Android may soon sync Airplane Mode between your phone and watch

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TL;DR

• Google is developing a new feature that syncs the Airplane Mode state between Android phones and Wear OS watches.
• A new string we discovered in the 2511 Android Canary build reveals a setting to link the mode across connected devices.
• When enabled, toggling Airplane Mode on your phone will automatically trigger it on your watch via Bluetooth.

Most mobile devices feature a one-tap Airplane Mode that disables wireless radios. While designed to prevent interference with aircraft communications, many people also use the feature on the ground to preserve battery life.

Although enabling Airplane Mode is simple, Android phones and Wear OS watches don’t currently sync this state. You must remember to toggle it on both devices individually. If you forget one, your device may needlessly drain its battery searching for a cellular signal at 30,000 feet. To solve this, Google is working on a new setting that syncs Airplane Mode between your devices.




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