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Gray dot has disappeared.

A gray dot showed up on my iPad screen and touching it took me from any of my games or apps to the Home Screen. It has disappeared just when I was enjoying what it did. How do I get it back?

iPad Air (3rd generation)

Posted on Jul 27, 2023 6:04 PM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2023 2:37 AM

Perhaps you refer to Assistive Touch.


To enable/disable this feature:

Settings > General > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch > Assistive Touch - set to ON or OFF as required


Additional information about Assistive Touch can be found within the iPad User Guide:

Use AssistiveTouch on iPad - Apple Support

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Jul 28, 2023 2:37 AM in response to Raggsmom

Perhaps you refer to Assistive Touch.


To enable/disable this feature:

Settings > General > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch > Assistive Touch - set to ON or OFF as required


Additional information about Assistive Touch can be found within the iPad User Guide:

Use AssistiveTouch on iPad - Apple Support

Gray dot has disappeared.

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