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Please Fix! Option to Hide sidebar when previewing pdf using files app in iPad?

I really like the simplicity of previewing on files app in iPad. However why there is a fixed sidebar at the left while viewing pdfs? It is very annoying. There is no option to swipe or anything to move it out?

iPad mini 5, iPadOS 15

Posted on Jan 5, 2022 3:29 AM

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Posted on Jan 5, 2022 4:03 AM

For reasons known only to Apple, the thumbnail sidebar that you’ll see on the left edge of the screen when using the native PDF viewer cannot be hidden or suppressed.


Apple do invite constructive comments and feature requests via their Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:

Feedback - iPad - Apple

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Jan 5, 2022 4:03 AM in response to Shovon999

For reasons known only to Apple, the thumbnail sidebar that you’ll see on the left edge of the screen when using the native PDF viewer cannot be hidden or suppressed.


Apple do invite constructive comments and feature requests via their Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:

Feedback - iPad - Apple

Please Fix! Option to Hide sidebar when previewing pdf using files app in iPad?

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