Question about iPad Pro files app

Hi everyone, i use a iPad Pro 11 m1 whit the last iOS for my studies, i am left handed and when i use a pdf whit files, in the left part of the screen i have the pages and when i write something mi hand accidentally change the page, my question is, ¿it is posible to change the pages view to the right side?


Beforehand thank you very much!!



iPad Pro, iPadOS 16

Posted on Nov 28, 2022 10:22 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2022 06:06 PM

For reasons known only to the Apple Developers, the thumbnail sidebar that you now see on the left edge of the screen when using the native PDF viewer cannot be hidden or suppressed. There are no configuration settings to control its behaviour or positioning.


This sidebar was originally to the right of the page - and received frequent complaint from right-handed users; Apple responded by moving the sidebar to the left - now causing issues for the left-handed user community. Many would agree that having choice in positioning either to the left, or right, would largely address difficulties for most users.


Apple do invite constructive comments and feature requests via their Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:

Feedback - iPad - Apple

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Nov 28, 2022 06:06 PM in response to CarlosAndresAgPa

For reasons known only to the Apple Developers, the thumbnail sidebar that you now see on the left edge of the screen when using the native PDF viewer cannot be hidden or suppressed. There are no configuration settings to control its behaviour or positioning.


This sidebar was originally to the right of the page - and received frequent complaint from right-handed users; Apple responded by moving the sidebar to the left - now causing issues for the left-handed user community. Many would agree that having choice in positioning either to the left, or right, would largely address difficulties for most users.


Apple do invite constructive comments and feature requests via their Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:

Feedback - iPad - Apple

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