Question How do i STOP the galaxy tab a8 from splitting the screen?

anon125

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I asked samsung but they only know how to make it split!
I believe I have turned off all gestures in case I was accidentally causing it.
HELP !
Thanks all
PS please limit advice to features on the taba8 sm x200 as they are all different.
 
So is the problem that apps are automatically splitting the screen with other apps? Can you show us a screenshot of what you're seeing?
 
Go to settings>screen>forget which menu but they have multi view and standard choose standard also go to settings>advanced features>labs>multi view is off
 
Hi mustang, could not find those settings
Hi b Diddy,image as requested.
It seemed to thing I wanted to look at files!
It must have been the last thing i did before chrome
Thanks
 

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That happens any time you open Chrome? If you swipe from the middle divider to the left or right to get rid of split screen, does this keep happening each time you open Chrome?

Also, bring up your App Overview/Recent Apps page, and swipe away the split-screen combination there. Then open Chrome again. Does it still happen?
 
Here is a multi setting.
BTW. I have 2. Tab a8 tablets. Both have the same problem
Thanks
So settings>display>screen layout and zoom> in my screenshot circled you have an option to choose standard and multi view?
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Also under same settings as above turn task bar at the bottom off as you might be by accident triggering recent apps to multi view Screenshot_20240531_184530_Settings.jpg
 
Also, bring up your App Overview/Recent Apps page
Cannot find this
It is random
Thanks
App Overview/Recent Apps is brought up by tapping the square nav button at the bottom of the screen (or, if you're using gesture navigation, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, keeping your finger on the screen until you see the Recent Apps show up).
 
Doing the setting seemed to close the browser, so it took a while to get it back!
Here are 2 screens that might help
Screen now set to the far left.
What has screen zoom to do with screen splitting?
Thanks guys
 

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As the recent apps must be what is appearing on the right, switching off recent apps should stop it?
The 3 bars are still there, and also show recent apps. I find that usefull
Thanks
 
You may not be understanding what I mean by the Recent Apps (aka App Overview) screen. Review this: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/...e Home screen, tap,opened apps will be listed.

I know you want to learn how to get rid of split screen, but in order to figure this out, let's make sure you understand how to create a split-screen view in the first place. On my Galaxy A32 5G (running One UI 5.1), this is the sequence:

1. Tap the square nav button (on Samsung devices, the 3 vertical line nav button -- not visible in my screenshot, because I use gesture navigation), which should bring up the Recent Apps:
Screenshot_20240531_171954_One UI Home.jpg

2. Next, tap the app icon for the first app you want as part of the split screen (in this case, the Chrome icon):
Screenshot_20240531_172019_One UI Home.jpg

3. Tap "Open in split screen view", which leads to this:
Screenshot_20240531_172031_Apps.jpg

4. Tap the app you want in the other half of the split screen:
Screenshot_20240531_171731_Galaxy Store.jpg

Now you have a split screen view active. If you switch to a different app, and then bring up the Recent Apps again, the device will still remember the split screen setup:
Screenshot_20240531_171840_One UI Home.jpg

You can easily dismiss this setup by swiping it away in the Recent Apps (or, if you're viewing the full split screen, put your finger on the dividing line where the 3 dots are, then drag until one half of the split screen is closed.

Does that make sense? Are you able to duplicate that, and then also dismiss the split screen setup when you're finished with it?
 
Thanks for all that effort.
I have always been able to dismis the split screen by dragging the center bar.
The goal is to prevent it ever happening!
This square button goes to home page
3 vertical lines shows current apps open
 
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Thanks for all that effort.
I have always been able to dismis the split screen by dragging the center bar.
The goal is to prevent it ever happening!
This square button goes to home page
3 vertical lines shows current apps open
Ah yes, sorry -- Samsung likes the "squircle" instead of the usual circular Home nav button on the standard Android interface.

I'm still trying to understand how you get split screen completely unbidden. You're saying that if you open an app by tapping its icon on your homescreen or in the App Drawer, that sometimes it comes up split screen automatically?
 

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