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Posted by wsworak Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

If it shuts off your connection as shown in the screenshot, shouldn't it indicate AirPlane Mode ON?

 
 
Posted by Brandon 8ch Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

But if you click on it again it turns it off

 
 
Posted by wsworak Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

AirPlane Mode OFF should mean connections are on.
AirPlane Mode ON should mean connections are off.

 
 
Posted by Brandon 8ch Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

When you click it, it turns on. When you hover over it, it gives you the option of turning it off. Thats why it says that. Im 15 and you guys cant figure that out? Its kinda sad....

 
 
Posted by Brandon 8ch Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

I had this on my KRZR and i missed it. THANKS CRACKBERRY =D

 
 
Posted by FalkensMaze Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

You've been missing this from your KRZR???

Was it a one click operation on the KRZR? Doubtful, well since the beginning of BlackBerry (1999) you can turn connections off. LONG before the KRZR "invented" this feature.

You sound like the Steve Jobs of Motorola.

 
 
Posted by Brandon 8ch Wednesday, May 26, 2010 729 days ago

Dude. Are you okay? I'm talking about the app listed above. Ive had a blackberry for 2 years and Motorola was the 1st to come out with the airplane mode. (Maybe some other company but it wasn't RIM)

 
 
Posted by MissoulaMarinerFan Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

Appears to be a pretty sweet app. Alas, it is for 4.6 and up, so therefore I can't use it on my pearl :*( Too bad, because I travel quite a bit for my job, and this would come in handy!

 
 
Posted by atlantaconda Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

This is a waste of app memory, just turn the connections...you're only saving 1 click.

 
 
Posted by Brandon 8ch Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

its 47 KB

 
 
Posted by Ebscer Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

I could probably do this in under 20kb (but I won't because it is really really pointless)...

 
 
Posted by atlantaconda Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

That's 47kb wasted to save 1 click

 
 
Posted by Brandon 8ch Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

do what you want...

 
 
Posted by webmastir Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

this is or lazy people :P

 
 
Posted by Harry_Yambag Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

I'm lazy as hell and yet I wouldnt waste ANY space to save myself 1 click.

Completely worthless IMO.

 
 
Posted by BlackB_G Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

Just go into Manage Connections and untick mobile; wifi or bluetooth connection.

 
 
Posted by garment69 Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

its not $9.99.

 
 
Posted by Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

It should be integrated into profiles. Even though it is not a true profile because it wont affect notification sounds or vibrations, however because of how it is used I believe it would be nice to have the app through profiles for easy turning on rather then a regular app icon.

 
 
Posted by StaticFX Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

Since I would never have this on my homescreen - it would take me longer to go into my downloads folder then scroll to find the app, then click it... than it would to just click manage connections > turn all connections off

hmmm.... good thing they arent trying to sell it.

now, if it could use gps or something to check if you are on a runway... lol - or moving at over 150mph... then turn itself off automatically... that would be cool
lol

 
 
Posted by MaestroDarius Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

No need to turn each connection separately on the Connection Manager! You can just Turn All Connections. And later on, Restore them.

 
 
Posted by yomandenver Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

Whenever I fly (which I haven't done in too long) I just turn off all connections before they push away from the airport.

As with what everyone has said, this seems like another pointless app. I think even those that are new to the BlackBerry world would have already figured out how to disable all connections.

 
 
Posted by maven454 Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

Useless.

 
 
Posted by rockerboy402 Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

Seriously? This truly is a waste of space, no matter how small. Buy quicklaunch (which is useful more than just this one thing), add the Toggle Connections on/off to the menu, and set the shortcut to air. Then you just click whatever key launches your QL, quickly type air, and all done. IMO, this is a lot faster than scrolling over to an icon and clicking on it. IDK about any of you other users but I can click my right convenience key and type air a lot faster than I can bring up my menu and scroll down to wherever I've placed that icon...and you can bet this won't be on my home screen because I don't fly every single day to justify needing it there. Just saying that if you want an application that can do this, go for Quicklaunch. You get so much more out of it.

 
 
Posted by crazace Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

100 percent! Quicklaunch is the best! I have it set up the same way.

 
 
Posted by crazace Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

What a stupid app! If someone was that lazy just put manage connections on the home screen! Waisted post on the CB blog!

