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Apple iPad - Manage Home Screen and Dock Settings

2026-10-22 20:05:08.262

Apple iPad - Manage Home Screen and Dock Settings

Here's how to manage the Home Screen and Dock settings on your iPad.
If you need to manage the size of app icons on your Home screen or the apps that display in the dock on your Apple® iPad®, follow these step-by-step instructions.
  • The steps below apply to the following models:
    • iPad Pro
    • iPad (5th generation or later)
    • iPad Air (2nd generation or later)
    • iPad mini (4th generation or later)
  • To identify your iPad model, check out this Apple Support page.

iPadOS15 and later

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Home Screen & App Library
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Home Screen & Multitasking
    .
  2. Tap the
    Use Large App Icons switch
     to turn on On Switch icon or off Off Switch icon.
  3. Select one of the following options:
    Selected when a checkmark is present.
    • Add to Home Screen
    • App Library Only
  4. Tap the
    Show App in Library Dock switch
     to turn on or off.
  5. Tap the
    Show Suggested and Recent Apps in Dock switch
     to turn on or off.
  6. Tap the
    Show in App Library switch
     to turn on or off.

iPadOS 14.8 and older

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Home Screen and Dock
    .
  2. Select one of the following options:
    Selected when a checkmark is present.
    • More
      : Shows up to 30 app icons on each page with the option to keep Today View on the Home screen.
    • Bigger
      : Shows up to 20 app icons on the Home screen.
  3. Tap the
    Keep Today View on Home Screen switch
     to turn on On Switch icon or off Off Switch icon.
    Only available when using the 'More' option.
  4. Tap the
    Show Suggested and Recent Apps in Dock switch
     to turn on or off.
  5. Tap
    Multitasking
     then turn any of the following on or off:
    • Allow Multiple Apps
      : Drag applications from the Dock or Home screen to create Split View and Slide Over apps. Swipe from the right edge to reveal your last Slide Over app.
    • Picture in Picture
      : When this is on, videos will continue playing in an overlay, even when you press the Home button.
    • Gestures
      : Allows you to use gestures (e.g., Tap, Touch and hold, Swipe, Scroll, Zoom).