Settings.app: Don't disable Mobile Data section entirely when Airplane Mode is enabled

Originator:dieter.komendera
Number:rdar://22239328 Date Originated:12-Aug-2015 12:08 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:9.0 13A4325c
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When enabling Airplane Mode, in Settings.app the Mobile Data section is disabled entirely. This prevents a couple of useful actions:

* I can not turn on/off data roaming. This is problematic, because when one is allowed to turn Airplane Mode off on a plane, and this setting has the wrong value, at the time I can turn data roaming off, it may already have used some potentially expensive data.
* I can not turn on/off cellular data access for certain apps. When traveling abroad, I want to prevent some apps from using cellular data which at home are allowed to use cellular data. While on a plane, it would be the perfect time to go through the list of installed apps and enable/disable cellular data accordingly.
* I want to see (and screenshot) the mobile data statistics to compare it to my carriers cell phone bill. This would be most accurate while in Airplane mode

Steps to Reproduce:
Turn on Airplane Mode, try to disable Data Roaming

Expected Results:
Possible to turn off data roaming

Actual Results:
Not possible

Regression:

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