Set up sidebar for easy multitasking

Use the sidebar to open freeform apps in a small window that you can move and resize.

Turn on the sidebar

  1. Go to Settings > Gestures.

  2. Tap Sidebar and turn Use sidebar on toggle on switch.

    You'll see a sidebar on the right edge of your screen. Swipe it in to see a menu of apps that you can open.

Customize the sidebar

Change apps in sidebar

  1. On the sidebar, tap .

    Or, go to Settings > Gestures > Sidebar > .

  2. Customize the menu:

    • To rearrange apps, touch & hold an app, then drag it.
    • To remove an app, tap or unmark its checkbox.
    • To add an app, tap it or mark its checkbox.
    • Tap again to choose how apps open from the sidebar.