Android 11 R may not shut down Bluetooth if you turn on Airplane mode while listening to audio

Switching on the airplane mode is a quick and easy way to disengage your phone from any network. Unfortunately, it also kills Bluetooth, so if you were listening to music, you'd have to turn Bluetooth back on and reconnect to your headphones or speakers. It looks like Google wants to change this all-in airplane mode behavior in Android 11 R by automatically leaving Bluetooth on when you're listening to music.

Our friends over at XDA Developers found an AOSP Gerrit entry referencing a new "Context-aware Bluetooth airplane mode." According to the appended description, the new behavior determines if your headphones or hearing aids are connected to your phone whenever you turn on airplane mode.

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