Your Samsung phone already has something better than Android 17 App Bubbles — here’s how to use it
It's so useful you'll regret not using it sooner.
Samsung devices have had a multitasking feature called Pop-Up View for years, which offers a more versatile alternative to Android 17's App Bubbles. Pop-Up View allows users to open apps in resizable floating windows, enabling them to work alongside other apps without closing the primary one. This feature is particularly useful for tasks like watching videos while chatting on WhatsApp or performing calculations with numbers open in one app.
Unlike App Bubbles, which open apps in fixed-size bubbles, Pop-Up View lets you resize and reposition each app window as needed. To use Pop-Up View, users can open an app in one of three ways: through the Recents menu, a swipe gesture, or the Edge Panel. The gesture method involves swiping inward from the top-left or top-right corner of the screen, while the Edge Panel method requires dragging the desired app to the middle of the screen.
Once an app is open in Pop-Up View, users can easily resize it by dragging its corners or switch between full-screen, split-screen, or bubble views using the icons at the top of the app window. Samsung's Pop-Up View supports up to five apps simultaneously, making it a highly flexible multitasking tool for Galaxy phone users.
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