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Home screen gray shaded area

Home screen has a gray shaded area on bottom. I can remove it

iPhone XS

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 5:22 PM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2020 5:25 PM

That is called the “dock”. Apps that you put in that area won’t change as you switch between home screen pages. You cannot remove it, but you can put your most frequently used apps in it, such as Mail an Safari.

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Home screen gray shaded area

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