Why Is There a Bar at the Bottom of My iPhone?
The home button was a familiar feature on earlier iPhones. The iPhone X brought more screen estate by swapping the iconic Home button for a grayish bar at the bottom of the screen. The screen now shows you more information, and new gestures have made handling the iPhone faster. As you swipe from one screen to the next, you will barely notice the grey Home Bar. You don’t even need to select it or tap on it to browse your phone. The permanent thin bar is just a reminder to swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen. Notice a Swipe up to unlock message appears above the bar when you wait for a moment. It’s a visual aid on the screen of every app you open both in Portrait and Landscape mode. But it can be slightly intrusive on some apps (like games and media players) and in Dark Mode.
Can You Get Rid of the Bottom Bar on an iPhone?
The iPhone does not have a setting you can enable or disable to control the display of the bottom bar. Developers can write code that auto-hides the bar on some apps. But iOS has the final say. Until Apple introduces this setting in a future update, use Guided Access in Accessibility Settings as a quick hack to remove the grey home bar. It has one limitation: Guided Access works only in one app at a time. You’ll have to trigger Guided Access for each app you open.
How Do I Get Rid of the Bar at the Bottom of My Screen?
Guided Access locks the phone to a single app and allows you control over the screen elements on display. It’s an essential child-proof feature to limit what kids can see and use on the screen. Guided Access also works as a temporary fix for the bar at the bottom of the screen.
How to Use Guided Access to Remove the Home Bar?
As Guided Access prevents app switching, pick an app you want to use for a longer time. You also can’t take screenshots or return to the home screen without exiting the Guided Access mode.
