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TL;DR One UI 9 introduces a new Open Canvas-style 90:10 three-app split-screen layout on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series.
The wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 can arrange three apps side by side vertically, while the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is limited to one large app alongside two stacked apps.
Samsung’s own documentation confirms that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra supports new two-way and three-way split views, but it doesn’t detail the layouts.
Samsung spent plenty of time talking about Galaxy AI, bigger batteries, and thinner hardware during its latest Galaxy Unpacked event, but one of the most interesting improvements to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series may have flown under the radar.
One UI 9 introduces a new Open Canvas-style multitasking layout that makes better use of the foldable display by allowing three apps to share the screen in new ways.
The feature isn’t something Samsung highlighted, but it could be a handy improvement for power users.
We first discovered this thanks to a Reddit user who shared that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra can now arrange three apps side by side using a 90:10-style split, similar to the Open Canvas multitasking experience found on OnePlus and OPPO’s foldables. The layout on the two foldables also supports the more traditional configuration with one large app on one side and two stacked apps on the other.
We tried this out for ourselves on a review unit of the Galaxy Z Fold 8, and sure enough, the phone supports a 90:10 split for three apps as well as the ability to stack three apps side by side, vertically.
Galaxy Z Fold 8: 90:10 split Galaxy Z Fold 8: Vertical split Galaxy Z Fold 8: Standard three-way split
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