

#TABLET SPLIT SCREEN ANDROID MARSHMALLOW WINDOWS#
Open the second app you wish to use with this app, and you’ll now have both apps open side by side.įlexible windows is another useful multitasking feature on the OnePlus Pad. Now, using two fingers, perform a swipe-down gesture in the middle of the screen, and the app will hide away along the left edge. To use this gesture, open one of the two apps you wish to use in Split screen mode. However, in case it isn’t, you can enable it like this: Go to Settings > Special features > Split screen, and toggle on the Swipe down with 2 fingers to split the screen option. It’s enabled by default, and using it involves a simple gesture.

OnePlus offers a neat gesture on the OnePlus Pad that offers a quick and easy way to put apps in Split screen mode. Use a Two-Finger Gesture to Use Apps in Split Screen You can also bring up Smart Sidebar while you have an app open on the screen and drag the second app from the sidebar to use both apps side by side. Once done, repeat the same steps to open the second app or, alternatively, launch it from the home screen or dock. Then, hold and drag an app from the sidebar onto the screen.

Now, to open an app in Split screen view, access the Smart Sidebar by swiping left from the top-right edge of the screen. And then, tap the ( +) button on an app to add it to your Sidebar. Hit Edit and tap the minus ( –) button to remove the apps you don’t wish to use. Swipe left from the top-right edge of the screen to bring up the Smart Sidebar. You can put your favorite or frequently-used apps in this area and drag them onto the main screen to put them in Split screen view.įirst, configure the Sidebar to include your preferred apps. Smart Sidebar is a feature on the OnePlus Pad that puts your favorite apps in a sidebar along the upper-right edge of the screen for quick and easy access. Enter the Split Screen View From the Smart Sidebar When you minimize an app group, it remains open in the same state, and you can access it from the Recents menu to switch back to it. Simply tap and hold the bar at the top of the app and drag it to your preferred half of the screen. Similarly, you can also move an app from the left to the right or vice versa. If you wish to change this, you can do so by holding the three-dot slider in the middle and dragging it left or right. By default, the apps share an equal screen area. Open the second app you wish to use alongside it.īoth your apps will now open in Split screen view.Tap the window icon in the top-right corner of the app you want to use in Split screen mode.Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to bring up the Recents menu.It works in both landscape and portrait orientations, and here’s how you can use it to enter the Split screen view: Oxygen OS puts a Split screen mode button on all compatible apps in the Recents menu. There are three ways to enter the Split screen view on the OnePlus Pad. The feature works really well, and thanks to OnePlus’ decision to go with a 7:5 aspect ratio display, it can fit more content on the screen than other tablets on the market. It allows you to run two apps side-by-side to work on them simultaneously, so you don’t have to jump back and forth between them. Split screen is easily the best multitasking feature on the OnePlus Pad.
