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or anywhere else you need to turn off all wireless services. You can still use
apps like Calendar, Contacts, Photos, Music, Doc View, and PDF View.
Do one of the following:
• Tap the upper-right corner of any screen to open the connection menu.
Ta p Turn on Airplane Mode.
• Press and hold power and tap Airplane Mode.
When your phone is in airplane mode, the airplane mode icon appears
at the top of every screen, and Airplane Mode appears in the upper-left
corner of the screen in the Launcher, Card view, and Phone. Your phone is
not connected to any mobile network.
Turn wireless services on
When you turn on your phone, it automatically connects to your mobile
network so that you can make and receive phone calls and use other
wireless services (if supported by the local network).
If airplane mode is turned on, you need to turn it off before you can connect
to your mobile network. Tap the upper-right corner of any screen to open
the connection menu. Tap Tu rn off Airp lan e Mode .
When your phone locates a signal, Verizon Wireless appears in the
upper-left of the screen in the Launcher, Card view, and Phone, and the
signal-strength icon appears at the top of the screen.
When you are inside a coverage area, the bars of the signal-strength
icon are filled in according to the strength of the signal. If you're outside a
coverage area, the bars in the signal-strength icon appear dimmed with an
X.
TIP When your phone is in airplane mode, you can turn the other wireless
features on individually. For Wi-Fi, see Turn Wi-Fi on and off. For Bluetooth, see
Turn the Bluetooth feature on/off. To turn your phone back on, you must turn
airplane mode off.