What is App Pairs and how to use it on Samsung Galaxy device?
Last Update date : Sep 21. 2020
App Pairing on Galaxy S9/S9+
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Tap the Recent button to open the list of recently used apps
![Tap recent button]()
2
Swipe upwards or downwards and tap the two horizontal bar icon on a recent app windows. The selected app will launch in the upper window
![Select app to launch on the upper window]()
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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
![Select app to launch on the lower window]()
4
Tap the bar between the app windows and tap first icon from the left. The current app pair will be added on the Home screen
![Tap the first icon for app pairing]()
![Add app pair to Home screen]()
App Pairing on Galaxy S8/S8+ and Note8
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From the Home screen, swipe the Edge screen handle across the screen.
![swipe the Edge screen handle across the screen.]()
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Tap Add
![Tap ADD icon.]()
3
Touch Create App pair.
![Touch Create App pair.]()
4
Select 2 apps. The first app will appear at the top and the second app will appear at the bottom when opened in split screen view. For this example, select Calculator and then Chrome.
![Select two apps from the list]()
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Tap DONE.
![Tap Done]()
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Touch Back to return to the Edge screen.
![Tap Back]()
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Touch Back to return to the Edge screen.
![Tap Back]()
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Tap the App pair shortcut to open the paired apps in split screen view
![Lauch shortcut icon for the two apps]()
App pair lets you attach two apps together in the Edge panel to quickly open them in the split screen view.
You can even pick your favorite combination of apps to open in split screen view and staple them together for easy access in Apps Edge.
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