Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra: Get a Fold 8-Style 3-App Layout

Quick summary: The Galaxy Z Fold 8 can run three full-height windows side by side, like a smaller TriFold. The Fold 8 Ultra only does two easily, but there’s a trick I spotted on Reddit that gets you close.

The trick

1. Open three apps in split screen on the Fold 8 Ultra.
2. Tap the dots between the windows and flip the layout until you have one window on top and two side by side below it.
3. Drag the divider up to a 90/10 split, so the top window shrinks to a thin strip.
4. You now have two big windows side by side, and you can tap the strip at the top to bring the third window back.

It’s the closest the Ultra gets to the Fold 8’s three-window layout while keeping lots of space for two apps.

Save it to your home screen

You can save the layout as an app pair on your home screen. When I reopened it, it came back with the same 90/10 split. I’m on One UI 9, so older Folds like the Fold 7 might only be able to do two windows.

Which is better?

It’s personal preference: three tall, skinny windows on the Fold 8, or two wider windows plus a tap-to-reveal third on the Ultra. The Ultra’s screen gets close in size when you turn it sideways, so I don’t see why Samsung couldn’t add a true third window there someday.

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