This wikiHow teaches you how to add an app to an iPad's Dock and how to delete one from the recently used list. It also explains how to change the Dock configuration settings. The latter is the taskbar that appears at the bottom of the iPad.
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Delete Recent Apps
Step 1. Press the Home button
It is located at the bottom of the iPad screen. This way all open apps will be minimized allowing you to access the device Dock.
Step 2. Press and hold your finger on a recently used app icon
The list of recently opened apps is displayed on the right side of the iPad Dock, which is the gray bar located at the bottom of the screen. After a couple of seconds, the selected app icon will animate and start waving.
Step 3. Tap the badge -
It is located in the upper left corner of the application icon. The chosen app will be removed from the iPad Dock.
Step 4. Press the Home button again
This way the app icons will stop waving.
Part 2 of 3: Adding an App to the Dock
Step 1. Find the app you want to add to the Dock
The latter is located at the bottom of the screen. You can select any application installed on the iPad.
Step 2. Press and hold your finger on the app icon of your choice
After a few moments, the icon will appear visibly larger, which means that you can drag it to where you want on the screen.
Step 3. Drag the app icon to the iPad Dock
Make sure you place it where you want to place it (for example between two existing apps or at the end of the Dock).
Step 4. Lift your finger from the screen
This will place the selected app in the dock you chose. At this point the program in question will be accessible directly from any iPad screen.
- You can place up to 10 apps in the Dock not counting the ones that appear in the "Recent" section.
- You can access the Dock while using an application by sliding your finger up slightly from the bottom of the screen.
Part 3 of 3: Disabling Suggested and Recent Apps
Step 1. Launch the iPad Settings app by tapping the icon
It is characterized by a gray gear icon and is located on the Home of the device.
Step 2. Select "General"
It's displayed in the upper left of the Settings app.
Step 3. Choose the Multitasking and Dock option
It is displayed in the center of the screen.
Step 4. Turn off the "Show suggested and recent apps" slider
It will turn white
to indicate that apps you have recently used will no longer appear in the Dock.
