Android Split Screen: How to Use Two Apps at Once on Your Phone
Have you ever tried to copy a number from a message into another app, and kept switching back and forth until you forgot it? Or wanted to watch a video while replying to a chat? Android has a free, built-in answer: split screen. It puts two apps on your screen at the same time, one on top and one below. You do not need to download anything. Split screen puts two apps side by side so you stop switching back and forth How to turn on split screen Open the first app you want to use, for example YouTube or Chrome. Tap the square button (recent apps) at the bottom of the screen, or swipe up and hold, to open the recent apps view. Find the first app's card, tap its app icon at the top of the card (or tap the three dots on it). Tap Split screen or "Open in split screen view". The first app will move to the top half. Now tap the second app from your recent apps or app list, and it will fill the bottom half. Start split screen from the recent apps view — no extra app needed Four st...