Recents → tap app icon → Split screen

Split Screen on Android

Android · Navigation & Gestures
ActionSplit Screen
ShortcutRecents → tap app icon → Split screen
PlatformAndroid
CategoryNavigation & Gestures

About this shortcut

On Android, you can split screen with Recents → tap app icon → Split screen. Runs two apps at once, one above the other. It sits in the Navigation & Gestures group and is one of the Android shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Android conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to split screen.

2

Press the keys

Press Recents → tap app icon → Split screen.

3

Done

Runs two apps at once, one above the other.

More Navigation & Gestures shortcuts

Go Home
Swipe up from bottom
or  Home button
Go Back
Swipe in from left/right edge
or  Back button
Recent Apps
Swipe up and hold
or  Recents button
Switch to Last App
Swipe left along the bottom bar
Open App Drawer
Swipe up on home screen
One-Handed Mode
Swipe down on the navigation bar
Close an App
Recents → swipe app up
Close All Apps
Recents → Close all