Hello, how to remove three dots from the screen? Dots stay there during full screen videos (iPadOS 15)
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The three dots “button” is a core element of the iPadOS15 User Interface - intended to simplify use of full/split/slide-over multitasking. This control cannot be hidden or suppressed.
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I can’t stand those dots! Multitasking worked just fine without them in iPadOS 14. They are so unnecessary. And they’re always in the way when I’m trying to close a tab in my browser.
incredible that they designed it like this.
Those 3 dots are the worst UI error apple ever did, so hard to even close a browser net to that coz they are on the way, check this video how bad it is https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XkX1L3roEtI, the QA team who passed this design haven’t don’t any field testing for a actual feedback before letting this out…
I can’t count the number of times I touched these dots by accident by now… Why should end users have to appeal to Apple to opt out of unwanted “upgrades”? I am not going to, because I rather choose to leave Apple as customer (which I have, typing this message on my last Apple device).
Each update either half my apps won’t work because “app developers should follow Apple updates”, or new features are introduced that block or hinder use in general. Enough is enough.
patrica226 wrote:
Apple —how many negative reports do you need before you listen to your community??
As Apple doesn't read here in this community for feedback or suggestions, there is no way to answer that. If you really want Apple to listen and your complaint isn't just performative, use the feedback link given above.
For all those that continue to protest about iPadOS15’s implementation of multi-tasking, here is an exceedingly good visual explanation of how to properly use this feature:
https://9to5mac.com/2021/12/27/50-ipad-multitasking-tips-for-ipados-15-do-you-know-them-all-video/
Remove them!!! This i-device is mine and I prefer to have it designed for the end user, me, not what you like.
Listen to your users.
Those are annoying and we keep tapping them instead of what we intended.
If you force us to accept annoyances like that, we _will consider alternative choices where you do not profit off us.
"We" are all the devices I purchased for family and business associates.
Get a grip on reality - "we" is not the problem. Your stupid dots are. "We" don't even use those choices they give!
If you insist on having them, put them at the bottom of the page — bottom left is best where "we" rarely touch.
imobl,
Rant??? Your first response to me was the rant about "we", etc. as well as this one.
I was making suggestions and apparently you don't want to make it better for your consumers. And, it's true, they are stupid dots if that is what you're complaining about. Stupid because you did not do a consumer quality control to ensure that is what they want. Stupid because they serve no added purpose except to get in the way when we try to tap the url bar.
Gone are the days we can speak with a manager or director to get action.
storm293 wrote:
"We" are all the devices I purchased for family and business associates.
Get a grip on reality - "we" is not the problem. Your stupid dots are. "We" don't even use those choices they give!
If you insist on having them, put them at the bottom of the page — bottom left is best where "we" rarely touch.
Which part of "This is a user-to-user forum. You're addressing no one but your fellow users. We don't design anything for Apple" is unclear?
storm293 wrote:
imobl,
Rant??? Your first response to me was the rant about "we", etc. as well as this one.
I think you're confusing me and imobi. We are not the same person. And, neither of us work for Apple.
I was making suggestions and apparently you don't want to make it better for your consumers. And, it's true, they are stupid dots if that is what you're complaining about. Stupid because you did not do a consumer quality control to ensure that is what they want. Stupid because they serve no added purpose except to get in the way when we try to tap the url bar.
You are not our consumers. Or our customers. I'm a grants administrator. My "customers" are university faculty.
Gone are the days we can speak with a manager or director to get action.
Have you actually contacted Apple? You can use the "Get Support" link at the top right of every page of these forums. However, even if you talk to a manager, that doesn't mean that Apple is instantly going to leap into making a significant change in how iPadOS works just for you.
To all who answered,
Why is this forum under "apple.com" and using volunteers that cannot send us to the proper place to get action from Apple? That is misleading.
Really? Volunteers for Apple when the executives are extremely wealthy and refuse to pay those offering advice?
How about explaining that right off and giving us a direct link to where we can contact Apple to get action? The "Get Support" link is a page where you spend precious time trying to find the right place. Even then, I don't trust that our messages will get to the people who can make a decision,.
How about you just accept that this is user-to-user discussion forum. That’s all it is. You’ve been pointed to where you can get specialist help if you need it. If you don’t “trust” it that really isn’t our problem.
storm293 wrote:
To all who answered,
Why is this forum under "apple.com" and using volunteers that cannot send us to the proper place to get action from Apple? That is misleading.
You also won't get support if you post a question in the review section in the Apple Store, even though it uses the apple.com domain.
Really? Volunteers for Apple when the executives are extremely wealthy and refuse to pay those offering advice?
Really.
How about explaining that right off and giving us a direct link to where we can contact Apple to get action? The "Get Support" link is a page where you spend precious time trying to find the right place. Even then, I don't trust that our messages will get to the people who can make a decision,.
All of that was explained in the Terms of Use to which you agreed when you registered for this forum. The fact that you didn't read the terms before agreeing to them is all on you, not anyone here.
Time to leave iPad behind. Those three dots are a frustration every minute using the device. And no one at Apple noticed? I need a device I can actually use to do what I want and not “easily” access some feature that I never use.
Hello ~ No…Apple doesn’t participate here in this forum in that way. It was clearly stated in the Terms of Use that you agreed to when you signed up to use this forum. This is a technical forum for questions that we help each other solve. It’s not a chat or a complaint center. If you would like to leave feedback for Apple on this point or any other:
Contact - Official Apple Support
~Katana-San~
How to remove the three dots on iPad screen?
