Quick tip: How to Use Wifi on the iPhone While In Airplane Mode

You might not need this one right now, but tuck it away for a future sunny day when you're on a cross-country flight with wifi service. You can use wifi on the iPhone while remaining in airplane mode.

As you may have noticed, switching to airplane mode turns off both the phone network functionality and wifi capability of the iPhone. There's a quick and easy way to get wifi service back. Simply go to the the settings panel and slide the wifi switch to back to on. The device will stay in airplane mode, and the little airplane will remain in the corner of the screen, but you'll have wifi. It's fairly straight-forward, but if you're a visual learner, there's a short video below.

Beyond future flights, this might also allow you to use the iPhone with some devices (speakers, docks, etc.) that require airplane mode, while still being able to send and receive data.