Use Multi Window and shortcuts on your HONOR phone

Hi guys

A Few years ago, multitasking on smartphones may have sounded like a ridiculous idea. But, not any more. With the launch of split screen mode , HONOR has managed to offer a standardized split screen mode for all its EMUI & MAGICsmartphones & tablets. So if you are an EMUI  or & MAGIC smartphone user and love multi-tasking, you’re in sheer luck as you can easily work with two applications at the same time! For instance; you can compare the price between two shopping sites at once! Or you can chat with your friends on WhatsApp as well as * Netflix. Sounds exciting! Isn’t it? But if you aren’t aware of how to enable the split screen mode fret not! Here’s a quick look at how you can simply access multiple apps at the same time via this mode.

❝ How to enable Split-screen mode ❝

Enable split-screen mode:

Step 1:

Open an app and swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock.

Step 2:

Drag an app icon out of the Multi-Window dock > once the app Drag >The screen will split into two.

❝ Switch the split-screen panes ❝

Touch and hold the handle of the top of the split-screen panel until the panel shrinks, then drag and drop it on each other places to switch panels.

Exit split-screen mode:

Touch and hold  or  in the middle of the split screen line and drag it until either pane disappears.

❝ Use the Floating Window ❝

Open a floating window while gaming, and you can chat with a friend without missing a second of the action.

Ⓐ Display the floating window:

Swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock.

Touch an app icon in the Multi-Window dock to open the app in a floating window.

Ⓑ Relocate the floating window:

Drag the bar at the top of the floating window to move the window to the desired location.

Ⓒ Display in full screen:

Touch ◄► at the top of the floating window to display it in full screen.

Ⓓ Minimize the floating window:

Touch ‒ at the top of the floating window to minimize it, and it will go directly into the floating ball.

Ⓔ Close the floating window:

Touch ✖ at the top of the floating window to close it.

❝ Switch Between Split-screen and Floating Window ❝

Ⓐ Switch from Split-screen mode to floating window: Touch and hold the bar at the top of a split-screen pane, then drag it to the left/right side of the screen when in Portrait mode or to the lower edge when in Landscape mode.

Ⓑ Switch from floating window to Split-screen mode: Touch and hold the bar at the top of the floating window, then drag it to the upper/lower part of the screen when in Portrait mode, or to the left or right when in Landscape mode.

❝ Add, Move, or Remove an App from the Multi-Window Dock ❝

Ⓐ  Add an App: In the Multi-window dock, touch +, touch the app you want to add, then touch Done.

Ⓑ Move an App: In the Multi-Window dock, touch +, drag the desired app to any location in the dock, then touch Done.

Ⓒ Remove an App: In the Multi-Window dock, touch +, touch – in the upper right corner of the icon of the app you want to remove then touch Done.

❝ Drag and Drop Between Apps with Multi-Window ❝

Use the Multi-Window feature to easily drag and drop images, text, and documents between apps.

• Drag and drop an image: When taking notes with Notepad, open Files, select the photo you want to add, and drag it into the Notepad editor.

• Drag and drop text: When sending an SMS message, open Notepad, touch and hold the text you want to send, and drag it into the message text input box.

• Drag and drop a document: When writing an email, open Files, select the document you want to attach, and drag it into the email editor.

❝ Quickly Find and Switch Between Floating Windows for Apps ❝

 You can quickly find and switch between floating windows for apps using the floating window management function.

1- Make sure that you have opened floating windows for multiple apps and minimized them into the floating ball.

2-Touch the floating ball to display all floating window previews:

• Browse through the floating window previews: Swipe up or down to find the floating window preview of the app you are looking for.

• Display the floating window for an app: Touch the floating window preview of the app to display it in a floating window.

• Close the floating window for an app: Touch  on the floating window preview to close it.

❝ MULTI-WINDOW VIEW FOR A SINGLE APP ❝

You can create two task windows for the same app (such as Email and Notepad) and drag images, text, or documents between them.

Note: This feature is unavailable in some apps.

1. Enter the split-screen view within an app.

• Open the Email app.

• Swipe inward from the left or right edge of your phone and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock.

• Touch and hold the Email icon, and drag it to the screen to enter split-screen view.

2 Drag images, text, or documents between the split-screen windows.

• Drag an image: Select an image from one split-screen window and drag it to the other window.

• Drag text: Touch and hold the text and select the desired part from one split-screen window, then touch and hold the text again and drag it to the other window.

• Drag a document: Select a document from one split-screen window and drag it to the other window.

❝ Disable Multi-Window ❝

Multi-Window is enabled by default. To disable it, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Multi-Window , then disable Multi-Window dock.

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Instructions may vary depending on the version of your phone. HONOR V30 PRO is used here

Magic version 4