How to Use the Split Screen Mode on iPhone And iPad

Split-Screen or Multitasking is a very useful feature that is provided by the iOS devices to its users. Because sometimes, just one application is not enough. Like when we are in any official group meeting and side-by-side, we have to send some important documents split screen comes handy. And for these times, the feature of split-screen has proved to be a very useful tool for its users. It enables us to perform more than one task at a time. In simple words, the feature of the split screen allows you to run two applications at the same time, and you can view them side by side on the screen of your iPhone or iPad. Have you tried this feature yet? Want to know how to enable this feature on your iPhone or iPad? Follow the article to know more about this feature and get the steps to enable this feature on your iOS Devices.

How to Enable the Split-Screen on Your iPhone or iPad?

Enabling split-screen mode on any of your iOS Devices is a simple process. The feature of split-screen and slide over is available in all the latest versions of iOS devices. And this shows that the iPhone or iPad is not less than any computer system. However, some people don’t know about this feature. If you are one of them, then this article will let you know everything about this feature along with the procedure to enable this on your iDevice. 

It is important to notify you that all the applications on your iOS device will not support the split-screen mode. This mode is mostly supported by gaming apps, movie, and TV streaming apps, gallery apps, and video call applications. Now to enable this feature of split-screen on your iDevice, follow the steps that we have mentioned for you. Here are the steps:

The Steps to Enable Split-Screen Mode on the iPhone and iPad

• To set up your iPhone or iPad on the split-screen mode, make sure to set up the Dock on your device. Dock, also known as the heart of the split-screen feature on your Apple device is basically a handy area where all the applications are allocated for launch. You can enable Dock by visiting Settings >Home screen and Dock> Multitasking. 
• Now toggle the button of the three controls to allow the multiple applications, gestures, and pictures to run on your screen at the same time.
• Get started by choosing the applications that you want to use side- by- side on your screen.
• Now, after selecting the applications, tap and hold your finger on the app and drag it towards the Dock. Also remember, the apps that you choose can be placed on the left side of the screen divider. In case, if you do not want to use the applications that you have selected at that time, you can keep them in the Dock.
• Now, open the main app that you wish to open on your device and hold your phone in a horizontal manner. You can divide your screen in the proportion 50:50 or 75:25. It’s totally up to you to select the main app to launch first on your split-screen.
• After selecting and launching the main application, now you have to swipe up through your screen to open the toolbar to choose the other app added up in the Dock. Select the second application you wish to divide your screen with.
• Now arrange the windows in the proportion you want like in 50:50 or 75:25. If you want to hide the one application, you can do that by simply tapping on the grey bar that is placed at the top of your screen. Drag it in the downward direction on your screen. This way, it will make the second screen disappear temporarily. But it will not close the application completely. You can make it reappear on your screen by swiping in from the side.
• You can see the second tab that is present on the screen by default. But, then you can easily divide the screens between the applications just by tapping and holding the bar that is placed at the top of your screen. This way, both of the tabs on your screen will be blurred temporarily. And will divide the screen at the time when you will release the apps.

If you own an older version of iDevice, you can take the help of the third-party screen split applications that you can find on the App Store. However, there are only a few options available for that purpose. You can choose any one of them. 

In case, after splitting the screens, if you wish to turn off the splitting mode on your iDevice, you can do this by following the steps that we have mentioned below for you:

Follow these steps:

The Steps to Disable the Split-Screen Mode on Your iPhone or iPad Screen

• To get rid of the split-screen mode on your iDevice, you need to close one of the windows. You can do that by placing your finger on the centre portion of the black partition of your screen and drag the point at a steady normal speed to the right corner side of your screen.
• When you slide the point to the corner of the screen, you can see the apps blurred out, and there will be two windows with the app icons on your screen. Keep sliding the finger in the right-hand direction of your screen.
• Keep sliding until you reach the corner of the screen. Now release your finger. And you will not see the split-screen on your device anymore.

Earlier, this feature of split-screen was only available for the computers, and now anyone can use this feature on any one of their iDevices. It’s an important feature that is required by all of us as it maximizes the productivity of your iOS Devices. So, go on and try this feature and let us know about your experience.

Mia Watson is an avid technical blogger, a magazine contributor, a publisher of guides at Blogs Book, and a professional cyber security analyst. Through her writing, she aims to educate people about the dangers and threats lurking in the digital world.

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