How to remove a floating button

This annoying floating button is driving me crazy. How do I get rid of it. It’s not Assistant button. That is off.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 26

Posted on Dec 2, 2025 11:36 AM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2025 11:42 AM

You appear to have enabled the Hover Text feature. Many have observed that this feature has been unexpectedly enabled by the iPadOS 26 upgrade.


Hover Text is simply disabled from iPad settings:

Settings > Accessibility > [Vision] Hover Text > Hover Text - set to OFF

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How to remove a floating button

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