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

  1. On the sidebar, tap settings icon.

    Or, go to Settings > Gestures > Sidebar > settings icon.

  2. Tap Customize the sidebar.

  3. 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 settings icon again to choose how apps open from the sidebar.

About the Gametime sidebar

If you use Gametime, it has its own sidebar menu that opens apps. You set up the apps for that menu separately.