Last Updated on March 7, 2021 by Bestusefultips
A Screen pinning feature is helpful to use only one specific app in your Android Oreo 8.1. Let see how to enable and use screen pinning in Android 8.1 Oreo devices. When turning on screen pinning Oreo 8.1 device, you’ll use only the current screen or app until unpin it. One of the most advantages of this feature is, whenever give your phone to another person, just pin the app the person wants to use your smartphone. By default turned off screen pinning in your Android devices. You’ll enable screen pinning Oreo using security & location settings.
See Also:
- How to enable/disable display over other apps in Android Oreo
- How to enable multi-window mode on Android Marshmallow 6.0
- How to use app preview message on Android Oreo 8.1/8.0
How to Enable and Use Screen Pinning in Android 8.1 Oreo
To use screen pinning Oreo, first of all make sure the screen pinning is turned on. Let see how to enable it.
Step 1: Go to Settings in your Android Oreo 8.0/8.1 devices.
Step 2: Tap Security & location.
Step 3: Scroll down at the end of the page & tap Screen pinning.
By default turned off screen pinning in your Oreo devices.
Step 4: Toggle on “On”.
Now enabled screen pinning Oreo device. Here you can see unlock pattern before unpinning option. By default enabled this. If you don’t want to use unlock pattern before unpinning then disable it. After enable it, let see how to use screen pinning in your device.
How to Use Screen Pinning on Android Oreo 8.0/8.1:
Step 1: Tap the Recent app button on your Oreo devices.
You’ll see recently opened apps list.
Step 2: Find the App or Screen you want to pin from recent apps.
Step 3: Tap Pin icon on the screen.
Step 4: Tap GOT IT.
You can see a message on your Oreo screen: Screen pinned
Now selected screen in pinned. You can use only this pin related screen settings in your Android Oreo devices.
How to Unpin Screen Pinning Android 8
To unpin this screen, touch & hold back and overview buttons at the same time.
Again see this message on screen: Screen unpinned
Now enjoy your Android Oreo devices as regular use.
And that’s it. We hope this makes it clear how to use screen pinning in Android 8.1 Oreo devices. If you have any kind of trouble, let us know in below comment box. Don’t miss out latest Android 8.0 tips and tricks.
