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If you’re traveling, airplane mode remains a handy method for switching your phone’s cellular connection off with a single tap. Unfortunately, it usually disables all<\/em> wireless connections, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi \u2014 essential tools if you’re on a modern plane. Although Google fixed its Bluetooth headaches back in the days of Android 11, using a plane’s built-in Wi-Fi network while in airplane mode still requires you to manually switch it back on. Thankfully, that’s finally changing, and it all starts with Pixels.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Seemingly connected to this week’s Feature Drop, Pixel users have started seeing a new pop-up message when triggering airplane mode, according to 9to5Google. With these changes, supported devices will leave Wi-Fi on whenever airplane mode is reactivated once the action is completed for the first time. Effectively, Google is giving its users the option to keep Wi-Fi on or off by default just by triggering it once, sticking with the decision made from there on out.<\/p>\n
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According to the linked support page, Bluetooth duplicates this functionality, staying enabled even if you aren’t already connected to earbuds or other supported devices like wearables. It’s a small change, but one that should allow Pixel devices to be a little smarter about how they manage their various network settings. Considering how essential communication is \u2014 even when 30,000 feet in the air \u2014 leaving your Wi-Fi settings alone is an excellent step forward for Android.<\/p>\n
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It seems this feature is somehow tied to the December Feature Drop. I’m not seeing it active on a Pixel 7 Pro running the November patch, but it did appear on a Pixel 7 with yesterday’s update installed. You’ll need to enable airplane mode before turning Wi-Fi back on to get the notification. This doesn’t seem to be a Pixel-exclusive feature \u2014 the support page specifically mentions Android phones \u2014 so presumably, it’s bound to hit other devices sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
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