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   sms to Andy Burns   
   Re: [Privacy] How do we turn off Google'   
   25 Sep 23 06:02:40   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, sci.geo.satellite-nav   
   From: scharf.steven@geemail.com   
      
   On 9/25/2023 1:56 AM, Andy Burns wrote:   
      
      
      
   > That's not quite the full story.   
   >   
   > On a "stock" version of Android (such a google Pixel) the first time you   
   > turn on airplane mode, it does indeed turn off all radios.   
   >   
   > However, if you manually turn back on bluetooth and wifi radios, the   
   > phone remembers this, and subsequently when you turn on airplane mode it   
   > only turns off the cellular radio (and pops up reminder that this is the   
   > case).   
      
   I did not realize that all Android devices with the latest version of   
   the operating system didn't function like this. It's the logical way for   
   Airplane mode to operate.   
      
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