Samsung’s new One UI 5 gestures lets you step up your multitasking game
After months of rumors and leaks, Samsung started itsAndroid 13-basedOne UI 5beta program for theGalaxy S22series on August 5. While the Korean giant is yet to make an official announcement about the beta, thefirmware is available for downloadin Germany, South Korea, and the US. At first glance, Samsung’s upcoming skin does not look like a significant upgrade, but there are several usability enhancements worthsigning up for the open beta programto check out. This includes two new gestures aimed at improving the multitasking experience.
On your Galaxy S22 running the Android 13 beta, you will find the “Swipe for pop-up view” and “Swipe for split screen” gestures in One UI 5’s Labs section (viaSamMobile), which is tucked underSettings > Advanced features. Using the first gesture, you can open an app in pop-up view by swiping from the display’s top-right corner to the middle. This action is not exactly new—it is a part of the MultiStar Good Lock module in One UI 4. With the next version of One UI, Samsung is integrating the feature directly into the OS.
The “Swipe for split screen” gesture lets you quickly enable split screen mode using a two-finger swipe-up action from the bottom of the display. In One UI 4, you can trigger the same behavior by long pressing the Recents button, though it needs to be first enabled from the MultiStar Good Lock module.
Samsung has previously used the Labs section in One UI to add advanced new productivity features to its skin. In One UI 4.1, you may run any app in multi-window mode and hide the status and navigation bars while running apps in split-view mode. Both features were a part of a Good Lock module before being integrated directly into the OS.
Whatever the case, the new One UI 5 gestures will help with multitasking when running multiple apps on your Galaxy phone, especially on foldables.
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