So yesterday I tried to use airplane mode for raids for the first time. I turned it on in my iphone settings, then restarted my SWGOH client to be sure. I did all my raid attacks and didn't notice any diffference. Everything was exactly the same as when airplane mode was off. All my battles posted damage normally with no extra prompts. Supposedly, I believe, it's supposed to give me an error message when I try to post damage and that I have to turn airplane mode off to post damage. I got no unusual messages and I didn't have to turn airplane mode off to post damage. So, why isn't it working? How do I get it to work?

Airplane mode blocks all wifi and cell data transfer. If it's on, you can't even get into the game, let alone a raid. So either you didn't actually turn it on, or it's not working on your phone for some reason.

You need to enter the raid first with your squad. Then turn airplane mode on. It’s basically a safety net if things go horribly wrong real quick you can close the game. Airplane mode will block data from being sent your attack finished. If you like your damage you take it off and let your score post

Some phones will allow you to keep a WiFi signal despite airplane mode - you need to ensure it's not connected to a WiFi or cellular network.

In order to be flagged as cheating, they'd have to be very certain you're cheating. With all the game crashes and bad wifi/cell signals out there, that's simply not possible to do for this exploit*. I'd much rather be able to access the upper left menu at any time during the battle and retreat than turn on flight mode, but that's the way they've designed it. *I also don't consider this an exploit, since you can forfeit a TW or arena battle, or retreat from a raid anyway. This is just an additional safeguard in my mind.

How do you get airplane mode to work?

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Algorithmical_X
7 years ago
Scuba is Godly ;)
TimothyRias
7 years ago
"Darth_DeVito;c-1706205" wrote:

This means they'll have software that automatically flags long stretches of statistically unlikely battle outcomes for manual review. And even if someone has never used any shady third party software, their unusually good results might appear that way by sheer coincidence. Add a few fraudulent reports for cheating by arena competitors with a grudge, and there goes the account.

However, the use of airplane mode as a safety net in raids will need lead to "long stretches of statistically unlikely battle outcomes", since you won't be using the airplane mode safety net for most attempts. In the majority of the cases you can withdraw from from the attempt normally using the in game option when things go south. It is only in the fairly rare cases that you get wiped unexpectedly that you will have to rely on the "airplane mode" safety net.
Darth_DeVito
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Letareus;c-1706376" wrote:
Devito is the ONLY person I have ever seen suggest that it might be cheating, and indeed, the thought had never occurred to me that it might be considered cheating.

For the record, I don't think it is cheating. My fear is simply that a statistically impossible amount of luck could trigger something that is meant to look for actual cheaters who use hacking tools to manipulate values stored in the memory of their device before they're sent to the server.

Maybe that's an unfounded fear. I've just seen in various MMOs how quickly people were suspended or banned for trivial things that nobody thought were a big deal. I guess I've become overly cautious.
Persimius
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
Just to help out the OP, you will be able to visually tell if Wi-Fi is still enabled. If you hit the airplane (it will turn orange) and your Wi-Fi icon is not grey with a slash (i.e. still blue, indicating a connection) then you are not fully in airplane mode. Click the Wi-Fi icon to turn it off as well, and it will remember that setting for next time. But double check every time just in case.

Also, there is nothing wrong with using airplane mode, and it has never once gotten anyone banned. It doesn't work in TB or arena, but helps your guild in TW, and helps you in raids and GW. Use it as often as you need it.
LetoAtreidesII
7 years ago
"Darth_DeVito;c-1706813" wrote:
Maybe that's an unfounded fear. I've just seen in various MMOs how quickly people were suspended or banned for trivial things that nobody thought were a big deal. I guess I've become overly cautious.

From your reaction to the forum edit thing, it does seem that you have a tendency towards unfounded fear. Like Huatimus said, it's the forum's automatic spam filter. It happens every time you edit your post right after posting.

"StarSon;c-1706828" wrote:
Just to help out the OP, you will be able to visually tell if Wi-Fi is still enabled. If you hit the airplane (it will turn orange) and your Wi-Fi icon is not grey with a slash (i.e. still blue, indicating a connection) then you are not fully in airplane mode. Click the Wi-Fi icon to turn it off as well, and it will remember that setting for next time. But double check every time just in case.

Also, there is nothing wrong with using airplane mode, and it has never once gotten anyone banned. It doesn't work in TB or arena, but helps your guild in TW, and helps you in raids and GW. Use it as often as you need it.

Thanks, that seemed to get it working properly. I'm surprised I'm the only one that I've seen in this game with this problem. Maybe by chance everyone I've talked to or read on the web uses android.
Persimius
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
"Letareus;c-1706870" wrote:
"StarSon;c-1706828" wrote:
Just to help out the OP, you will be able to visually tell if Wi-Fi is still enabled. If you hit the airplane (it will turn orange) and your Wi-Fi icon is not grey with a slash (i.e. still blue, indicating a connection) then you are not fully in airplane mode. Click the Wi-Fi icon to turn it off as well, and it will remember that setting for next time. But double check every time just in case.

Also, there is nothing wrong with using airplane mode, and it has never once gotten anyone banned. It doesn't work in TB or arena, but helps your guild in TW, and helps you in raids and GW. Use it as often as you need it.

Thanks, that seemed to get it working properly. I'm surprised I'm the only one that I've seen in this game with this problem. Maybe by chance everyone I've talked to or read on the web uses android.

I've seen others, but it's not the default behavior, so it doesn't come up much.
LetoAtreidesII
7 years ago
"StarSon;c-1706879" wrote:
I've seen others, but it's not the default behavior, so it doesn't come up much.

I thought it was the default behavior starting with ios11, according to the article I linked above. I never used airplane mode before this so it was the default on my phone.

Maybe if you had your phone prior to ios11 and had used airplane mode then, it saved your setting when you upgraded to ios11? My phone was purchased December 2017; it already had ios11 preinstalled I think.

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