Hi michaelfromjonesborough,
We appreciate you reaching out to us. We understand that you are unable to remove or minimize the remote feature by swiping up from bottom or hit screen.
We recommend that you start by trying the steps in the article below.
If your iPhone won't turn on or is frozen
After force restarting your device, we recommend that you update your device to iOS 15.0.1.
While it isn't inherently assured that an update will resolve the issue, updating to the latest version of iOS for your device can help isolate potential software issues.
Kindly secure a backup and update.
How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Take care!