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Updating Applications
Once you have registered your device (see
on page 135) and signed into your Google Account
on page 34), you may see the
Updates Available
notification in the Status Bar if there
is a new version of one or more apps available or, when you
open an application that is preloaded on your device, an
Update Available
message may be displayed.
To update the applications:
1.
Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward.
The Status Details screen displays.
2.
Touch
Updates available
.
Uninstalling an App
Apps come pre-installed on your device and you can
download additional apps from Google Play. If you decide to,
you can uninstall apps you downloaded from Google Play and
other sources.
There are several ways to uninstall an app:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
➔
Settings
➔
General tab
➔
Application manager
.
2.
Touch the
DOWNLOADED
tab.
3.
Touch the app you want to uninstall.
4.
Touch the
Uninstall
button.
A pop-up displays the message
Application will be
uninstalled.
5.
Touch
OK
to confirm you want to uninstall the app.
You can also use Google Play to uninstall apps you
downloaded from there (see
Tip:
To uninstall updates to pre-installed apps, touch the app
and touch
Uninstall updates
. A pop-up displays the
message
All updates to this Android system app will
be uninstalled
. Touch
OK
to uninstall the updates.