 
 
Posted by breakmedown Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

I also don't see the point here. I have "Manage Connections" on my home screen because I'm always toggeling my WiFi on and off. I know I can get apps for that too, but this one seems pretty pointless. Oh well, to each their own!

 
 
Posted by JasW Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

This is the pet rock of BlackBerry apps.

 
 
Posted by yomandenver Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

I don't think it could be summed up any better than that right there. :)

 
 
Posted by Vladabg Thursday, May 20, 2010 735 days ago

If anyone has the ota link to us without appworld?

 
 
Posted by wfp98 Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

i actually left my phone on the whole flight once and nothing happened. i found out i forgot to turn it off because it was in my backpack the whole time

 
 
Posted by docsmody Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

You really need an app for this? geez.

 
 
Posted by needforspd Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

Not even sure why we need to turn off the phone's wireless anyways. I left my BBs wireless on, on my flight a couple weeks ago. You dont even get a wireless signal that high. GPS works for a few minutes after take off after then nada.

But scroll to manage connections if you want to turn it all off.

 
 
Posted by Ebscer Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

If your phone is searching for coverage it can drain the battery in a hurry, but yea no real reason to turn it off, and even less reason for this app.

 
 
Posted by NuVinci Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

Thanks for the attention to this handy application on this fantastic and instructive CrackBerry Site!

 
 
Posted by staka12 Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

this is quite an unnecessary app, if you go to manage connections and press turn all connections off it does the exact same job, all connections are turned off. So if you want, you can write email and text on the plane, when you send, they will be stored in you outbox and will only send when turn connections back on.

 
 
Posted by Euranus Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

I think it'll be a current record holder for the most useless blackberry app. 1st place used to be battery pull (which requires 3 buttons pressed to do); turning all connections off is 2 clicks without this app :-/

 
 
Posted by golfincanuck Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

Hey Guys! this is a great little app. One problem; when you click on the app it says "Airplane Mode On" and it turns your phone on. When you click it again, it says "Airplane Mode Off" and your phone is now uselsss. Should be the other way around. Just sayin....

 
 
Posted by berry.man Thursday, May 20, 2010 734 days ago

Lol. If it hasn't been made more clear by others already, this is a useless app because the native OS does this already with just a few clicks. This program goes right along with battery pull and flashlight apps in novelty.

 
 
Posted by hbske Friday, May 21, 2010 734 days ago

How useless. People waste time making crap like this.. Unbelievable!

 
 
Posted by rlmesq Friday, May 21, 2010 734 days ago

This great app has inspired me to create another new app... PhoneAnswerPlus!

Instead of hitting the green key on your phone, you'll be able to drill down through folders to find the icon, which will answer your phone instead.

Watch Crackberry blogs for the HUGE rollout. There will be a beta program soon.

 
 
Posted by sanchin22 Friday, May 21, 2010 734 days ago

good one rlmesq. lol this is a garbage app that as everyone else said can be done with a few clicks. I would hope that everyone who has a Blackberry is familiar enough with it to be able to turn off the connection. Heck, in your blackberry you cant even hide the connections icon only move it to another folder.

I wish people would make useful apps rather than this garbage.

 
 
Posted by NotTooBlackBerry Friday, May 21, 2010 734 days ago

Should I create an app to click an icon?
"CL33K" - Click me to click! LOL

 
 
Posted by ewap Friday, May 21, 2010 733 days ago

this seems useless to me. who built it, and why??

 
 
Posted by Brandon 8ch Wednesday, May 26, 2010 729 days ago

THIS APP IS NOT A WASTE OF TIME IF YOU USE IT PROPERLY. AND BY THE WAY TO TURN OFF CONNECTION ON THE DEFULT THEME IS 5 CLICKS. THIS APP MUST BE SET TO A CONVIENCE KEY AND IT WILL BE ONLY 1 CLICK. IT WAS UPDATED TO 1.3 AND NOW THE LITTLE ICON SHOWS UP!

 
 
Posted by sumptuous Monday, Jul 12, 2010 681 days ago

This is the stupidest app ever.

why do you need an app for this, when you can very easily go to "Manage Connections" and just turn off "Wireless Network"

Lame.