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How to Use Any App You Want in Multi Window View on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Jan 31, 2014 10:57 PM
EA Games mobile app interface displayed on a smartphone.

Much like the Pen Window feature in Air Command, Multi Window is extremely useful in its functionality, but bogged down by serious restrictions. While you can open and use two apps at the same time, you're limited to only a handful of apps that can utilize the feature, leaving all the other ones shit outta luck.

Today, I'm going to show you how to break the constraints by gaining the ability to select any app you want from within the Multi Window feature. This mod requires you to be rooted with the Xposed Framework installed, so make sure you're ready before continuing below.

Installing Multi Window Manager

From the Google Play Store, install Multi Window Manager by BJB, Inc.

Multi Window Manager app interface on a smartphone.

The app will automatically show up in Xposed Installer after you download it. Just head over to Modules, check the box next to MW Manager, and then either Soft reboot or Reboot your device.

Screenshot of mobile app management interface displaying various applications with checkmarks and version numbers.
How to Use Any App You Want in Multi Window View on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Screenshot of mobile app management interface displaying various applications with checkmarks and version numbers.
How to Use Any App You Want in Multi Window View on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Setting Up Multi Window Apps

After your device reboots, head over to MW Manager and check the box next to all of the apps that you want to show up in Multi Window; I chose Instagram, Netflix, Pandora, Snapchat, Spotify, a video game emulator, and several others.

Once you finish selecting the apps, tap on the floppy disk icon in the right-hand corner. It will then save your list, but you'll need to select Reboot in order for the changes to take effect.

App manager interface displaying various applications with checkboxes for selection.
Settings screen displaying a notification that changes have been saved, with a prompt to reboot for changes to take effect.
App manager interface displaying various applications with checkboxes for selection.
Settings screen displaying a notification that changes have been saved, with a prompt to reboot for changes to take effect.

Selecting Your Newly Added Apps in Multi Window

To set the apps in your Multi Window sidebar, just open it up and tap on edit. Drag the apps you want to the left and leave the ones you don't want on the right side, then press Done.

How to Use Any App You Want in Multi Window View on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Mobile app menu screen showcasing various applications.
How to Use Any App You Want in Multi Window View on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Mobile app menu screen showcasing various applications.

Below, you can see two of my new combinations in Multi Window: Instagram and Spotify on the left, and MyBoy Emulator and Pandora on the right.

How to Use Any App You Want in Multi Window View on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Harry Potter game interface on a mobile device
How to Use Any App You Want in Multi Window View on Your Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Harry Potter game interface on a mobile device

Obviously, some apps will scale better than others, but they're fully functional. Give this mod a shot and let us know what you think in the comments below.

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.

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