Science & Tech · Big Tech & Internet · 4 hrs ago
Xfinity adds app feature to pause home WiFi for the holidays
Xfinity is adding a Holiday Mode feature to its app for customers who want a break from screens at home.
The feature lets eligible internet customers pause WiFi for chosen devices or people with a tap.
It is intended to help families spend time together without being distracted by their phones.
Holiday Mode became available on Nov.
9 to eligible Xfinity Internet customers through the Xfinity app.
Actor John C. Reilly stars in a holiday ad for the feature as the Ghost of Very-Recent Christmas Past, helping people who miss moments while looking at their phones.
Customers can choose what to pause in the app and tap again to reconnect when they are ready.
Xfinity is adding Holiday Mode to its app, allowing eligible internet customers to pause WiFi on selected home devices with a tap.
The feature is available starting Nov. 9.
Xfinity says the feature is intended to help families step away from screens and spend time together.
The company is promoting Holiday Mode with a holiday advertisement starring actor John C. Reilly.
- Who
- Xfinity is offering the feature to eligible Xfinity Internet customers.
- What
- Holiday Mode lets customers pause WiFi on selected devices through the Xfinity app.
- When
- It became available starting Nov. 9, 2026.
- Where
- Through the Xfinity app, for devices on a customer’s home network.
- Why
- Xfinity says the feature is intended to help families spend time together away from screens.
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Holiday Mode became available to eligible Xfinity Internet customers through the Xfinity app.
The 90-second and 60-second versions of Xfinity’s holiday advertisement debuted on YouTube and TV.
- Feature
- Holiday Mode
- Availability
- Starting Nov. 9, 2026
- Access
- Xfinity app
- Ad versions
- 90 seconds and 60 seconds
- Ad star
- John C. Reilly
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