Many Apple users they don’t know that iPhone he’s able to track airline flights without the help of external software. The iMessage app is in fact capable of recovering several on its own information updated in real time.
Give it flight status to arrival and departure timeswithout forgetting the flight duration to the numbers of terminal e gate of arrival and departure and up to specific information related to baggage collection.
The procedure to follow for track a flight in real time with iPhone it’s very simple. In this case the tested mobile operating system is iOS 17.
Requirements for tracking airline flights in real time with iPhone
iPhones allow you to monitor the status of a flight, without needing to install apps developed by third parties. But only if certain conditions occur requirements.
The first fundamental prerequisite for tracking airline flights with iPhone is to know the flight identification number to be silenced.
But not only. The number must be structured according to one well defined shape: first you need to enter the name of the airline. So you have to leave one empty space and enter the flight number.
The second prerequisite necessary to track airline flights is to enable iMessage: Apple’s service for sending texts or multimedia content that hooks to iPhone data network or to one Wifi connection.
Finally, it is necessary to take into account the time factor. In fact, iPhone may not be able to obtain information on a flight which is several months away. Just as you will not be able to get information about a flight already completed.
It may also happen that the flight number entered leads to unexpected additional information. A possibility over which the user has no control, considering that it depends on the airlines’ habit of recycle their flight numbers.
The steps to follow to track airline flights with iPhone
To track airline flights on iPhone you necessarily need open a conversation on iMessage, sending the flight number in compliance with the above format. The conversation flow can be directed to a any other contact. Alternatively the user can also send the message directly to your number.
At this point, if all the steps have been performed correctly, the flight number it should show up in the chat underlined. This means that you can interact via tapobtaining all the information available on the flight in question.
If the flight number is not clickable, you can use the codes alternatives. For example, you can write the name of the airline and the flight number without inserting any spaces empty between characters.
Just as it is possible shorten the airline name: for example, in the case of the airline American Airlines you can type “AA”. Even in case of shortening you can test iMessage inserting or not a space between airline letters and flight numbers.
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