How do I Permanently stop split screen
How do I permanently stop split screen. It is driving me mad. I am 81 years old and cannot remember what to do each time it happens.
iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15
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The tags appended to your post suggest that you have an iPad Air2*.
Key to accessing and controlling (or avoiding) multi-tasking is the small “three-dot” button that is found at the top-centre edge of each App Window. Tap the multitasking button at the top of the slide-over window to expose a menu - from which you can change the window view.
Unlike iPadOS14 and earlier versions, iPadOS 15/16 does not allow multi-tasking (including split-screen and slide-over views) to be disabled from settings. However, if your iPad is capable of update to iPadOS 17, multi-tasking can again be disabled.
iPadOS 17.x
Settings > Multitasking & Gestures > [Multitasking] - select OFF
(*) The iPad Air2 is capable of update to iPadOS 15.8; this model does not support iPadOS 16 or later
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