The extra-large screens on Android Smartphones are great for multitasking. We are quite lucky that the sizes of Android devices are mostly between 6 to 6.4-inches, which is great for using split screen mode on Android.

Sometimes you want to do two things on your phone simultaneously, you can check your emails while watching YouTube or Netflix. that’s why it’s important to know how to use split screen for Android. However, the newer versions of Android allow you to easily multi-task with split-screen on Android.

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to use split screen mode on Android.

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Split Screen Mode on Android

Google released Android 7.0 Nougat back in 2016 and also officially offered a split-screen mode for smartphones. Though, there were some manufacturers who offered the split screen mode but didn’t work well or failed.

In the meantime, not all the apps are working with split-screen mode. If an app doesn’t support split screen mode, you’ll see an alert telling you as much. At the bottom of your screen, you should see this message: “App does not support split screen mode.” When selecting the second app you want to see in split-screen mode.

Some of the most popular split-screen compatible apps:

These apps are supported for the split screen mode but I will show you how to use split screen mode with unsupported apps on Android as well and for that you’ve to read till the end.

Google Chrome

WhatsApp

Twitter

Facebook

Spotify

Gmail

Play Store

YouTube

How to Turn on Split Screen mode

Note: to use split screen on Android your Android version must be Android 7.0 Nougat or higher!

Step 1. Tap the Recent Apps key in the navigation bar.

Step 2. On the Recent Apps screen, tap the icon of the first app you want to open in multi-window mode.

Step 3. A contextual menu will appear underneath that app’s icon. Tap Open in the split screen view.

Step 4. After selecting the first app, an empty space will appear on the bottom half of the display. Tap the preview of the app you’d like to occupy this space.

Step 5. To adjust the screens, drag the divider up or down.

Step 6. If you’d like to change the app shown in the second space, go to the home screen and tap another app’s icon to open it instead.

how to use split-screen mode with unsupported apps on Android

Apart from the basic and popular apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Google Chrome. Other apps like Instagram or UC Browser is not compatible with the split screen mode.

But don’t get panic, I will show you how to use your favorite apps at the same time with just this simple technique.

Step 1. Enable Developer options.

How to enable the Developer options

Go to your Phone Settings.

Scroll down to the bottom and select About Phone.

Select software information.

Tap 7 times on the build number option.

option. You will receive an instant message saying that developer mode has been turned on.

To learn more about The Developer option: How to Enable and Disable The Android Developer Options with basic benefits of Developer Options.

Step 2. So now the Developer option is enabled in your device. Go to Settings.

Step 3. Scroll down and select Developer Options.

Step 4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and turn on Force activities to be resizable.

Step 5. Restart your phone and enjoy the split screen mode on your Android devices.

Here’s an example: I am using UC browser and Instagram in a split-screen mode!

How to Exit Split Screen Mode

Method 1. When you’re done with split-screen, drag the divider all the way down to the navigation bar. You’ll return to a full-screen view of the first app you were using.

Method 2. Press the close “X” icon in the top app after returning to the home screen in the bottom space.

Conclusion:

That’s it! I hope by applying this method that I’ve shown, you will be able to use the split-screen mode on Android.

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