How to Get a Full Screen on iPad
If you want to get full screen on your iPad—that is, no clock, date, or battery icon on the screen—we’ve got bad news for you: There’s no way to do it in every situation. The iPadOS doesn’t provide that option. But, there are some cases in which you can do something similar in certain apps.
How to Get a Full Screen on iPad in Safari
One of the most common cases in which people want an iPad to be full screen is the Safari web browser. Getting iPad Safari in full screen appeals to people who wish to have the most immersive web browsing experience possible. Here’s what to do:
How to Get a Full Screen on iPad: For Video
Another way to get full screen on iPad is in video apps. Some video apps offer actual full screen, with no menu bar at the top, while others keep the menu bar but otherwise go full screen. Users can’t control which is which; it’s up to the developer of the app. Whichever your video app supports, you can view it full screen by tapping the icon that looks like two arrows pointing in opposite directions. If you’re viewing the video picture-in-picture, tap the right-corner icon showing two squares with one that has an arrow in it.
