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- On iPad, you can work with multiple apps at the same time. Open two different apps, or two windows from the same app, by splitting the screen into resizable views. For example, open Messages and Maps at the same time in Split View. You can also open a third app in a smaller Slide Over window that slides in front of an app that’s already open.
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Split View displays two windows side by side in split-screen mode with a black partition in the middle. It is designed for using two apps at the same time in a situation where you may need to continuously reference each one or move information from one to the other.
Apple first introduced Split View alongside other iPad multitasking features in iOS 9, which launched in 2015. It's available on iPad Pro or later, iPad (5th generation) or later, iPad Air 2 or later, and iPad mini 4 or later. All iPad models currently sold by Apple support Split View.
iPad's other primary multitasking feature, Slide Over, displays a primary app in full-screen mode and secondary app in a small floating window on the left or right side of the screen. The Slide Over window can be quickly dismissed and called back when needed, making it ideal for checking information from an app quickly while working on something else.
The main differences between Split View and Slide Over are how much screen real estate each of the two apps takes up, and that each is suited to different types of tasks.
To use Split View, open an app. This will be one of the two apps you use on the screen at the same time. To open a second app, you first need to make sure it is added to your Dock.
Related: How to Add an App to the Dock on an iPad
With the first app you want to use already open, slowly swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Dock.
Find the second app you'd like to open, place your finger on its icon, and hold it for just a moment. (But not too long, or you'll trigger a pop-up menu.) Slowly drag the icon upward off the dock toward the direction you'd like to place the second window.
After a moment, the icon will become part of a blurry rectangular box with rounded edges. Keep dragging the icon with your finger toward the far left or right edge of the screen where you want the second window.
Near the edge of the screen, the first app separates from the edge with a black border, and that is how you know you are about to enter Split View mode. (This is important to note because it is easy to place the app in Slide Over mode instead by accident.)
If you'd like to dismiss Split View, you need to get rid of one of the windows. Place your finger on the center of the black partition line, and drag it at a steady medium speed toward the right edge of the screen.
As you slide closer to the edge of the screen, the apps will blur out, and you will see two windows with the apps' icons in them instead. Keep sliding your finger to the right.
Toward the very edge of the screen, the black partition between the two windows will begin to grow wider (this visually signifies that you are about to "break up" Split View). Keep sliding your finger until you reach the edge of the screen.
Once at the edge of the screen, release your finger, and the Split View should be gone.
Multitasking features on the iPad can be quite handy and powerful if you get the hang of them. Because of the nuances of the gestures involved, they do take patience and practice to get just right.
On the other hand, if you prefer to use the iPad as a single-task device, or you keep bringing up extra app windows by accident, you can easily turn off Split View and Slide Over in the Settings.
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Make multitasking a breeze with Split View in iPadOS. Learn how to use two apps side by side, open multiple windows of the same app, and more.To learn more a...
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