Running Services
View and control services running on your device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Applications
>
Application manager
.
2. Tap
RUNNING
to view a list of running services.
All the applications that are currently running on
the device display.
3. Tap
MORE
>
Show cached processes
to display
all the cached processes that are running. Tap
MORE
>
Show services in use
to switch back.
4. Tap one of the applications to view application
information.
•
STOP
: Stops the application from running
on the device. This is usually done prior to
uninstalling the application. (Not all services
can be stopped. Stopping services may have
undesirable consequences on the application
or Android System.)
•
REPORT
: Report failure and other application
information.
Note
: Options vary by application.
Disabled Services
View and configure disabled apps on your device.
Note
: This screen only appears if you have disabled
an app on the Apps screen.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Applications
>
Application manager
.
2. Tap
DISABLED
to view a list of applications you
have disabled.
•
To switch the order of the DISABLED list, tap
MORE
>
Sort by size,
or
Sort by date
.
•
To reset all of your application preferences,
tap
MORE
>
Reset app preferences
.
•
To uninstall several apps at once, tap
MORE
>
Uninstall multiple
.
3. Tap an application to view and update
information about the application, including
memory usage, default settings, and permissions.
The following options are displayed:
•
FORCE STOP
: Stop an app that is
misbehaving. Restart your device if stopping
an app, process, or service causes your
device to stop working correctly.
•
ENABLE
: This will move the application back
to the Apps screen.
•
CLEAR DATA
: Clear application data from
memory.
•
CLEAR CACHE
: Clear an application’s
temporary memory storage.
•
CLEAR DEFAULTS
: Clear an application’s
customization.
•
Permissions
: View information about the
application’s access to your device and data.
Note
: Options vary by application.
Default Applications
If you have multiple applications of the same type,
such as email apps, you can select one app to be
the default.
You can also use a simpler Home screen which
provides an easier user experience for first-time
smartphone users.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Applications
>
Default Applications
.
2. Tap
Home
and select a Home screen mode:
•
TouchWiz easy home
: Provides an easier user
experience for the first-time smartphone users.
•
TouchWiz home
: The Home screen that
originally displays on your phone.
3. Tap
Messages
and select a default messaging
app.
4. To clear defaults you have set up, tap
CLEAR
.
Settings
Applications Settings
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