Turn off long press context menu?

Apparently everybody hates that menu but Apple, in their dictatorial righteousness, won’t let users disable it because it’s considered an integral part of the OS that extends ease of use. How about considering it an annoyance that’s ruining the ability to edit in email, notes, and a lot other apps. I never thought I’d reach this point but I’m ready to dump my iPhone and iPad in favor of android devices. I don’t think Apple really gives a crap about what “we” want but I literally live on my IOS devices typing and editing all day as a function of my job and it’s become so difficult to edit, dictate, or edit the address/search box in Safari that I spend a good portion of the day cursing at my iPhone.

THis is bad for elderly people who have a hard time activating the screen anyway.

Yeah, like that. It certainly seems more like a feature cooked up by bored product designers rather than customers. Nevertheless, if customers like it—fine. Those of us who don't like it should be permitted to disable it. I have an elderly, vision-impaired, arthritic mother who occasionally can't tap icons on her iPad quite right. Now that this menu comes up, she's more confused than ever. It is profoundly un-helpful in her situation, and in fact creates an impediment to her being able to use her device as well as a royal pain in the a** for me, her "tech guy."

Armontoro, you couldn't be more right. I switched from iPhone to Android this year after long years with Apple and I realised that I'm not missing the Apple's arrogance. I'm still keeping my iPad but I'm not sure if the next tablet is going to be Apple.

So, I thought, I will get used to the "context menu" after some time. Unfortunately, I still don't like it. Don't you know how to let Apple know that this feature is a pain for plenty of customers?

Exactly!! Why have to hit a button just once when you know you want to open an app? Why not have to choose this option twice, or maybe three times?? We have all day to dial through phone trees just to make a friggin phone call... This needs to go away.

I also find this incredibly annoying.

It can't be turned off. It is part of how the new features work in iOS 13 now.

Because I’ve been dying to “share” my apps with friends and I needed a contextual menu to help me do so.... Hate this feature.

Share like this?

Does anybody know how to tell Apple to bring the switch off possibilty? I hate the menu.

I hate it too.