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Hi, when opening the iPad email app every time a shelf with mail thumbnails pops up at the bottom. This is a completely useless feature and just clutters up the initial view. The thumbnails are useless since you can’t actually read what messages they are and they are not draft messages. How do I disable the shelf feature inside the app?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 15
Hi Petroid17,
Thanks for coming to Apple Support Communities for help today.
It sounds like your shelf issue is related to multitasking: Use multitasking on your iPad.
"Use the shelf on your iPad
When you switch to an app that has multiple windows open, the bottom of your iPad screen shows a shelf containing thumbnails of all the app's windows.
Tap one of the thumbnails to open the window. You can also swipe up on a thumbnail in the shelf to close that window. In some apps, you can also open a new window by tapping New Window 
in the shelf."
You may be able to disable this preview by visiting Settings > Home Screen & Dock and deselecting Show Suggested and Recent Apps in Dock.
You can always leave Product Feedback regarding this feature.
Have a fantastic day!
Hi Petroid17,
Thanks for coming to Apple Support Communities for help today.
It sounds like your shelf issue is related to multitasking: Use multitasking on your iPad.
"Use the shelf on your iPad
When you switch to an app that has multiple windows open, the bottom of your iPad screen shows a shelf containing thumbnails of all the app's windows.
Tap one of the thumbnails to open the window. You can also swipe up on a thumbnail in the shelf to close that window. In some apps, you can also open a new window by tapping New Window in the shelf."
You may be able to disable this preview by visiting Settings > Home Screen & Dock and deselecting Show Suggested and Recent Apps in Dock.
You can always leave Product Feedback regarding this feature.
Have a fantastic day!
iPad email app - annoying shelf in app
