The manufacturers of smartphones always try to advance more than their competition to be able to offer exclusive features. When we move to the specific field of Android devices, the competition is such that each manufacturer develops a layer of Android personalization. This is where Samsung innovated with its Galaxy Note 9 model allowing the split screen. The good news is that we can now move this functionality to Android devices by creating shortcuts that open two applications at once .
Before moving on, we must clarify that only devices with Android 7 Nougat or higher can enjoy the app that we present below . This is Split-Screen Creator and adds to our device the functionality of booting two apps on split screen or multitasking .
How to open two applications at the same time from the same shortcut with Android.
With Split-Screen Creator we can create our favorite application duos in a simple and fast way. Simply download the Google Play , where we will find it for free. Its operation could not be more intuitive, by clicking on the icon that we configured, it will start the "dual application" or what is the same, two apps at the same time.
This system can help us save time, especially we use text editing tools where we have to copy and paste text. For example, if we want to write about an image that we have stored, we can launch the image viewer and a text editor to take our notes. This allows us to visualize the image and to be able to write at the same time.
Creating a dual application icon with Split-Screen Creator step by step.
To create a Split-Screen Creator icon we follow these steps:
- In the main screen of the desktop we keep pressed on a hole in which there is nothing to appear the widget manager .
- Within the options that appear to us, we select "Add new widget" .
- Within all the available widgets, we will browse one called Split-Screen Creator and add the "New Split-Screen" option so that the screen is divided.
- Then click on "Tap to pick app" to select the two apps that will open simultaneously.
- Finally you just have to assign a name to the widget .
Now we just have to click on the new widget, which is more than an icon on our home screen. The good thing is that there are no limits, you can combine the two applications you prefer and save time.
Known issues of Split-Screen Creator.
The application works quite well but it is not perfect, it has some limitations that we must know. The first of all happens on devices with the Android MIUI customization layer, which is what Xiaomi devices equip. In this case Split-Screen Creator does not work correctly , so do not bother trying.
Afterwards, we can also find that the limitation is imposed by the device's own split screen system. Not all devices are the same and in some this feature will work better than in others. It can also be the case that some of the applications that we want to start a split screen do not support that mode. The result will be that the app will crash, look bad or just not even start.
The last drawback is that in its free version it shows a small advertising banner . We can pay € 0.90 and in addition to disappearing the banner, we will also get some extra option.