Wiggle minus signs

You have seen this behavior on your friend's iPad? You are talking about the apps in the recents tray that appear when you double tap the home button? When you tap and hold down on one of the icons it wiggles but no red minus sign appears?

Two thoughts come to mind:

1. Is there a restriction?

Check Settings > General > Restrictions > Deleting apps

2. Was this iPad formerly a demo model?

Restrictions would not prevent you from closing apps. It can prevent deleting apps but not closing them.

Had he tried the basic first try fix for everything weird on the iPad? Rebooting the device.

Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.

There could be something tot the theory that the iPad was a demo - or had some sort of profile that prevents closing app. That would be a strange profile, I would think, but do you know where the iPad was purchased?

Thanks for checking in. It will be interesting and enlightening to find out what the problem was. Let us know.