How to activate split screen on ipad with ios 11

The arrival of iOS 11 was a breath of fresh air for the iPad, especially when it comes to productivity and utility. With the new system, Apple introduced many new features such as a new dock or a new way of dividing the screen to perform several tasks at the same time, in a much more intuitive, simple and fast way. Throughout this short and simple tutorial, we'll take a look at how to enable and use split-screen multitasking on iPad with iOS 11.

How to use split screen on your iPad

To activate and use split screen multitasking on your iPad with iOS 11, simply follow these instructions:

1. Open an application that supports split screen. Although most, or at least a large number of apps, support this feature, not all of them are, nor is there a way to find out quickly other than to do the test.Once you have a first app open, swipe up from the top. bottom of the screen to show the dock. Touch and drag the icon of the app you want to the right side of the screen. If the application supports split screen multitasking, you will see how it appears on the right half of the screen. With the central button (a vertical line between both apps) you can adjust the size of the two applications in a ratio of 80/20 or 50 / 50.And when you want to remove an application from the split screen, simply drag the middle button to one side to leave only the app you want on the screen. Or also touch the button you see at the top of the window of said app and drag down. This will bring the app back to Slide Over. From there, simply swipe the app off the screen with the same button.

Something important to keep in mind is that iOS 11 is capable of remembering that you usually use two specific split-screen apps, in such a way that the next time you launch the main application, the secondary application will launch with it. In addition, the pairing of both applications will be remembered in multitasking, so you can quickly return to that set of apps and continue with your work.

And of course, you can also add a third application on top of the current two applications, although only in Slide Over mode (in the image above, the “Notes” app).