I updated to iOS 26 and this icon stays on my screen no matter where I am in the iPad. I tap on it…nothing. I try to drag it…nothing. What is it and how can I get rid of it? Thanks for any help. -claudia
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Original Title: Help…What is This??
iPad Pro, iPadOS 26
I found it…it’s the “hover” icon. I turned Hover off and it went away.
Where did you find the “switch” to turn it off?
an aside, you can’t take a screenshot of it. It is “not there.”
i did find that if you double tap it it locks the current screen and you cannot swipe up. It also disappears in Windows mode.
I went into Setting and Searched Hover.
WilliamL wrote:
Where did you find the “switch” to turn it off?
Settings>Accessibility>Hover Text
Thanks all.
Persistent icon on iPad screen after iOS 26 update
