Split the Screen, to Multi-Task Away

Split the Screen

Before you get started, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Multi-Window , and make sure that Multi-Window dock is enabled.

You can enable split-screen mode in any of the following ways (depending on your device model):

• When an app is open and displayed in full-screen mode, swipe up from the bottom to or in the top left corner of the screen. Then open another app that supports split-screen mode.

• When an app is opened and displayed in full-screen mode, swipe inward from the left or right edge of your device and hold, to bring up the Multi-Window dock. Hold down on an app in the dock, drag it on to the screen, and release.

Create a Vertical Split-Screen View

Unfold your phone screen and watch a video on top, while playing a game below, or vice versa.

 

• The figures are for reference only.

• More apps will support vertical split-screen mode in the near future.

• Entering vertical split-screen view: When a video is displayed in full-screen mode, swipe up from the bottom to the upper left corner of the screen, and touch another app or widget that supports vertical split-screen mode, to display the two items on top and bottom.

• Switching to vertical split-screen mode: Under horizontal split-screen mode, touch between the two split screens, and touch Split horizontally.

• Adjust the split screen ratio: Under vertical split-screen mode, drag between the two split screens to adjust the relative size of each split screen.

Common Operations in Split-Screen Mode

When in split-screen mode, feel free to:

• Switch split screens: Touch or between the two split screens, and then touch Flip top/bottom or Flip left/right.

  You can also touch and hold down on at the top of a split screen until this split screen shrinks, then drag this split screen to the other split screen and release, to switch split screens.

• Adjust the split screen ratio: Drag between the two split screens to adjust the relative size of each split screen.

• Switch a split screen to a floating window: Touch and hold down on near the top of a split screen, and drag it to the left or right (in portrait mode) or downwards (in landscape mode).

• Exit split-screen mode: Drag or between the two split screens, until the other split screen disappears.

Save Split-Screen Combinations

In Split-screen mode, you can save common split-screen combinations to the home screen, and touch to apply them.

Touch or between the two split screens, and touch Save combo to save the split-screen combination to your home screen.

Touch the split-screen combination icon on the home screen to apply it.

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 an SMS message, open Notepad, touch and hold the text you want to send, and drag it into the message text input box.

• 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.