Slide Over

How

  1. Open the app you want as your main workspace
  2. Tap the three dots at the top center and choose the Slide Over icon (a rectangle with a smaller rectangle on top)
  3. Pick the second app from the Home Screen or Dock
  4. The second app appears as a floating panel you can drag to either side

Try this

Open Safari as your main app, then open Messages in Slide Over. Read a webpage while keeping Messages visible in the floating panel. Swipe the panel off-screen to dismiss it.

Why it works

Open a floating app window over another app.

Float an app on top.

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