With iPadOS 26 Apple has made some few changes to its screenshotting tool. By default, your iPhone or iPad now displays screenshots in the full-screen view.
However, you can change this if you wish. To disable full-screen screenshot previews in iPadOS 26.
- Open the Settings app on your iPad.
- Tap on General in the sidebar.
- Scroll down and tap on Screen Capture.
- Find the toggle for Full-Screen Previews and turn it off.
After disabling this option, your screenshots will appear as a small thumbnail in the bottom-left corner, similar to the behavior in older iPadOS versions. You can still tap the thumbnail to open the full-screen interface for editing or sharing, but it won’t be the default.
