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Looking for ability to run an app in only half of the screen (startrek.website)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/android

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I have a Razr flip phone that I often use folded halfway (laptop style) and watch videos on the top half while I do other things.

Certain video apps center the content across both halves of the screen and I have to activate split screen and put a random app on the bottom half of the screen.

Long story short, is there a way to split screen only 1 app to only the top half of the screen? I've tried to search for something but I'm coming up empty.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (13 children)

Try tapping the app icon on the app switcher screen.

[–] Mananers 8 points 8 months ago (7 children)

What kind of phone are you using? My Samsung has that 'freeform' option but it's called pop-up.

My wife's pixel 6a only has split screen, and that forces 2 apps.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

How can all these Android versions have this, meanwhile AOSP (Lineage, GrapheneOS,...) have nothing...

Edit: okay I found this feature, but it crashes my damn Launcher

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

there's an option for freeform windows in AOSP (tested on Pixel 7), but it's hidden in developer options

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes I saw that, but is there a way to actually modify the size and open apps?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

yes, you open apps like the first level comment showed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, tried it but on GraphenOS it simply crashes the launcher. Freeform works but is a bit useless currently

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

oh that's too bad, it works pretty good on AOSP

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