Why am I still receiving notifications when flight mode is on?

[AC Question]

Every night I turn flight mode on (and my wifi is also definitely off) and yet I still receive notifications from several apps that would require me to be connected to the internet. For example I get whatsapp messages and emails throughout the night (some but not all of them). I am thinking that my phone will somehow connect to the internet at some point throughout the night for a brief period but I don't know how/why and would like to stop it!

Cheers

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! After switching on Airplane Mode, it is still possible to turn wi-fi back on. Could you be inadvertently doing that at some point?

 

[Polo89]

Wifi is definitely off. There should be no way for it to connect

 

[B. Diddy]

Are these emails and messages definitely sent to you at that time overnight? Could they be delayed notifications for some reason?

 

[Karenml]

Heya,
I have the exact same pb and I find it very annoying. Did you manage to find a solution?

Thanks,
Karen

 

[Oliwood]

The same happening here on my Nexus 5. On airplane mode I still receive many notifications (news app, WhatsApp, E-mail..)
Did you find anything to solve this?
Thks in advance!

 

[Louis Vicart]

I have the same issue on my Nexus 5 also. Any news on this topic?

 

[peteinkaraka]

You could try the following to see if it has any impact:

Settings -> WiFi -> Three vertical dots in upper right -> Advanced -> disable Scanning always available.

This option is supposed to be there to scan for networks and location details even when the radio is off. But perhaps there is a glitch that it is allowing data through in airplane mode.

 

[Anad P]

Thanks for the tip about turning off "WiFi Always". I have done this and anticipate I will not have any unwanted interruptions in my sleep tonight!