Annoying Gmail Multi View

[Sean Toomey]

Hi all

For the last couple of months Gmail on my Mum's tablet (Galaxy Tab S7+) has been really annoying her.... and thus, anything that annoys her soon finds its way to annoying me .

For some reason pressing links in emails (in landscape mode) is opening split screen view.

Amazon for example, it'd open the Amazon app on the right side but also keep Gmail open on the left. She doesn't want this but I can't see how to turn it off. It never used to do this and she doesn't know why it's started.

I've been through all the settings (Gmail & Android).

If a link is pressed, she wants it to open Amazon full screen, not keep Gmail open too.

It's not just Amazon; it can be anything the link opens, Chrome for example.

She just tried to open an e-card someone had sent her and it started to open it (in split screen) but then said multi view isn't supported and wouldn't open it.

How can I fix this? Please get her off my back!

Thanks

 

[B. Diddy]

Long-press the link and tap "Open in Browser" -- that should open the link in fullscreen in Chrome.

I can't test links that should open in other apps, though, like Amazon -- ask her to try long-pressing a link and seeing if there's an option to open the appropriate app.

 

[mustang7757]

Moved this to tab S7 Forums

 

[Village_Idiot]

Hi all

For the last couple of months Gmail on my Mum's tablet (Galaxy Tab S7+) has been really annoying her.... and thus, anything that annoys her soon finds its way to annoying me .

For some reason pressing links in emails (in landscape mode) is opening split screen view.

Amazon for example, it'd open the Amazon app on the right side but also keep Gmail open on the left. She doesn't want this but I can't see how to turn it off. It never used to do this and she doesn't know why it's started.

I've been through all the settings (Gmail & Android).

If a link is pressed, she wants it to open Amazon full screen, not keep Gmail open too.

It's not just Amazon; it can be anything the link opens, Chrome for example.

She just tried to open an e-card someone had sent her and it started to open it (in split screen) but then said multi view isn't supported and wouldn't open it.

How can I fix this? Please get her off my back!

Thanks

Turn off Multi Window.

Settings -> Advanced features -> Multi window

Toggle off "Swipe for split screen" and make sure the other Multi window settings are toggled off.

Also check to make sure it's turned off in Labs.

Settings -> Advanced features -> Labs

Toggle off "Multi window for all apps"

 

[Sean Toomey]

Hi all.

Thanks for the replies

Turn off Multi Window.

Settings -> Advanced features -> Multi window

Toggle off "Swipe for split screen" and make sure the other Multi window settings are toggled off.

Also check to make sure it's turned off in Labs.

Settings -> Advanced features -> Labs

Toggle off "Multi window for all apps"

I turned all of those of a while ago - I checked last night and they were still off.

I too thought that that would be the obvious route but nope.

---

However, I've fixed it - not an ideal fix but I uninstalled Gmail - which seemed to have just rolled it back, which is good.

And it fixed the issue. I then tried updating Gmail and the issue didn't come back.

Whoop..... nope..

10mins later the multiview thing came back (I checked the multiview settings again - all still off).

I rolled back Gmail again and it hasn't happened since.

I've set her tablet to not auto update in google play.

A strange one.

Thanks

 

[Village_Idiot]

Hi all.

Thanks for the replies




I turned all of those of a while ago - I checked last night and they were still off.

I too thought that that would be the obvious route but nope.

---

However, I've fixed it - not an ideal fix but I uninstalled Gmail - which seemed to have just rolled it back, which is good.

And it fixed the issue. I then tried updating Gmail and the issue didn't come back.

Whoop..... nope..

10mins later the multiview thing came back (I checked the multiview settings again - all still off).

I rolled back Gmail again and it hasn't happened since.

I've set her tablet to not auto update in google play.

A strange one.

Thanks

That is weird. My Gmail doesn't do that. I'm also using the Tab S9, but that shouldn't make a difference. This is why I hate computers...and I'm an IT Specialist...

 

[Matt Behnken]

I found it. I'm using that Samsung fold 5. I actually like using multi window and other situations just not having Gmail force it to open every time I click a link.

Samsung phone settings app/app settings/gmail/disable allow picture in picture

 

[Matt Behnken]

I found it. I'm using that Samsung fold 5. I actually like using multi window and other situations just not having Gmail force it to open every time I click a link.

Samsung phone settings app/app settings/gmail/disable allow picture in picture

jk it's doing it again. idk why coaching the app cache worked for a few minutes

 

[mustang7757]

jk it's doing it again. idk why coaching the app cache worked for a few minutes

Try clearing data then force stop Gmail

 

[williamsrdan]

I'm having this trouble too, and none of these suggestions are even options on my Lenovo M10... Even just found a gmail setting for "open web links in gmail" turned that off, still does the split screen, though opening in a real browser. It's still this annoying split screen, and no easy to find setting to disable it. Nothing's universal!

It's really annoying when android creates new "features" that can't be turned off....because so often these "features" are bugs! They result in the product being more annoying to use. (like the navigation bar that is now always floating over everything at the bottom of my screen...and can't be turned off...rage against the machine)