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Larhaz
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Black icon and transparent rectangle on iPad screen

a black circle showed up on my iPad desktop along with a transparent Rectangle. I'd like To get,rid, of it. Any suggestions?



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Original Title: Black icon

Posted on Nov 5, 2026 6:58 AM

2 replies

Allan Jones
User level: Level 10 (85,896 points)

Nov 5, 2026 11:55 AM in response to Larhaz

Is it this:



Then go to Settings > Accessibility > Vision and turn off "Hover Text."

IdrisSeabright
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)

Nov 5, 2026 7:01 AM in response to Larhaz

A screenshot would be very helpful in this situation.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256389251