14 Apps & updates
Apps & updates
get the app you want
Quick start: Apps & updates
Touch Apps in any
home screen panel, then
flick left to see all your
apps.
To close the apps screen,
touch Home or
Back .
Browse & install apps
One of the great things about a smartphone is the apps.
Whatever you’re into, whatever you want to do, there’s
probably an app that can help you. So, go to the place
that has it all, Google Play™ Store.
Find it: Apps >
Play Store
Scroll to and touch the app you want to install. Then,
touch
Install
(if app is free) or
Buy
.
New apps that you install are added to the apps screen.
Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, from
trusted sites, like
Play Store
, as some may impact your
smartphone’s performance—see “Choose carefully” on
page 15.
ALL APPS
WIDGETS
All apps
New group
Downloaded
Frequent
Note: When installing an app, make sure you read the
alerts that tell you what information the app will access.
If you don’t want the app to have access to this
information, cancel the installation.
Create shortcut folders
You can use home screen folders to logically group and
store your app shortcuts in a single location.
To create a shortcut folder in the home screen, drag one
shortcut onto another to put them both in a folder. To add
other shortcuts, drag them onto the folder icon. To name
the folder, touch it and enter a name at the bottom.
Recent apps
Your smartphone remembers the apps that you used
most recently. From the home screen, touch and hold
Home to see the most recent apps used.
Tip: To remove an item from the recent apps list, flick it
left or right.
Manage & restore apps
From the home screen, touch Menu >
Manage apps
.
Touch an app to see its file size, access permissions, and
other details, then touch
Disable
,
Force stop
,
Uninstall
(for
apps you downloaded),
Clear cache
, or other options.
To reinstall apps from Google Play, touch Apps
>
Play Store
, then touch Menu >
My Apps
>
ALL
.
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