User level: Level 1 (4 points)After updating to iPadOS 27, the Remote app (for controlling Apple TV) launches in full-screen mode. This is incredibly inconvenient; it used to be a mini-widget, but now I have to perform three extra swipes. Please change it back to the way it was.
Posted on Sep 15, 2026 10:58 AM
User level: Level 10 (85,896 points)Sep 15, 2026 11:44 AM in response to SgtSlowpoke
Please change it back to the way it was.
Apple are not here. We are all end user like you and not empowered to change anything Apple does.
Please use this to place your issue before an Apple employee:
User level: Level 10 (334,506 points)Sep 15, 2026 2:56 PM in response to SgtSlowpoke
The Remote App supports iPadOS Windowed Apps mode.
Verify that you have enabled Windowed Apps Mode from iPad settings:
Settings > Multitasking & Gestures - select Windowed Apps mode
Next, launch the Remote App from your Control Centre - then simply drag the bottom-right corner to resize the App window. Once resized, you can move the App window by dragging the top edge of the window to your preferred position on the screen:
User level: Level 1 (55 points)Sep 20, 2026 12:43 PM in response to LotusPilot
Sadly this work around doesn’t really help users who don’t use multitasking mode, such as myself.
Really surprised by this change considering how much Apple prides itself on its UX, and now something that’s been very useful (all the times I don’t know where the remote is or it’s just out of reach) and been around for years suddenly removed with something that nobody would actively consider an upgrade (a full screen TV remote app that takes up an entire iPad’s screen).
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256357435