Get rid of preview pane in iPad app!

[Ian_A6]

New iOS version today says I can now get rid of the Preview pane but HOW? Waited so long for this and now I can't work out how to do it!!

[Maple · Accepted solution]

Hi Ian,

The feature is still rolling out. You'll see it soon as a X button in the top left of the preview pane.

[Emilio1997]

Hi
Its very simple you Just have to go to on the bottom right to account then you click the little gear and in there is the option to hide it

[Ian_A6]

Ok so I’m confused. So despite the app update telling me the facility is available, it isn’t?

how will it “roll out”? Do I have to wait for another app update?

thanks

[Ian_A6]

Sorted! The cross only seems to be visible in portrait mode, although the change persists when you switch back to landscape. 

[Walter]

Glad to hear your sorted this out @Ian_A6!

Just a quick note on this is that this option is available for iOS's v.92.2 onwards and some of our other improvements include a better text file support since the previewing is improved and we also introduced text editing for more than 120 file extensions! 

Thanks for using our iOS mobile app and have a great day ahead! 

[Rich]

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@Walter wrote:

... we also introduced text editing for more than 120 file extensions!

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Is there a list of those extensions anywhere?

[DavidZ]

Are you still seeing the X only in portrait orientation? Which tab are you on (Home, Files, etc), and is there a file open in the right pane? If so, what type of file is it?

[Ian_A6]

yes. open any document by clicking on the left-hand side list and the X should be visible on the right-hand side. If not just rotate to portrait mode. The state seems to persist until you fully close the app - when you re-open the app you have to do this again, which hopefully they will give an option in future (although given how long it took to get this done, I wouldn't hold your breath) 

[DavidZ]

Thanks for the response Ian - I'm specifically asking whether the X disappears for you in landscape mode. If so, any other details would be appreciated so that we can investigate, as we haven't been able to reproduce this issue.