The multi window feature has been used a lot since before Android 7.0 or Nougat was released. The following article will discuss how to activate multi window on Android 7.0 Nougat for those of you who don’t know how to take advantage of this advanced feature on your Android phone.
By activating this feature, you can perform two different activities at once. For example, like reading an e-book while playing social media.
Manual Method
On Android phones with operating systems under Nougat, the multi window feature is only embedded by a few vendors.
But for all phones based on Android 7.0 Nougat, this feature is automatically embedded and can be operated manually without the support of third-party applications.
The method is as follows:
- Open two or three applications that you want to open at the same time, then press the home button to go directly to the main screen.
- Press the recent apps or overview button in the lower corner of the phone. Usually represented by two rectangular icons or two overlapping squares.
- Select the first application and drag it up, it will automatically fill half the HP screen. Next, drag the second app in the same way. Both applications can be used simultaneously.
It should be noted that the multi window feature can generally only divide the screen into two parts.
But there are also some vendors who embed the advanced version of the multi window feature which can split the screen to display three applications at once.
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Multi Window Without Root
How to enable multi window on Android 7.0 Nougat on devices that don’t support the manual method is to use a third-party application. You can use this application without rooting your phone. This of course can prevent your cellphone from being high risk.
There are two applications to choose from to enjoy this multi window feature, namely:
1) Leena Desktop UI
You can download this application for free on the Play Store, then install and run it.
The appearance of the mobile phone screen will immediately change like a PC display and can display and run various applications on one screen.
2) Floating Apps
Similar to Leena Desktop UI, this application can be obtained for free on the Play Store. After installing it, you can directly select the applications you want to run in one frame.
The difference is, the display window of each application floats so that you can adjust the location and size as desired.
Multi Window With Root
For multi window with manual method and without root, not all applications support this feature. In contrast to multi-window through the root system which allows almost all applications to support.
But keep in mind that the risk of rooting is also quite large, namely bootloop and loss of cellphone warranty.
- Download and install the Xposed Installer application from an easily accessible site on the internet.
- Launch the Xposed Installer application, then click on the ‘download’ page, select the SkyOlin Helper option, then download and run it.
- Next, go back to the main menu, click on the ‘modules’ option, give permission for SkyOlin Helper operation by ticking it.
- Restart or restart your Android phone, then go to Xposed Installer and SkyOlin Helper.
- Click the ‘Apps’ menu, then add the applications you want to run with the multi-window feature.
The three ways to activate multi windows on Android 7.0 Nougat above have been proven to work or work 100%.
Thus, you can maximize the performance of your smartphone.
