Product guide
7Home screen & apps
Apps
To sh ow you r apps, touch .
• To scroll, flick left or right.
• To open an app, touch it.
• Press Home to return to the home screen.
Tip: To show the last eight apps you opened, press and
hold Home .
To download new apps from the Google Play™ Store,
touch >
Play Store
. Press Search to find an
app, or touch
Downloads
to show or reinstall the apps
you downloaded. To download apps from websites, you
need to change your security settings: press Menu
>
Settings
>
Applications
>
Unknown sources
.
Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, from
trusted sites like the Google Play™ Store, as some may
impact your phone’s performance—see “Choose
carefully” on page 7.
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.
To move or uninstall your apps, press Menu >
Settings
>
Applications
>
Manage applications
. Touch
an app in the list to show details and options.
On your computer, you can browse and manage apps for
all your devices powered by Android™ at
http://play.google.com
.
Choose carefully
Apps are great. There's something for everyone. Play,
communicate, work, or have fun. But remember, choose
your apps carefully. Here are a few tips:
• To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses from
affecting your phone or privacy, use apps from trusted
sites, like the Google Play Store.
• In the Google Play Store, check the apps’ ratings and
comments before installing.
• If you doubt the safety of an app, don't install it.
• Like all apps, downloaded apps will use up memory,
data, battery, and processing power—some more
than others. For example, a simple battery level
widget will use less than a streaming music player
app. After installing an app, if you're not happy with
how much memory, data, battery or processing
power it's using, uninstall it. You can always install it
again later.
• Just like web browsing, you may want to monitor
childrens’ access to apps to help prevent exposure to
inappropriate content.