How to pin Android 5.0 apps to the screen

Android 5.0 allows users to pin their favorite apps to the screen for easy access later on. Here's a guide from Mytour.vn on how to pin Android 5.0 apps on devices like Zenfone, Galaxy S6, Note5...

Though not mentioned in the article on 10 useful tricks for Android 5.0, the ability of this operating system to pin apps to the screen brings convenience to users when working with them.

A guide on pinning Android 5.0 apps to the screen

1. Enable the app pinning feature

Go to

Settings - Security - Advanced - Screen pinning, then toggle it On

2. Pinning Applications

To pin an app, launch the desired app, then press the multitasking button on Android (Recent Apps) and tap on the pin icon.

To unpin an app on your device, simply press and hold both the Back and Recent Apps buttons simultaneously until the device vibrates.

Before unpinning an app, Android 5.0 devices may require a PIN code. Mytour.vn has guided users on how to pin web browsers to the screen with other Android 5.0 apps following similar steps. To turn off notifications on Android 5.0, users can go to Settings, select Sound and Notifications, then choose the app they wish to mute and disable notifications for it.