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IPad Pro 11 (2020)
IPadOS 14.6
This is making me nuts. When I touch the screen to scroll a page in Safari, if I accidentally touch even for a millisecond anywhere near a link I get a new window overlaying the screen and blocking my access to the browser where I was trying to read. Can’t find any preference or setting to fix this. It happens multiple times every day.
iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi, Cellular
Are you triggering a preview window (these cannot be resized) or a slide-over view?
When opening a link, a long-touch will usually open a small preview window - along with an Action Menu - whereas a “tap” will open the link.
You may find these overview Apple video guides to be helpful:
After viewing, you’ll be ready for the additional Multitasking Guide:
Use Multitasking on your iPad - Apple Support
The iPad User Guide for iPadOS is also a rich source of information. Here are links to both the downloadable and online versions of the Guide:
iPad User Guide on Apple Books
iPad User Guide - Apple Support
Whilst not necessarily recommended, as you will neuter much of iPadOS’s advanced capabilities, you can disable multi-tasking features from iPad settings:
Settings > Home Screen & Dock > Multitasking > Allow Multiple Apps - set to OFF
I hope this explanation and additional information is helpful in resolving any difficulties you may be having with Multitasking features of your iPad.
Are you triggering a preview window (these cannot be resized) or a slide-over view?
When opening a link, a long-touch will usually open a small preview window - along with an Action Menu - whereas a “tap” will open the link.
You may find these overview Apple video guides to be helpful:
After viewing, you’ll be ready for the additional Multitasking Guide:
Use Multitasking on your iPad - Apple Support
The iPad User Guide for iPadOS is also a rich source of information. Here are links to both the downloadable and online versions of the Guide:
iPad User Guide on Apple Books
iPad User Guide - Apple Support
Whilst not necessarily recommended, as you will neuter much of iPadOS’s advanced capabilities, you can disable multi-tasking features from iPad settings:
Settings > Home Screen & Dock > Multitasking > Allow Multiple Apps - set to OFF
I hope this explanation and additional information is helpful in resolving any difficulties you may be having with Multitasking features of your iPad.
Thanks, I’ll check this all out. For the record, the type of touch that’s creating the unwanted new windows is more of a brush - I’m just trying to start the window scrolling. But web pages nowadays are just infested with links all over the place, and the live boundary often spreads well past any visible “button”. It’s pretty much impossible to never touch a live link on most web pages I read, I wish I could convince Safari not to open unless I touch or hold more deliberately. Once the new window opens I can’t do anything else until I close it or navigate back to my original window, which is quite annoying after the umpteenth time.
Accidental touch opens windows in Safari
