Mastering Slide Over Multitasking on iPad

Step by step

1. 15 sec

   Open a secondary app in Slide Over

   While your primary app is open, tap the Multitasking button—the three dots at the top center of the screen. Select the Slide Over icon, which displays a window floating to the right of your main workspace.

   Note: Alternatively, drag an app icon from the Dock directly onto the edge of your screen.
2. 30 sec

   Hide the Slide Over window

   To temporarily clear the secondary app, swipe inward from the left edge of the Slide Over window. The app will slide off-screen to the right, leaving your primary app in full view.

3. 30 sec

   Recall your hidden Slide Over app

   Swipe inward from the right edge of your screen toward the center. The hidden Slide Over window will reappear exactly as you left it, restoring your previous multitasking session.

   Note: If you have multiple Slide Over apps, they will return in the order they were last used.
4. 45 sec

   Manage your Slide Over app stack

   When multiple apps are assigned to Slide Over, swipe the horizontal bar at the bottom of the Slide Over window to cycle through them. You can view all active Slide Over apps by swiping up from the bottom of the Slide Over window to enter the App Switcher view.

   Note: Swipe up on an app card in the Slide Over switcher to close it entirely.
5. 30 sec

   Convert Slide Over to Split View

   If you require both apps simultaneously, tap and hold the three dots at the top of the Slide Over window. Drag the window toward the top of the screen until the main app shifts, then release to snap both apps into a Split View configuration.