Yes, TikTok should work on airplane WIFI. The plane has to have WIFI, obviously, and if it does you often will get 30 minutes of free WIFI time to hit your TikTok app and be entertained. On some airlines you get an initial amount of time for free and on others you may pay another fee but when you need the WIFI it’s worth it.

The procedure varies slightly from airline to airline but here’s a general idea of how to get to Tik Tok on airplane WIFI.

First, this applies to planes with WIFI available for passengers; primarily commercial airlines. For those who have your own fleet of private jets or who roll out on a bizjet regularly congrats (we hope) and just in case you ever have to fly commercial, listen up. It’s going to be a similar process.

On your phone, go to Settings and enable airplane mode. If you’ve never done this, it’s easy. It’s a main setting right up front and you simply toggle it ON. If you’ve never tried airplane mode congratulations on your first time. Here’s a side tip for times when you’re back on the ground and you just need a phone break. Using airplane mode now and then on the ground in real life can be kind of handy as long as you remember to turn it back off when you need to be available. With it ON you can’t text or go online but your incoming texts are stored, giving you a bit of breathing room from that persistent fan. When you turn airplane mode to OFF all your texts will show up. Be thoughtful with this … in case there’s an incoming text or call that you need to take right away.

Next, scroll to WIFI settings on your phone. Toggle to ON. The airline’s in-flight signal should be easy to spot on the list, for example, AA-Inflight. Connect to that signal. It will redirect you to a WIFI portal and you can open and use your TikTok app from there. Some airlines give you 30 minutes of free WIFI while others may ask you to pay for WIFI use. Be prepared either way.

If you’ve never used TikTok before go ahead and connect to the inflight WIFI signal anyway and download the app from Google Play or Apple’s App Store. TikTok is wildly popular because the content regular people generate making short videos can range from travel tips to wellness to sports and car-care tips. It’s similar to YouTube but has much shorter videos and definitely gives you a window into how teens and twenty-somethings identify their era musically, fashioin-wise and linguistically. You’ll also find serious topics on finance, business, science and chemistry.

Some airlines also offer free in-flight messaging options like Facebook Messenger.