When using Android’s split-screen feature, you may also see the message, “App doesn’t support split screen.” I currently get this with apps like Amazon Kindle, Netflix, and my own Android football game. The “App doesn’t support split screen” message If I then tap the title bar of one of those apps, it will open in the bottom split-screen view, assuming that it will work in split-screen mode. For instance, if I have five apps open at a time and I’m in split-screen mode, when I tap the new Recent Apps icon, I’ll see one app in the top split-screen view, and the other four apps open in the Rolodex view in the bottom split-screen, like this: If you tap it and happen to have more than two apps open at a time, you’ll see that it lets you choose another app to open in the bottom split-screen. This different icon indicates that you’re in split-screen mode. This next images shows that the split-screen “Recent Apps” icon is different than the usual Recent Apps icon: Slide the divider all the way to the top or bottom to put one of the apps back into “full screen mode.”.Resize the screen areas to make one screen larger than the other.You can do at least two things with this divider bar: I’ve circled the divider widget that you can “type and slide” in this image: Now that you are in split-screen mode, you’ll see a divider bar between your two open apps. If you rotate your Android device, you should see the split-screen apps displayed side-by-side, like this: If the apps really support split-screen mode, you’ll be able to toggle back and forth between the two of them by tapping on them and using them as usual. I’ll end up with the two apps in split-screen mode, like this: For example, if I tap my “Just Be” app where I show this red dot: Now that you have Chrome placed in the top area of the split-screen, all you have to do is tap the other app that you want to appear in the second split-screen area. Step 4: Select the second app you want to use in split-screen mode So far the apps that I have used with this message have worked okay, but as that message states, some apps may not work well. When you place Chrome in that top area, the message “App may not work with split-screen” may be shown briefly. After you move Chrome to that area, you should see this view: When you press-and-hold that spot, Android 7 will show a new area at the top of the display with the text, “Drag here to use split screen.” Go ahead and drag the Chrome browser to that area. For instance, if I want Chrome to be on the top of my split-screen view, I’ll press-and-hold the spot highlighted in this image: To go into split-screen mode from this point, press-and-hold the top part of the app that you want to make the first screen in your split-screen view. Step 3: Select the first app you want to use in split-screen mode The Chrome browser is open on the bottom.My “Just Be” mindfulness app is open on the top.If you tap that icon when you have several apps open, you should see a “Rolodex” view of your open apps, like this: That’s the rectangular button on the bottom-right of the screen: Once you have those apps open, tap the “Recent Apps” icon on the bottom of the Android screen. Step 2: Tap the Android “recent apps” icon They are more likely to work in split-screen mode than other apps. Tip: When you’re first getting started, open a few Google apps. I recommend starting a browser like Chrome, and another app like Twitter or an email app like Gmail. For instance, at the time of this writing, Kindle and Netflix don’t support it. You may want to open more than two apps, because some apps won’t support the split-screen feature. The easiest way to get started with the split-screen feature is to have two or more Android apps open. How to use Android’s split-screen feature Step 1: Open two or more apps This little pictorial/tutorial shows how to use this split-screen feature. Android 7 introduced a cool new “split screen” feature where you can work with two apps running at the same time.
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