Turn off recording by default

Some update to the app this summer has really messed up downloaded map viewing. Now, when I open a downloaded map, the recording screen buttons take up half my screen space on the bottom and the mini map overlay covers up the top of the screen. Basically, the main map is almost not visible at all. This is SO SO annoying. Why is this the default now? I never want to record my hikes and I can't figure out how to turn this off. I just want to open a map and see the map and not all this other junk. Can anyone help?