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There are times when you want to run two (or more) applications at the same time on your smartphone. Instead of jumping back and forth between apps, Android has a built-in split-screen mode that lets you view two apps side-by-side on your screen. The split-screen mode comes in handy when you searching for a product on Amazon while checking email or watching a YouTube video while searching for an address on Google Maps. In case, you ever wanted to run two apps simultaneously on your phone, how to activate split-screen and how to deactivate it.
Before you run apps at the same time on your device, keep in mind that not all apps can be run in split-screen mode. Apps like Chrome and YouTube does support split-screen mode, while mobile games and Facebook Messenger don’t support it.
# From your home screen, go to the Apps menu and select any app of your choice.
#Once you figure out the app you wish to use in split-screen, tap and hold on that app to open a menu. You will see a list of options in the dropdown menu, click on Split Screen.
#Your first app will be displayed at the top of the screen. Now choose the second app you would like use in split-screen mode at the bottom of the screen.
Once the split-screen mode is enabled, you will notice that the two apps are separated by the black line. Just slide it up or down to resize the apps.
While the split-screen mode or multi-window comes handly, you would not want to use it all the time. There is a way to turn off the split-screen mode on your device. The best way to end the split-screen window is by long-tapping the middle black bar dividing the two screens. This method will automatically close the secondary app at the bottom of the screen.
