A new patent shows that Google may have possible plans for a modified flight mode This automatically activated “Connected Flight Mode” should only disable mobile communications, but not WLAN and Bluetooth, and adjust app usage in flight.
Anyone who flies often has probably come to appreciate wireless noise-canceling headphones. But those to whom both points apply are probably also annoyed by the fact that they have to turn on flight mode, lose Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and re-pair their smartphone and headphones when boarding an airplane. What may now sound like the epitome of a “first world problem” to many seems to be a thorn in Google’s side, at least.
Automatic flight mode disables cellular only, adjusting app usage
Because a patentFiled by Google with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), Airplane mode redesign. Instead of normal flight mode, which disables all radio networks after manual activation, “Connected flight mode” is turned on automatically when the The device’s sensors detect that the owner is on an airplane.
How and which sensors to determine this are also defined in the patent application: pressure drop, acceleration or normal cabin noise, GPS or WLAN signals and even environmental factors such as travel booking or user check-in status are sufficient to trigger connected flight mode. Alternatively, the mode can also be activated manually as usual.
Der connected flight mode soll Disable only the mobile network, but not WLAN or Bluetooth. The functionality of certain apps should also be affected, for example despite a WLAN connection Do not perform automatic app updates or cloud backups. Modified flight mode could potentially have other functions Optimized battery usage For long distance flights or automatically activated silent mode.
Patents do not guarantee implementation
It is not yet known whether and in what form Google will actually implement the pending patent based on this information. Connected flight mode can be distributed to all current smartphones with the latest version of the operating system and access to the corresponding sensors through an Android update, or only Latest Pixel devices save
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