canary build reveals a setting to link ...

When activated, Airplane Mode prevents your phone from connecting to cell towers, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in some cases. The function was introduced back in 1991 by the Federal Communications ...

It's frustrating to get stuck somewhere with poor reception when outdoors. Low signal strength can affect everything from mobile data speeds to cellular signal, which can affect apps, games, and other ...

If you’ve been on social media in the last 24 hours, you’ve probably seen the video of an Ibom Air passenger who refused to turn off her phone. The crew insisted, the woman stood her ground, voices ...

There are not many occasions when someone will put their smartphone or tablet into airplane mode. It is normally used when flying or when the battery is very low. Always having airplane mode on ...

When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. CREDIT: Stuart Dee via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries ...

Even if you don’t sit around doom scrolling on Instagram for hours, engaging in a bunch of “quick” social media check-ins throughout the day really adds up. Small glances at a traffic stop, while ...

Are you phoning it in when a flight attendant orders you to switch your cell to airplane mode? Airline workers have long ordered flyers to switch off their cellular devices, saying failure to do so ...

The new gate-to-gate experience offers blistering fast Wi-Fi speeds, slower upload speeds, and low enough latency to make video calls possible (but not encouraged). The new gate-to-gate experience ...

The designer Conner Ives hoped to do some good with his “Protect the Dolls” T-shirt. Worn by celebrities, and sold out online, the shirts are raising money for a trans cause. By Alisha Haridasani ...

Your phone, when left to its own devices, is a needy little thing. It constantly pings cell towers, searching for a connection. On the ground, that's no biggie. In the air, those pings can interfere ...