Galaxy S9 - How can I Add App Pairs to Home screen?

Last Update date : Jan 26. 2026

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When you add app pairs to the Home screen, you can launch two apps in the split screen view with a single tap.

1 Tap the Recents button to open the list of recently used apps.
    Galaxy S9 - How can I Add App Pairs to Home screen?
2 Swipe upwards or downwards and tap on a recent app windows. The selected app will launch in the upper window.
    Galaxy S9 - How can I Add App Pairs to Home screen?
3 In the lower window, swipe upwards or downwards to select another app to launch. To launch apps not in the list of recently used apps, tap APP LIST and select an app.
    Galaxy S9 - How can I Add App Pairs to Home screen?
4 Tap the bar between the app windows and tap . The current app pair will be added on the Home screen.
Galaxy S9 - How can I Add App Pairs to Home screen?
Galaxy S9 - How can I Add App Pairs to Home screen?

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