As noted previously in the thread, it is more a matter of not having had time to look at it. I have no idea how hard it is to fix, but it’s probably not difficult given we just use the stock Apple kit.
I can’t see the problem myself, can someone post a screenshot? In my mind’s eye I’m just seeing the tiny little clock and battery strip along the top of the screen. Surely it’s more than just that if find yourself unable to use the software?
After sitting silently and watching the comment on this thread and a couple of others I finally feel compelled to comment.
On this thread.
Yes, in the current version of Scrivener iOS the top and bottom bars are displayed. So what?
iCloud Synching
Claiming that many users are potentially abandoning Scrivener because iCloud doesn’t play nicely with the Scrivener package format (note I say iCloud doesn’t play nicely, not the other way around) flies in the face of everything I see day to day. I’m sure the L&L team would know best in terms of sales, but members of every writing group I interact with swear by Scrivener and Dropbox synching across machines/platforms. To those who threaten to leave for an iCloud synching program, I would say - go for it. Perhaps go to Ulysses (an admittedly good program) where you will be charged almost the price of a new licence every 12 months. As for complaints about Dropbox, I (and apparently most others) have no issues with it working impressively day to day. Yes it’s a bit of a frustration having the new 3 device limit, but THEY ARE PROVIDING A FREE SERVICE FOR … SAKE… one that works exactly as claimed. Bit like a kid kicking up because granny gave them vanilla ice-cream when they really would have liked chocolate. And of course if you are dead against Dropbox use AirDrop or iTunes synch. If iCloud eventually becomes useable, great, but in the meantime PLEASE L&L do not gut the great program you’ve developed just because of a little noise from the sidelines.
Demands for iOS like version on Mac
Seems some people have a very wrong take on what Catalyst is all about. It allows in the short term for designing an app for both platforms, however it IS NOT a simple you get the iOS APP onto Mac at the click of a box. There is still significant work to be done to make use of Mac menus and add additional Mac specific functions. Catalyst appears for all the world to be a short term solution (and will be useful for games etc) while Swift UI is developed and becomes mainstream. Swift UI will assist development for both platforms however MacOS apps developed with it will remain full featured. For those interested in reading between lines, watch the Apple WWDC Keynote and think on what was actually said. In response to some posts, there is no evidence to suggest a significant group who simply want iOS apps translated with all their limitations onto MacOS.
Having got that load off my chest, I’ll go back to silently watching.
ASTAFF
Thank you for this calm and lucid analysis.
I wish I’d said that.
Ray
The original poster has stated:
OCD is a significant disorder which can greatly reduce quality of life, no doubt to the point that a sufferer might avoid his preferred writing software until a trigger is fixed. Therefore this is a legitimate medical reason for requesting and/or inquiring about progress on an update. As I suffer from an “invisible” disability myself (ADHD), I empathise. (I can’t use Ulysses for anything longer than a blog post. It’s too bland and my attention slides off it. 
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Quite so. I struggled with a severe case of OCD when I was quite a bit younger; cracked knuckles, three-hour morning rituals and all that. Apologies if I came across as dismissive in my request for a screenshot. It is something I’d be curious to see if you get a chance, though.
And that is why I added that rider.
I don’t dismiss the impact of OCD, however accept the reality that a quick update to any app to address an individual’s situation is an unlikely event given what I expect is an already long update list.
That said, I was amazed when another app developer made a tweak within 48 hrs to some feedback I provided. In that case, it was a suggestion that would positively impact most users and was one of those, ‘gee I hadn’t thought of that’ moments.
Here are some screenshots of what it looks like.
Full screen: 
Split screen, which also shrinks updated apps to make them not fit the screen: 
It’s important to note that this is not just black bars appearing at the top and bottom. It is the app not fitting the screen. Which is entirely different. Text or app features can and should be displayed where these black bars are.
Example of iA Writer in full screen: 
Here it is in split screen: 
It is hugely frustrating to me for it not to be updated, and I don’t know why anyone would argue against it. When you pay £20 for a professional app, you expect it to be updated to match the new hardware.
Most apps (many smaller apps than Scrivener) were updated within weeks to match the new screen size.
I’m speaking with iOS devs, I’ve been told that’s all that’s required is to recompile in the latest version of Xcode. I’m not saying you should spend a ton of time, dropping other things to fix the home bar issue, but wouldn’t it be worth it to see if it’s really that simple? If it’s that easy of a fix, and you can give new iPad Pro users the same experience everyone else is getting, why not?
Because if you’re going to put out an update and wade through the Apple Store nonsense, you probably want to fix more than a single bug (that bug only affecting a portion of your users, and being purely cosmetic for all but a few of them), especially when that bug hasn’t been around nearly as long as some of the other bugs that people have reported and been patiently waiting for.
Or so I would guess, anyway.
Each to their own I guess.
I personally find the split screen example with text below Ioa above and below the swipe bar to look odd, untidy, even unprofessional.
Agreeing with Devinganger, it can wait for the next update as there are actual productivity improvements we’re waiting for.
Well, you might find it interesting that if I put Scrivener and Safari side by side on my latest iPad Pro model it looks like this:
Neither app uses the “full screen”.
So it appears that not even Apple has ”fixed” this. 
If you read just three posts upthread, you’ll see that it is Scrivener that is forcing other apps to also implement the bar.
Yes, if I was not clear earlier in the thread, this is something that will be fixed along with several other things in the next update. We very rarely put out single issue fixes immediately—and when we do it is for major issues that cause Scrivener to fail to launch for a large majority of users, or some such.
Thanks for the screenshots all. It strikes me that if in another universe everyone was told this was how iOS was supposed to look, it would actually probably be considered a nice look, ha. It certainly doesn’t look broken, they clearly put effort into how it works, with bevelled corners and such. Like I say, I think it even looks nice. Just to be clear I am idly musing upon the psychology of fashion design here, not remarking on whether or not we’ll fix it. 
Really? Because in my experience, paying any amount for an app, unless it’s a subscription, gives me no expectation that I am paying for anything other than app in the current state it is in.
And even if it is a subscription, I have no expectation that the devs will prioritize their bugfixes and feature updates in a way that is pleasing to me.
This has been my experience since back in the early days of computer BBSs, when you used to have to pay to get updated versions of software.
