Split Screen Shortcut

Name: Split Screen Shortcut
Rating: 3.8445597 (44259 reviews)
Author: etsang

By: etsang

Add shortcuts to trigger Android's split-screen mode.

This app was removed from Google Play Store on 2025-04-01

Features & Capabilities

The Android Oreo shortcut to activate split-screen mode by long pressing the overview AKA recent apps button was removed in Android Pie. This app fixes that.

This app adds optional shortcuts to toggle Android's split-screen mode like:
• long pressing the home button
• long pressing the back button
• long pressing the overview button
• tapping the accessibility button
• tapping on a notification in the notification drawer
• pinnable shortcut to toggle split-screen mode (intended to be used by 3rd party apps like Automate)

Extra features:
• option: "More settings..." > "Emulate home press on split"

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

etsang

Downloads:

5,437,654

Rating:

3.84

(44,259)

Version:

2.14.0 Last updated: 2019-08-06

Creation date:

2018-09-04

Email:

er*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2025-04-01

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Developed by:

etsang

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.ericytsang.multiwindow.app.android

Email:

er*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://ericytsang.github.io/app.android.multiwindow/

User Reviews

Pros

Restores split screen functionality for devices lacking this feature.
Works well with minimal ads.
Allows split screen in apps that typically don't support it.
Helps access split screen easily compared to default methods.

Cons

Requires manual restart or settings adjustments to remain functional.
Shortcut may disappear from accessibility options on some devices.
Inconsistent performance after periods of inactivity.
Some features do not work on certain models or versions of Android.

Recent reviews

Use it all the time. Occasionally it won't open, but I just restart my phone and uts good. Butsince an update on my phone, its not working. It actually closes whatever app im on trying to split. Ive cleared the data, turned it in and off. Tried to open multiple ways. And it closes the app im on, amd just goes to my home screen as if I am went to my home screen.

Ju*****, 2023-02-24

Overall, it's very helpful for those devices that intentionally hide split screen option from the UI. The only problem I faced was that the shortcut automatically disappears, although sometimes it also appears later automatically, from the accessibility sidebar on xiaomi devices. Autostart and all is enabled but the problem can't be fixed.