Normally, to use split screen, you have to open the Recent Apps screen, tap the app icon at the top, and select \u201cSplit screen\u201d from the menu. The \u201cSwipe to split\u201d gesture allows you to skip all that and simply swipe your finger horizontally back and forth across the screen to activate split screen mode.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n \t\t The iPhone may have more in common with Android than ever\u2014the reverse is true, too. However, iOS still lacks several basic features that have been a core part of Android for years. While some of these may never make the jump, a few could be coming sooner than you think.<\/p>\n Control your media when the screen is off<\/p>\n Typically, to skip to the next or previous song, you\u2019d wake up the screen and tap forward or back from the media player notification. Motorola includes a gesture that allows you to do that without even pulling the phone from your pocket. With the \u201cMedia controls\u201d gesture toggled on, you can go to the next or previous track by holding the volume up or down buttons while the screen is off.<\/p>\n Quick Capture<\/p>\n Twist your wrist and snap a photo<\/p>\n All the way back in 2013, the Moto X launched with a gesture called \u201cQuick Capture<\/a>.\u201d People immediately loved it, and several third-party apps tried to bring it to more phones. 13 years later, it\u2019s still cool, and it\u2019s still a Motorola exclusive.<\/p>\n The idea is that you can immediately launch the camera by simply holding the phone and twisting your wrist twice. It works when the screen is on or off, and you can decide which camera opens with the gesture (or set it to \u201cAuto\u201d and let your screen orientation decide).<\/p>\n Fast Flashlight<\/p>\n Chop, chop, let there be light<\/p>\n A year after the first Moto X debuted with Quick Capture, the company followed it up with another nifty gesture. Originally called \u201cChop twice for Flashlight,\u201d the re-named \u201cFast Flashlight\u201d gesture does exactly that\u2014opens the flashlight when you chop twice.<\/p>\n What\u2019s a chop? Hold the phone in your hand and do a quick double karate chop motion. This gesture works to turn on and turn off the flashlight. It honestly might be the best flashlight feature on any smartphone. Thankfully, we don\u2019t need shady flashlight apps<\/a> anymore.<\/p>\n Gestures that make life easier<\/p>\n The whole idea of gestures is to make our devices easier to use. While not all gestures may feel that way (especially if you don’t like gesture navigation<\/a>), Motorola’s suite of tricks<\/a> geneuinely make phones feel better. Thankfully, Android in general has several other gestures<\/a> that are pretty nice, too.<\/p>\n
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