Find and Switch Between Floating Windows for Apps
You can quickly find and switch between floating windows for apps using the floating
window management function.
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Make sure that you have opened floating windows for multiple apps and minimized them
into the floating ball.
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Touch the floating ball to display all floating window previews:
Browse through the floating window previews: Swipe up or down to find the
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floating window preview of the app you are looking for.
Display the floating window for an app: Touch the floating window preview of the
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app to display it in a floating window.
Close the floating window for an app: Touch
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close it.
Open an Attachment in a Floating Window
You can open a link or attachment within specific apps (such as Email and Notepad) in a
floating window.
This feature is unavailable in some apps.
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Open the Email app.
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Touch a link or attachment in the Email app to open it in the floating window.
Open a link: Touch a link in the Email app to display it in a floating window.
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Open an attachment: Touch an attachment (such as a document, image, or video) in
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the Email app to display it in a floating window.
Shrink an App Window or Split the Screen
In full-screen mode, you can shrink the app screen to turn it into a floating window, or create
a split screen with another app as well, at any time.
This feature is unavailable in some apps.
Before using this feature, go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and
select Gestures.
Shrink the app window
When an app is displayed in full-screen mode, swipe up from the bottom to
right corner of the screen, to display the app as a small floating window. The small floating
window will automatically display in landscape mode, when you shrink a video or game app
in landscape mode.
Small floating windows in Landscape mode are only supported in certain apps.
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