How to remove Red yellow green buttons on ipad windows

In the recent iOS update on my ipad, they have added the red green yellow buttons on the top left of the screen. (Just like on the Mac)


question: how do i get rid of them for good?


they interfere with apps, videos and are a pain.


appreciate any help!


iPad Pro

Posted on Oct 22, 2025 6:27 PM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2025 3:14 AM

The traffic-light buttons effectively replace the three-dot multitasking button that previously appeared at top-centre of open App windows.


The only available method to disable (hide) the new multitasking control is to completely disable multitasking from iPad settings - although this has the obvious consequence of disabling the ability to have multiple open App windows.

Settings > Multitasking & Gestures - from the available options, select Full Screen Apps





With release of iPadOS 26, many Apps will doubtless be updated over coming months to best integrate with the new version of iPadOS - just as they did when the previous iterations of iPadOS multitasking were introduced.


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Oct 23, 2025 3:14 AM in response to Kotep_

The traffic-light buttons effectively replace the three-dot multitasking button that previously appeared at top-centre of open App windows.


The only available method to disable (hide) the new multitasking control is to completely disable multitasking from iPad settings - although this has the obvious consequence of disabling the ability to have multiple open App windows.

Settings > Multitasking & Gestures - from the available options, select Full Screen Apps





With release of iPadOS 26, many Apps will doubtless be updated over coming months to best integrate with the new version of iPadOS - just as they did when the previous iterations of iPadOS multitasking were introduced.


How to remove Red yellow green buttons on ipad windows

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