How to use split screen & multi windows on Galaxy phones

Please note: The following steps and images may be different depending on your model and operating system.

Multi Window mode, or multitasking, lets you view two apps side-by-side on a split screen.

There is also a feature called pop-up view, which lets you use an app in a small window while you use the rest of the screen for other tasks.

Multi Window symbol

Please note: Before following these steps, open both of the apps that you want to view in split screen. 

Follow these steps to open two apps in split screen:

1 From any screen, press the menu button
Menu icon selected in home screen
2 Swipe to find the first app you would like view, then tap the app icon
App icon selected
3 Tap Open in split screen view
Open in split screen view
4 Choose the other app that you want to view and tap the app icon
Chrome icon selected in split screen view
5 You will see both apps in split screen
Galaxy Wearables and Chrome open in split screen view

To change the size of the windows:

1 Tap and drag the line between the windows in either direction
Line between two windows in split screen selected
2 Release the line where you want the split to be

To leave split screen view, tap the home button.

Home button selected in split screen

Top open an app in pop-up view:

1 From any screen, tap the menu button
Menu icon selected on home screen
2 Tap the App icon then tap Open in pop-up view
Open in pop-up window selected

To move a pop-up window, tap and drag the top of the window to move it around the screen.

Bar at top of pop-up window selected

To minimize the pop-up window:

1 Tap the home button
2 Alternatively you can tap the bar at the top of the pop-up window
Bar at top of pop-up window selected
3 Then tap the minimise icon
Minimise icon selected in pop-up window

To make a pop-up window full screen:

Tap the full screen icon

Full screen icon selected in pop-up window

To close the pop-up window:

1 Tap the bar at the top of the pop-up window
Bar at top of pop-up window selected
2 Tap X
X selected in pop-up window

To close the pop-up window in minimised view:

1 Tap and hold the minimised app icon
Minimised app icon selected
2 Drag it down to Remove
Minimised app icon and remove selected

You can move a video into a pop-up window while you are watching it in Video player. You may find that the window will close itself once the video has finished playing. 

1 When playing a video in fullscreen, tap anywhere on the screen to bring up the options
Video in Video player
2 Tap the Pop-up icon
Pop-up icon selected in Video player
3 The video will open in a pop-up window
Video in pop-up window

If you're experiencing unusual behaviour on Samsung mobiles, tablets or wearables, you can send us an error report or ask us a question in the Samsung Members app.

 

This allows us to take a closer look at what is happening. The data is anonymised and only held for the duration of the investigation. Find out more about sending an error report through the Samsung Members app

 

For further support, please visit Samsung Support.

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