I've been looking and can't find where I can get rid of the dock at the bottom of the Ipad in IOs 11? I figured out how to get rid of apps, but not the whole thing. It might be nice, but it's not very hard for me to go back to the screen and go to another app...so I don't see the value in having it up. Or if you can't get rid of it, can you at least make it transparent?
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Its not a copy, its just a shortcut to recently used Apps and there's no real reason to want to get rid of them. They'll change on their own as you use other apps.
You can go to Settings->General->Multi-Tasking & Dock->Show Suggested and Recent Apps and turn it off if you want to though.
Beyond that, the dock has always been there, and has never been completely transparent.
It's more opaque if you have Settings->General->Accessibility->Increase Contrast->Reduce Transparency turned on, otherwise its slightly translucent. But in all versions its been there.
iOS 7
iOS 8
iOS 9
iOS 10
iOS 11
The only difference is now its not docked to the bottom of the screen, and gets rounded corners.
Its not a copy, its just a shortcut to recently used Apps and there's no real reason to want to get rid of them. They'll change on their own as you use other apps.
You can go to Settings->General->Multi-Tasking & Dock->Show Suggested and Recent Apps and turn it off if you want to though.
Beyond that, the dock has always been there, and has never been completely transparent.
It's more opaque if you have Settings->General->Accessibility->Increase Contrast->Reduce Transparency turned on, otherwise its slightly translucent. But in all versions its been there.
iOS 7
iOS 8
iOS 9
iOS 10
iOS 11
The only difference is now its not docked to the bottom of the screen, and gets rounded corners.
Nope. Since it now serves to access apps for multitasking and split view docking it is not an option.
It may be opaque and grey if you have Reduce Transparency turned on in Settings->General->Accessibility->Increase Contrast->Reduce Transparency, otherwise it should be somewhat transparent and as such take on the colors your background image has in that area.
Normal:
Reduced Transparency:
The dock was widely disliked when it arrived in iOS 9, mostly for the "ugly" grey background. After 2 years, I suppose we're used to it. You're welcome to make suggestions to Apple by posting at this link: Feedback - iPad - Apple. But they do spend some time making these decisions, so it's unlikely to change.
How is the new Dock any different from the ugly, gray bar that was permanently locked to the bottom of the screen in all of the previous versions of iOS?
Maybe you need all of this to help you properly learn to use and navigate iOS 11.
iPad User Guide for iOS 11 by Apple Inc.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ipad-user-guide-for-ios-11/id1263310093?mt=11
Another very good iOS 11 Users Guide
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/ios-11-thoroughly-reviewed/
VIDEOS!!
iOS 11 Basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnEfNBQ_F1Q&list=WL&index=81&t=904s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rgnwfgHXSg
iOS 11 Dock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2eXus8fweg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBoeJCmxnpA
iOS 11 Multitasking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsAh2EjyIVo&index=83&list=WL&t=8s
Good Luck to You!
If you want Apple to modify the Dock's behaviours, then send them feedback here
iPad Feedback
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
iPhone Feedback
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Cognizant Apple employees read ALL feedback generated from all of the various feedback pages and transfers the data to the responsible Apple teams and personnel , but NO Apple employees will ever respond with any type of direct, individual replies from the feedback you post.
Good Luck to You!
Ya dunt!
And I like the new Dock just dandy, also.
And I suspect millions of other iPad/iOS 11 users like the new Dock, too!
I thought the new iOS 11.3 update fixed the issue with the Dock climbing up the screen on iPads
Send your feedback to Apple here
iPad Feedback
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
Cognizant Apple employees read ALL feedback generated from all of the various feedback pages and transfers the data to the proper and responsible Apple teams and personnel , but NO Apple employees will ever respond with any type of direct, individual replies from the feedback you post.
OR
Contact Apple about the Dock issue here.
https://www.apple.com/contact/
Good Luck to You!
chimelle wrote:
I totally agree. There are so many other ways to access "favorites" and last used apps. The dock is just unsightly clutter. I wish I could remove it!
You can't. But, you can do something more constructive than complaining here: submit feedback to Apple.
We all want the option of not allowing the dock to appear while scrolling... aka swiping up.
No, not all of us want that option. And no one here can give you that option. Use the feedback page:
Scroll from a little higher up on the screen. The dock is set to appear when you start swiping almost at the very bottom edge of the screen. If you start a bit higher it will not show up.
Outside of that, it does have a purpose. You may not have any use for the Multitasking features that it provides, but other users do. It's not just a random useless item, it has a reason for working the way it does. Turning it off in Apps renders the Multitasking and Split View options unusable.
You can submit a suggestion to Apple as mentioned many times in this thread already using the Feedback page. https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
Telling us, and complaining to us, is not going to do much to change the way it works.
You can send feedback to Apple here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/.
Hi Icechips. The dock on the Home screen is basically unchanged since iOS 9, except for the added suggested apps at the right. Removing it has not been an option, and that's unlikely to change. And it only appears in apps if you swipe up from the bottom. I actually find it handy for switching apps, just swipe up and tap.
Thanks for the answer. You think if they give us something that they think everyone wants they'd give us a way to undo it ... but I'm probably the only person that will post that they don't want the dock. The least they can do is make it transparent.
If I could take a before and after photo you'd see no grey rectangle in the before shot and now it's there and when I use an app it's logo appears in the box, so I have to try and remove or delete the new copy. I was happy with the previous version which took me forever to teach my mother to use, now I have to re-learn and try to teach her again, not happening. Anyone need an IPad 2?
I not only want it hidden, I want it taken away altogether. On my iPad mini it’s completrly useless an$ just gets in the way of scrolling documents etc. and as for Control Centre, it makes me want to throw the device against the wall. A VERY big mistake, Apple. You used to make simple useable products. The IOS 11 interface is just c#$p.
I believe the OP is referring to the dock showing up in apps, as opposed to on the home screen. I am also finding that an errant swipe brings the dock up, or minimises the screen I am trying to view, which I find more aggravating as time passes.
So, for clarification, is there a way to prevent the dock from showing up while in an app? I have no issue with it being on the home screen, and find it useful there,but find it to be very annoying when it pops up while in an app.
Cheers,
Can dock be hidden IOs 11
