How to use split screen and pop-up view on a Samsung Galaxy

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Recents and tap the icon

   Open Recents and tap the round icon above the app's preview, not the preview itself. A menu opens.

   Done

2. 

   Open in split screen view

   Tap Open in split screen view, then tap the second app. The first app moves to the top half.

   Done

3. 

   Or open in pop-up view

   Open in pop-up view shows the app in a floating window you can move and resize.

   Done

4. 

   Resize the two halves

   Drag the bar with three dots between the apps up or down to give one app more room. Ours shows Settings above and Chrome below, where Chrome happened to ask about the default browser; we chose nothing.

   Done

About this guide

Split screen shows two apps at once, one above the other. Pop-up view puts one app in a movable window. Both start from the app icon in Recents. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.

Good to know

Some apps do not support split screen; Labs in Advanced features has an option to allow all apps.

Drag the dividing bar to the top or bottom edge to close split screen.

In short: Recents, tap the app icon, Open in split screen view (or pop-up view), pick the second app; drag the divider to resize.