Problem iOS7.1 with load on home screen ipad mini retina

I had the same problem. I tried this and I worked for me, if you press the off button and the home button together your iphone, iPad or iPod will go off. This just rest sets the phone. You will not lose any data on your device, just switch it back on after 15 seconds and every will still be the same as before and that icon will have gone.

I hope this helps you.

same here.. 7.1.1 is installed on iPad mini Retina, tried everything (reset, deactivate: background app refresh, mail fetch and push, Siri etc) but no luck.. any other suggestions?

I have same problem with my new ipad air running ios 7.1.1 . Even when there is no app in the background , the activity indicator appears , and the battery drain so fast . 😐

#EndlessIPadLoading - Same problem here also, just bought an I-pad mini2 and updated it. Currently running 7.1.2 I noticed the problem 2 days ago and have been trying everything, but the home screen is always loading, and what's even stranger is that I get music sound clips of about 1 second from music that is NOT on my I-pad.😕 Typically when I start up an App it will happen.

What's up APPLE? I need my normal battery life and I don't want to shut off everything. Is this a Chinese hack in the chips or software?

Aside from this annoying bug everything else is going smoothly so far.

✅: Used the Home Button/Power Down method and it seems to be working so far. I have downloaded two Apps since with no problem. Battery usage seems normal but I'm still turing off things like Push, Fetch and background refresh just to conserve energy. Anyway, not sure what the deal was hopefully it's a good enough solution until it's patched.