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Multitasking on iPad ?

How do I turn off the muititasking arrow on my iPad !

Posted on Sep 24, 2022 6:35 AM

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Posted on Sep 24, 2022 7:38 AM

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.


Key to accessing and controlling (or avoiding) 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

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Sep 24, 2022 7:38 AM in response to joe musich

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.


Key to accessing and controlling (or avoiding) 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

Sep 24, 2022 12:39 PM in response to joe musich

You really do need to explore multitasking - as you have a slide-out view of an App enabled. Key to accessing and controlling multi-tasking is the small “three-dot” button that is found at the top-centre edge of the screen - or centrally at the top of each App window. If you tap the three dots at the top of the slide-out window, you can transform the view to full-screen - or to split view.


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


Hopefully my explanation here - and the linked documentation - will demystify how to control your App windows in the IPadOS multitasking environment.

Sep 24, 2022 10:25 AM in response to joe musich

Thanks for the screenshot - that helps considerably.


The “obnoxious arrow”, now clarified, does not look quite right. By comparison, this is perhaps what you might expect to see if you have a slide-over window that has been minimised.




However, this tab should itself disappear within a few seconds.


If you tap on the tab that you see, does this associated App appear on your screen?

Multitasking on iPad ?

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