Shrink an App Window or Split the Screen

In full-screen mode, you can shrink the app screen to turn it into a floating window, or create a split screen with another app as well, at any time.

This feature is unavailable in some apps.

Before using this feature, go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Gestures.

Shrink the app window

When an app is displayed in full-screen mode, swipe up from the bottom to in the top right corner of the screen, to display the app as a small floating window. The small floating window will automatically display in Landscape mode, when you shrink a video or game app in landscape mode.

Small floating windows in Landscape mode are only supported in certain apps.

The figures are for reference only.

You can try the following:

• To minimize a floating window, hold down on the window, and drag it to the left or right edge of the screen, or quickly drag it to the left or right.

• To close a floating window, hold down on the window, drag it to at the bottom of the screen, or quickly drag it downwards.

• To open in full-screen mode, hold down on the window, drag it to the top of the screen, or quickly drag it upwards.

• To enlarge the small floating window, tap on it.

If you drag the bottom edge, two sides, or bottom corners of the standard-sized floating window to reduce the window to the smallest possible size, and then release the window, it will automatically shrink into a small floating window that remains fixed to the upper right corner of the screen.

Split the screen

1. When an app is displayed in full-screen mode, swipe up from the bottom to or in the top left corner of the screen.

2. Then open another split-screen-capable app to display both apps in split-screen mode.