iBooks: toolbar not disappearing after updating to iPadOS 15

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iBooks: toolbar not disappearing after updating to iPadOS 15

Hi,

After updating to iPad Os 15 found out that the UI in Apple Books does not disappears like it used to.

Before the update, I could tap in the center of the page layout and the toolbar (the user interface containing progress bar, bookmark icon, font options…) would immediately hide.

Already tried reinstalling Apple Books and updating to Os 15.0.1, but problem persists.

Anyone experiencing the same issue? Pretty annoying this toolbar while reading.

Posted on Oct 9, 2021 5:10 AM

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K_Valei

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Oct 16, 2021 9:40 AM in response to K_Valei

I reported this bug to iPhone feedback team:

"After updating to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 over update preferences panel - UI toolbar in Apple Books application is not hiding after touching screen center. Other users also reports this problem."

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K_Valei

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Oct 16, 2021 9:23 AM in response to mattia072

I also have same issue on ios 15.02 iPhone 11 Pro Max. Updated via OTA. I will try to reinstall ios this time with iTunes - it did the trick in some previous problems after system upgrades. I will let you know if it fix it.

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Tigulima

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Nov 6, 2021 5:33 AM in response to mattia072

I’ve been having this problem too. It’s been quite some time since this bug started and I know it’s not a huge problem, but still I wonder how long it will take for apple to fix this annoying and simple issue…

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aal17

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Nov 6, 2021 8:22 AM in response to mattia072

Hi, i’m experiencing the same exact problem. Apple Support told me that they are not really familiar with the problem but when I kept asking they told me a ‘few’ people experienced it but not that much that it was a big issue for them. The weird thing is that I did a complete reset today and installed the app and everything was working fine and the statusbar disappeared when I tapped on a page in iBooks, but when I restored my iPhone (13 pro max) with the backup i made before uninstalling, the same exact problem immediately appeared. By the way the statusbar problem appears on every iOS 15 update and also on the newest on my iPhone.

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mattia072 Author

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Nov 7, 2021 4:03 AM in response to aal17

Thanks for your replies and for your tests. It may be few people experiencing this but it is pretty annoying, especially with PDF documents. Also, so strange that this also happens on devices that have native support for iOS 15. Really hope Apple is going to fix this soon.

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dion44

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Nov 20, 2021 12:39 PM in response to mattia072

Work Around. Go to Settings>Accessibility>Keyboards>Full keyboard access>Turn Off. This will ensure that the toolbar in Ibooks can now respond to touch and disappear when touched.

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