Few days ago I was flying by plane and stewards asked us to turn our devices to Airplane Mode. But why is that?
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Airplane mode disables most if not all transmitters in your phone. They ask you to do this because while it is unlikely there is the extremely tiny possibility that a stray transmission may affect the plane. They used to ask everyone to turn off all electronic devices but now its more a formality since its been a long time since there were any problems. They generally do this at take offs and landings as these are the most dangerous times should a problem occur.
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