Permanently hide the toolbar in iPadOS app

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Evan Long

January 07, 2025 00:42

It would be really nice if we had the option to permanently hide the Jump Desktop toolbar when connecting to a remote machine on an iPad.  I'm referring to the circled element below.

Right now, we have the option to either have the Jump Desktop toolbar maximized or minimized (into the ellipsis button) when we first connect to a remote machine.  However, even in its minimized state, the ellipsis menu still overlaps with native elements from the host machine.  Having it on the screen can be distracting and is the only major graphical element that makes working on a remote machine from an iPad feel different than working natively on a laptop.

I'm thinking something like this...

1. add a setting to Jump Desktop allowing you to permanently hide/remove the ellipsis element (defaults to showing)

2. Add a keyboard/touch screen shortcut to display the Jump Desktop toolbar for users that have chosen to hide the ellipsis element in 1.

If this feature already exists and I'm just missing it, please point me in the right direction.

And thanks for all your work.  Jump Desktop is a really awesome app!

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  Evan Long January 07, 2025 00:52

  Bonus points if you can suppress the iPad home bar at the bottom of the page too.  I believe that individual apps can do that. :) 

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  Andrew Hall January 25, 2025 01:41

  Seconding both of these suggestions. I love using Jump but the ellipsis gets in the way frequently, especially when remoting into a Windows box. If I could move it to the bottom even that would be helpful - right now it sits right in the address bar.

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  danemacmillan May 26, 2025 14:31 (Edited May 26, 2025 14:31)

  Given there are always black gutters somewhere with the Jump desktop experience, I fully support moving that toolbar into it, like at the bottom , especially if the desktop is aligned to the top. There's no reason to have this janky looking toolbar obstructing the actual remote session while simultaneously leaving these huge black gutters on the top and/or bottom. 

  While we're at it, it's worth noting that if the option to "lock cursor" is enabled, and the Fluid app is on an external monitor connected to ipadOS, there is simply no way to access the toolbar, because the external monitor has no touchscreen and so the cursor is stuck. The only option left is to use ipadOS' gesture to swipe away the entire app and kill the connection, then reopen Jump and go to the settings to disable the "lock cursor" option. 

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