On iOS 16.2. After iPad restart the assistive touch icon disappears. It requires going into Accessibility, and despite assistive touch still being ‘on’, turning it off and back on again makes the icon reappear.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
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Assistive touch disappears after iPad restart
