Before you get started, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Multi-Window, and make
sure that Multi-Window dock is enabled.
Common Operations in Split-Screen Mode
When in split-screen mode, feel free to:
• Switch split screens: 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
oating 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.
Multi-Window View for a Single App
You can create two task windows for the same app (such as Email and Notepad), and drag
images, text, or documents between the windows.
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