The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 was officially unveiled by Samsung at several worldwide press events last week, and as you may know from the content of our news, this beautiful 5.7 inch 2560 x 1440 Quad-HD AMOLED display has tons of great features to complement it. While the phone isn’t here yet, we’re already getting ready to share how-to articles so users know how to enjoy when the new Note 4 arrives.
The new Galaxy Note 4 is loaded with tons of features. It has a beautiful aluminum design, faux leather and even an improved 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization. However, it is using the large phablet sized smartphone for multitasking which causes most users to buy one.
A feature that was originally released on the Galaxy Note 2 has continued to come to many Samsung Galaxy devices and that’s the Multi Window mode. A similar feature called dual window mode is available for the LG G3, but Samsung still offers the best experience and below we will quickly show you how to run two apps simultaneously on the new Note 4.
As mentioned above, the multi-window mode allows the user to run two applications at the same time. This can happen side by side in landscape mode or on top of each other while holding the phone normally in portrait mode.
Being able to launch and use two apps at the same time on the Note 4 is a great feature that many owners will appreciate. This allows for true multitasking on a mobile device, you can also view emails watching a YouTube video and much more.
Instructions
While there is a setting in the options to have an always open tab next to your screen for instant access, we find this a bit inconvenient and we prefer not to use this method. Instead, long press the dedicated back button (bottom right) on your new Galaxy Note 4 and this brings up the multi-window mode.
From here, select the apps you want to use simultaneously by long-pressing the icon and dragging it onto it. From here, select a second app and drag it up or down. Not all apps support it, but most of Samsung’s proprietary apps do, Google Chrome, Facebook, and most of Google’s content apps are on board. This makes it extremely easy to do two things at once.
Instead of trying to explain, check out our quick hands-on how-to video below for a sneak peek in action on the all-new Galaxy Note 4.
Galaxy Note 4 supports two apps at the same time and everything is super smooth thanks to 3GB of RAM and a powerful 2.7GHz quad-core processor. We were able to watch videos while browsing the web or Facebook and even resize screens as you saw fit. There is a blue circle that users can drag to change each screen size as they see fit, which is a nice touch that we’ve seen others try to copy.
This makes multitasking easy and makes two apps open and accessible at the same time, allowing power users to do more in less time. Not only that, you can easily return to your normal workflow by tapping back or long pressing the back button again to turn off multi-window mode.
LG has added an “end” button to the same dual-window feature that allows users to instantly launch the same two apps with a single tap, which is a nice touch, but Samsung doesn’t offer anything similar. You will have to scroll and find the apps you want each time.
With a large and vibrant 5.7-inch Quad-HD display, there’s no reason why users shouldn’t want to take advantage of this great feature for the upcoming Galaxy Note 4. revisit this page and try the multi-window mode for yourself.
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