Put The Multitasking Setting Back
I’m really getting tired of helping my elderly family members and grandchildren making multitasking go away. Apple, you are not listening!
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Presumably your iPad is running iPadOS15.
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.
Apple neither directly participates nor monitors comments made within the Apple Support Communities - this being principally a user-to-user technical support forum. Apple do invite submission of constructive feedback and feature requests via its Product Feedback portal - this perhaps being the most appropriate channel through which to make your feelings known. For iPad and iPadOS:
As for accessing and controlling multi-tasking, the small “three-dot” button that is found at the top-centre edge of the screen is key to accessing (or avoiding) multitasking features of iPadOS15.
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:
