Is airplane mode safe for sleeping?


Is airplane mode safe for sleeping? If you plan to sleep with your phone next to you on an airplane, it is highly recommended that you turn it to airplane mode. This will help to reduce the potential for any radiation exposure as most smartphones still emit some level of EMF radiation even when they are not in use.


Does airplane mode still do anything?

Turning on airplane mode disables all wireless and cellular signals coming from the phone. Once the phone is in airplane mode (also called flight mode on some devices) though, users can manually toggle select signals back on, such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Whether you should is another story.


Why would my boyfriend put his phone on airplane mode?

If he put it on flight mode, put it in his pocket and never took it out while you were together, it's likely he just doesn't want interruptions to his time with you. Even then, it would be more common to put it on silent, so that he could check from time to time that he could see who had been contacting them.


Is it better to turn off your phone or airplane mode?

It's safer to have it on your phone when you fly, experts say. It's safer for everyone if you put your phone in airplane mode when you're flying. Cell phone signals can interfere with some of an airplane's crucial systems.