How do I get rid of the recents floating behind my apps in OS8.3?

Aloha Ralph. You're welcome. I can't see the need for recents eiher and it was the first thing I turned off when IOS 8 came out. After nearly two years with my iPad I'm still learning the ins and outs myself. Stop in again whenever you have questions.

Bob.

I would put the App Store and its interminable list list of date-ordered recently updated apps quite annoying and in the same category as the floating list of messages/calls. Yet there appears to be no way to get rid of these, unlike the floaters.

There IS a way to clear the recently updated apps list without waiting the 2 or so weeks that Bob mentioned. The trick is to advance the date on your device by one month under Settings/General/Date & Time. Next turn OFF "Set Automatically". Now advance the date by one month. Exit, then access the App Store, then tap the "Updates" button. The recently updated apps list will vanish. Now go back to Date & Time and re-enable the "Set Automatically" setting. Note that this will only clear what is already in the list. Any future updated apps will need to be cleared in the same way or just wait for them to drop off by themselves.

I agree that this is a silly feature. 😐

Greeetings, Bob!

Aloha SergZak.. i'll have to leave the date changing you suggested to Courcoul, I'm afraid I'll confuse my iPad making a trip to the Apple Stoes necessary.

I did find another solution to recents. Instead of turning it off I added some of my favorite photos to my contacts, now I have a mini photo show in my app preview(app switcher). Stay well. Bob.

Go to settings> mail, contacts, calendars > show in app switcher> off.

Aloha Courcoul. In the App Store> updates they should disappear automatically over time. At a quick glance it looks like two weeks until they disappear.