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Off to the sun next week, myself and the wife both have Bluetooth headphones and would like to use them on the flight , but as soon as you put the phone into airplane mode they cut out 🙁 .. anyway to use headphones while on the plane ... possible ? both on android if that helps ?
The world won't end if you don't put it on airplane mode. Just pop the sim and turn wifi off if you're worried
Nope, the whole point of aeroplane mode is that it doesn’t transmit any signals.
You can probably turn off everything bar Bluetooth.
Most airlines have twigged that using a mobile phone in flight won’t cause the plane to drop out of the sky, and you can make calls while flying.
Turn on airplane mode to shut down all connectivity, then turn back on only Bluetooth.
Simples.
Some airlines allow Bluetooth during the flight, some don't. It's best to check in advance.
Switching to airplane mode disables Bluetooth but you can switch it back on.
I'm not aware of any airline that doesn't allow it?
Considering most Bluetooth connections hardly survive you walking more than a few feet from the transmitter, not sure how it could actually effect any systems?
The last time I flew Flybe (January) they expressly prohibited Bluetooth headphones, so there’s one at least.
As per above, switch to airplane mode and then turn on the Bluetooth.
Do they even know if you just leave it in normal mode and don’t bother with airplane mode ?
Turning on airplane mode on most recent iOS (iPhone) does NOT disable Bluetooth connection to headphones such as AirPods.
Used it myself on return from Nashville this week.
(Occasional use - most of the time I used my wired motorbike earplugs)
rachel
Turn on airplane mode to shut down all connectivity, then turn back on only Bluetooth.
This. You can turn all the things you want back on individually.
I have flown a lot of FlyBe recently and was never told not to use Bluetooth.
And lastly, they will know if you don't put your phone in flight mode. You know that dit dit dit didididit deeeer sound your phone makes when you put it near a speaker or cable? It does that to the pilot's audio. If you don't want important instructions to your pilots drowned out by noise, use flight mode. At least, that's what I heard on telly.
Quite possible she wasn’t interested in whether my headphones were Bluetooth or not, but stewardess on my last flight (Jet2) only had to ask me to turn them off during the landing approach (I didn’t hear the pilot announcement)
But yeah, airplane mode on then toggled Bluetooth on (iOS)
I think the danger from mobiles is vastly overstated, you can't have them on in a hospital but the porters can use walky talkies and Dr's phones don't seem to count. And the other day I was filling up my car and there was the usual 'turn off mobile phones' sign, and not 2 feet away another sign encouraging the use of an app to pay for your fuel.
That said if there is anywhere I wouldn't take chances its probably on a plane.
stewardess on my last flight (Jet2) only had to ask me to turn them off during the landing approach
Thats standard, it's so you can hear the pilot screaming when he cocks up the landing and you have to evacuate the plane down the bouncy slides.
No headphones for takeoff and landing makes good sense for safety. Feel free to use them the rest of there time.
Mythbusters tested this and concluded it was probably ok on modern aircraft.
Yeah, point being I wasn’t given a bollocking for using Bluetooth (assuming she noticed no cables)
Link to Flybe policy with Bluetooth ban here:
https://www.flybe.com/baggage/portable-electronic-devices/
Never had a problem with my BlueTooth headphones on an airline and I fly a lot. Just do as described in the posts above. Also use plane WiFi for work when flying long haul which is deemed safe by airline.
I think the danger from mobiles is vastly overstated, you can’t have them on in a hospital but the porters can use walky talkies and Dr’s phones don’t seem to count.
The only place in a hospital you can’t use a mobile phone is in ITU units, there’s no risk anywhere else.
There's two steps you need to take to use bluetooth headphones.
1) board plane.
2) use headphones.
The "dangers" of having a phone on a plane is bobbins. If there was any real risk of planes falling out of the sky then you wouldn't be allowed them in carry-on in the first place. You can't even take more than 200ml of shampoo in there FFS.
Mostly, mobile phone prohibition is there to either to stop you from being an antisocial arse (bellowing down a phone in a hospital ward) or to prevent distractions (pumping petrol whilst playing Angry Birds is clearly a great idea).
i have forgotten to enable flight mode a few times, just fallen asleep... never fallen out of the sky.
i think that the pilot hearing interference is bollocks. its more likely the fact nobody wants to endure other peoples phone calls when your sat on each others knee.
People across Asia, especially the Indian subcontinent and Middle East, regularly make calls as the plane is landing or taking off and just shrug their shoulders at on plane staff that ask them to not to.
They are wireless however and you'll probably be asked not to. If you're determined I'm sure you could just stick one in the window side ear! Or go to the pound shop and get some "flying" earphones!
The only reason there's a phone ban is the annoying interference to the pilot's audio - has absolutely nothing to with the plane's electronic systems which are fully shielded. Headphone ban during take-off and landing is normal, nothing to do with Bluetooth, just safety protocols.
The whole petrol station mobile thing is another urban myth - static electricity from synthetic clothing is far more deadly.
Most airlines have twigged that using a mobile phone in flight won’t cause the plane to drop out of the sky, and you can make calls while flying.
I understood the issue was actually for the mobile masts. A big group of phones handing over from one mast to another at high speed placed a heavy load on the network.
i think that the pilot hearing interference is bollocks.
Why? Expert?
You do get a lot of experts on flights
- keeping devices on during take-off and landing: Expert
- walking around while the seatbelt signs are on: Expert
- standing up and getting bags while the plane is still taxiing: Expert
- having their kids and trolleys next to the baggage conveyors: Expert
Oh no, sorry: Not experts - Arseholes is what I meant.