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Ipad Air2 & iPhone 8 does not have Multitasking option under General in settings to toggle off side panel/sidebar when reading magazines or any General reading. I want to be able to disable that sidebar/side panel option. This feature kicked in after upgrade to OS 15. 15.2 didn’t solve problem I have. How can I do that?
Not being able to turn multitasking off is awful! It's not true that I can "just not use it". It happens on its own. It's extremely confusing, annoying, and buggy. It's an insult that Apple's designers decided to remove the ability to disable it.
Not being able to turn multitasking off is awful! It's not true that I can "just not use it". It happens on its own. It's extremely confusing, annoying, and buggy. It's an insult that Apple's designers decided to remove the ability to disable it.
ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH WIND ROCK !!!!!!!! the side window is continuously activated at very annoying and maddenly in appropriate times. AGREE IT IS A TOTAL INSULT—NOT TO MENTION ALSO MY HOME SCREEN BEING BUTCHERED !!!!!
Multitasking is a feature of iPadOS for iPad - and is not an element of iOS for iPhone. Sidebars are feature of some Apps designed for both iPad and iPhone.
Unlike iPadOS14 and earlier versions, multi-tasking cannot now be disabled from settings. Multi-tasking has received a significant overhaul, both simplifying its use and introducing new controls. Whilst multitasking cannot be disabled at the OS level, you are not obliged to use any of its features.
Key to accessing and controlling multi-tasking is the small “three-dot” button that is found at the top-centre edge of the screen.
More information about using multi-tasking can be found in this support page:
Use multitasking on your iPad - Apple Support
The iPad User Guide is also a rich source of information about using iPad and its many features. The Guide is available both online using a web browser (such as Safari), or as an Apple Books download:
iPad User Guide - Apple Support
https://books.apple.com/book/id1567104892
Kasideas wrote:
ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH WIND ROCK !!!!!!!! the side window is continuously activated at very annoying and maddenly in appropriate times. AGREE IT IS A TOTAL INSULT—NOT TO MENTION ALSO MY HOME SCREEN BEING BUTCHERED !!!!!
This is a user to user support forum and Apple does not participate here. If you wish to provide feedback to Apple regarding a change you would like to see, a change you didn’t like, or report a bug, then use the feedback link here, Feedback - iPad - Apple
It’s not buggy, it works perfectly fine.. you’re only calling it buggy because you aren’t getting what you want. Perhaps instead of complaining about the problem you would find that multitasking is very useful if you learn how to work with it instead of fighting against it. You could benefit from a change of perspective.
Disabling multitasking on iPad & iPhone
