The iPhone lacks a split screen feature comparable to the iPad's.

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You can't split the iPhone screen to show two apps at the same time like you can on an iPad. But you can use Picture-in-Picture mode to overlay a video on a different app. It's also possible to quickly switch between recently opened apps by swiping up from the very bottom of the screen.

For many people, being able to split your screen is the very foundation of productivity, and the ability to...

Continue Reading The iPhone doesn't have a proper split-screen feature — but there are other built-in, multi-window options