How to remove the three dots on iPad screen?

Hello, how to remove three dots from the screen? Dots stay there during full screen videos (iPadOS 15)


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Posted on Oct 9, 2021 8:59 AM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2021 3:06 PM

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.


Some Apps will require update by their respective developers to accommodate changes made within iPadOS. Until affected Apps are updated, there is little that you can do other than to seek assistance from the respective App Developer:

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Apple do invite constructive feedback, comments and feature requests via their product feedback pages. For iPad and iPadOS:

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You are encouraged to make use of this facility in expressing any views concerning issues, bugs, or functionality changes of which you are unhappy.

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Apr 3, 2022 10:46 AM in response to SanzharSurau

why are apple putting icons on the screen that obscure app elements? why do it at all. this is a terrible idea and means i cant actually access some functions in multiple apps.

bring back the option to disable multitasking at least.

the most baffling thing is that this completely ridiculous idea actually made it past the initial suggestion!

i suppose apple will now expect devs to work around this by redesigning their ui. rather than admit it was a terrible idea in the 1st place.

meanwhile, we will not be able to use these apps properly until devs rework their ui’s on a case by case basis.



Jun 22, 2022 5:08 AM in response to SanzharSurau

So many of us HATE this feature, why isn’t there an option to disable it? I hate it and I am tired of all the updates and adding stuff that Apple does that I don’t want, if they don’t start making this stuff optional then I will OPT OUT of future Apple Products. If Apple can add these things then they surely can find a way to make them an Option.


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