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Recently I noticed the extensions puzzle piece in my Safari bar on iPad but the only extension I have is off. It goes away if I delete the app the extension belongs to but comes back when I reinstall it. This seems like a bug. I don’t have this problem on other devices and from what I read it should only appear when at least one extension is on.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 15
Just on iPad? I don’t see it on iPhone. It seems to be new behavior too as this app has been installed for years.
Just on iPad? I don’t see it on iPhone. It seems to be new behavior too as this app has been installed for years.
Hello,
It's not a bug. The extensions icon will appear if you have any apps installed that you can enable extensions on.
Thanks for reaching out!
-Drake
The behaviour that you describe is as expected.
For iPadOS, if App extensions are installed on the device, the puzzle-piece icon will appear within the Safari Address Bar; if the associated extension has been enabled, an additional icon may appear - as shown here:
The behaviour in iOS for iPhone appears to differ - in that the puzzle-piece icon is only visible if an installed extension has been enabled:
In this example, for the identical Safari extension, the “JS” (JavaScript) icon is not seen.
Whether or not this is a bug, or by design of the two different (but related) User Interfaces is unknown - but has been consistent throughout the iOS/iPadOS15 lifecycle.
Puzzle piece in Safari URL bar even when extensions are off on iPad
