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How To Remove Floating icon tray in last upgrade

Latest upgrade 'features' a tray with icons floating above screen at bottom of page which you have to close by tapping screen to remove. Is there a way to turn this off?

iPad Air 3, iPadOS 15

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 8:16 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2021 8:33 AM

The “Dock” is a fundamental element of the iPad User Interface - visible at the bottom of all Home Screens - and can be exposed in other Apps by swiping-up from the bottom edge of the screen.


The Dock cannot be disabled.


iPadOS 15 introduces a “Shelf” - used to show alternative instances of the same App. This element of the UI is similarly a core element of the multi-tasking OS and cannot be disabled.

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Sep 23, 2021 8:33 AM in response to erich100

The “Dock” is a fundamental element of the iPad User Interface - visible at the bottom of all Home Screens - and can be exposed in other Apps by swiping-up from the bottom edge of the screen.


The Dock cannot be disabled.


iPadOS 15 introduces a “Shelf” - used to show alternative instances of the same App. This element of the UI is similarly a core element of the multi-tasking OS and cannot be disabled.

Sep 23, 2021 11:12 AM in response to MichelPM

The dock you refer to is not the one I was asking about. This one is new with the latest iOS 15. LotusPilot has described it as a 'Shelf'. It requires a screen tap to clear it from the screen - would be a better utility if called rather than automatically popping up and requiring the user to close it. I use, and prefer, double clicking the home button to see all opened pages.

Sep 23, 2021 11:21 AM in response to erich100

Yeah,

That new Shelf feature looks like an issue, but it, also, looks like it could be useful.

I am waiting out upgrading to iPadOS 15 until a few point releases when this get more stable and things work better.

I never rush into any iOS/iPadOS upgrades/update.

I wait to see how all these things pan out with other users with any iOS/iPadOS upgrades/updates.

I ALWAYS choose stability over new cool, “whizbang” features introduced into ANY computer/computing device OS.

How To Remove Floating icon tray in last upgrade

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