Multi-Window

Enable Split-screen Mode from the Multi-Window Dock

• Enable Split-screen mode:

  1. Open an app and swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock.

     
     

     

     
     

  2. Drag an app icon out of the Multi-Window dock.

• Switch the split-screen panes: Touch and hold or at the top of a split-screen pane until the pane shrinks. Then drag the pane to the other side of the screen to switch them.

• Exit Split-screen mode: Drag or in the middle of the split screen line horizontally or vertically until either pane disappears.

 

• Support for Split-screen mode varies by app.

• The screen of a single app can't be split into two.

• Split-screen mode applies only to two apps at any given time.

Display the Floating Window from the Multi-Window Dock

While playing a game, you can also chat with your friend in a floating window without having to exit the game.

• Display the floating window:

  1. Swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock.

     
     

     

     
     

  2. Touch an app icon in the Multi-Window dock to open the app in a floating window.

• Relocate the floating window: Drag the horizontal line at the top of the floating window to the desired location.

• Display in full screen: Touch on the floating window to display the content in the window in full screen.

• Close the floating window: Touch on the floating window to close it.

The size of the floating window cannot be adjusted.

Switch Between Split-screen and Floating Window

• Switch from Split-screen mode to floating window: Touch and hold a split-screen pane, then drag it to the left or right when in Portrait mode, or drag it downwards in Landscape mode.

• Switch from floating window to Split-screen mode: Touch and hold the bar at the top of the floating window, then drag it to the upper/lower part of the screen when in Portrait mode, or to the left or right when in Landscape mode.

Drag and Drop Between Apps with Multi-Window

Use the Multi-Window feature to easily drag and drop images, text, and documents between apps.

• Drag and drop an image: When taking notes with Notepad, open Files, select the photo you want to add, and drag it into the Notepad editor.

• Drag and drop text: When sending a message with WeChat, open Notepad, touch and hold the text you want to send, and drag it to the text input box in WeChat.

• Drag and drop a document: When writing an email, open Files, select the document you want to attach, and drag it into the email editor.

Not all apps fully support drag-and-drop with Multi-Window.

Add, Move, or Remove an App from the Multi-Window Dock

• Add an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , touch the app you want to add from Suggested or More apps, then touch Done.

• Move an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , drag the desired app to any location in the dock, then touch Done.

• Remove an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , touch in the upper right corner of the icon of the app you want to remove, then touch Done.

Disable Multi-Window

Multi-Window is enabled by default. To disable it, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Multi-Window, then disable Multi-Window dock.