FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), an organization dealing with issues in the US air transportation and security, adopted a new set of rules for the use of portable electronics on board the aircraft. And yes, now you can not turn off the phones and tablets throughout the flight! There are a couple of exceptions ...
The following is a free translation of the FAA regulations regarding the use of personal electronics:
Passengers can read e-books, play games and watch videos on their devices in all phases of flight. But there are some exceptions. Electronic devices, books and magazines should be placed with the seat pocket in front of you in the moments of take-off and landing directly. Mobile phones must be translated into airplane mode or a mode that disables the operator. Those. strip signal level on the screen must be absent. It is also forbidden to use mobile phones for voice calls in accordance with FCC rules. If the carrier provides Wi-Fi internet access, the passengers can all flight time to use it. You can also use the short-range radiation devices, namely of Bluetooth-keyboard, headphones, etc.
Of course, these rules apply to the US, but are confident that they will be quickly implemented and in Europe. Finally, end the idiocy inexplicable rituals removing the headphones on and off does not emit electronic books and children's video game consoles.
To be honest, I personally felt that disable iPads and e-books make only because that it was necessary to initiate the reading of the stupid airline magazines that just few people interesting.