How to Use Split View on iPad in iOS 15

With iOS 15, Apple simplified the multitasking interface introduced in iOS 11 to make using split screen more intuitive. You no longer have to activate a multiple apps setting, and one of the apps you choose doesn’t have to be located on the Dock, two of the components of the original process that earned Apple some criticism. Split view in iOS 15 is activated through the three-dot multitasking icon that appears at the top of many iPad screens. Here’s how it works.

Using Split Screen on iPad in iOS 11 -14

Split View was a little more complicated when it was initially introduced in iOS 11, but it works just as well when you are used to it.

Enable the Allow Multiple Apps Setting

To use Split View or Slide Over functionality, the Allow Multiple Apps setting must be enabled. Active by default, this setting may have been disabled at some point either manually or by an app. Take the following steps to ensure that multiple apps are allowed to be viewed simultaneously on your iPad.

Activating Split Screen in iOS 11-14

Once the Multiple Apps function is enabled, using the Split Screen view on the iPad is a matter of a few gestures.