I AM proudly running an Ad Blocker.
Thank you for the explanation regarding why I can go hours without an issue and then the dot can reappear.
The black dot is to the right of the up and down arrows.
It looks exactly the same as I posted at the beginning of this thread.
I gave your "Post 29" (just above) a "Like"....but I could not do so until I tapped on the black dot first.
The black dot is always removable and thus I can function....yet it is an added step which is a minor inconvenience.
Are you
@wdwmagic saying that this is my new reality, there is nothing on your end that you will do?