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
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.
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
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.
Puzzle piece in Safari URL bar even when extensions are off on iPad
