When you’re using Android, the screen is divided into two parts. The left side is your home screen, and the right side is your app drawer. To split the screen on Android, you need to do something different than what you do on other platforms. Here’s how:
- Open the Settings app and select “Display.”
- In the Display section, set “Split Screen” to “On.”
- Now open your favorite app and press the three lines in the top left corner of the main window that say “Split Screen On.”
You may want to use this feature to view the information in one app and enter it in another, compare two images, and perform other related tasks. Note that the steps in this guide will slightly vary for you, depending on your phone model.
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Use Two Apps Simultaneously by Splitting the Android Screen
To start splitting the screen, launch both the apps you want to use in this mode on your Android phone.
Open the recent apps menu by pressing the Recents button on your phone. This is the menu that you use to switch between apps and close apps.
In the “Recents” menu, tap and hold on your first app. Then, choose “Split Screen.”
Your first app now covers the top of your screen. Now, on your app list, choose your second app.
Your second app is now added, covering the bottom half of the screen.
Now that both your apps are open, you can use them as if they were running individually. You can tap an option in one app, choose an item in the second app, and so on.
To quit the split-view mode, drag the black bar that appears between your apps towards the app you want to close. For example, to close the app that covers the bottom half of your screen, drag the black bar downwards.
And that’s how you multitask on your Android phone by bringing your favorite apps on to a single screen. Extremely useful!
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