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More advanced tipsfor whenyou’re feeling braveAndroid Picture in Picture
If your Andr oid phone is running
version 8 or 9, you can access Picture in
Picture mode, which lets you use two
apps at the
same ti me.
Open an app
with video,
such as
YouTube
(subscribers
only) and start
playing a clip.
If the app is
designed for
it, tapping the
Recent or
Home buttons
shrinks the
video to a
small window
that continues
playing whil e
you open
and use
another ap p.
This functionality is available in a
numberof other apps, including Google
Maps directions, Chrome, VLC and
WhatsApp video chats. On some
phones, you needto go to Settings,
Apps & Notifications, Advanced, Special
App Access, ‘Picture in Picture’ and tap
an app to enable it.
Android 9task switching
The latest versions of Andr oid
have change d the proc ess for accessing
recent apps and provide a differen t way
to switch from one task to another.
Most new phones ru n Andr oid 9 and
some older models may have received
an OS upgrade, so let’s take a look at
how it works.
At the bottom of th e screen is a ‘pill’
button, which has replaced the old
Home button. Tap this pill icon to return
to the homescreen, so you can open
another app.
To view the apps you’ve used recently ,
swip e up over the pill button. Your apps
are displayed on tiles. Swipe left and
right to browse the recent apps, and tap
one to switch to it. Swipe an app ti le up
to remove it from the list of recently
used apps.
It’s not obvious, but there is a quick
way to switch between the current app
and the last on e you used. Quickly
swip e right over the pill button
whenever it’s visi ble to switch back and
forth between two apps.
If you swip e right over the pill button
and then hold it on the right side, the
recent apps display quickly scrolls
through the apps. Let go to stop and
tap an app to switch to it.
image in Safari until it’s pick ed up,
then drag it to a note. Bear in mind,
though, that the drag-and-drop
feat ure requires compatible apps, so
it won’t work with everything.Android 9multitasking
To access multitasking and
show two apps on the screen
simultaneously, swip e up over the pill
button to show the recent apps and
tap an app’s icon. Tap Split Screen and
the selected app will be displayed in
the top part of th e screen with the list
of recent apps at the bottom. You can
now select a second app to display on
the bottom half of th e screen.
If you want to use just on e of th e
apps and dismiss the other, drag the
horizontal split between the two apps
up ordown, so the app you want fills
the screen.Split-screenappsin
Android 7/8
You may not have the latest Android
OS, but you can still carry out
multitasking in older versions –
it depends on the phone. Open
several apps and press the square
icon to view
the app
switcher.
Apps that
work in
split-screen
mode have
a double
horizontal-
bar icon.
Tap a
split-screen
-compatible
app to open
it in the top
half of th e
screen. The
app
switcher
remains in
the bottom
half – just
tap another
app to
open it.
Tap the
horizontal bar dividing the two apps,
then tap the square icon to open one
app full screen and have the other
in a floating window, which can be
positioned anywhere on the screen.Switch tasks on iOS
Double-tap the Home button
on old iOS devices (including iPhones)
to show the app switcher. On newer
models, swip e up from the bottom of
the screen and paus e in the middle,
then lift your finger when the recent
apps appear.
When multitasking and switchin g
between two apps, swip e left or right
with four fingers to go to the
previously used app.AdvancediPad
multitasking
Our previous tips have demonstrated
how you can access two apps at the
sametime on an iPad, but using Split
Screen and Slide Over lets you open
thre e. Open one app, then slid e up
from the bottom to show the Dock.
Pres s and drag a second app to the
screen and snap it to the left or right
edge in Split Screen view.Now, swipe up from the bottom of
the screen to show the Dock again,
then press and drag a third app to the
screen. When it displays as a vertical
window, dropit. This third app is now
in Slide Over mode. Drag the top bar
left or right to position it, then drag it
off the screen edge to hide it so you
can use the two main apps. Swipe in
from the screen edge to bring it back
to yo ur screen.
Not all iOS apps are suitable for
multitasking. Ju st use trial and error
to find the ones that work.Drag and drop oniPad
If you have two apps open in
Split Screen view on the iPad , you can
drag items from one app and drop
them on the other. For example, if you
have Safari open on one side of th e
screen and Notes on the other side,
you can press and hold a photo orYou can watch a
YouTube video while
reading Google News
Many apps, incl uding
Twitter and Wikipedia
suppor t Split Scre enCombine Split Scre en and Slide Over for
three-app multitasking on aniPad