User Guide

Getting Started 9
Task Manager
Your device can run applications simultaneously, with some
applications running in the background.
Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on your
device, and to end running applications to extend battery life. You
can also uninstall applications from your device and see how
much memory is used by applications.
Task Manager provides information about applications, including:
• Active applications : View and end running applications.
• Downloaded : View and uninstall application packages.
• RAM : View and manage RAM (Random Access Memory) usage.
• Storage : View memory usage.
• Help : Useful tips for extending battery life.
1. From a Home screen, touch Applications ➔
Task manager .
2. Touch the Active applications tab to view applications
running on your device. Touch Exit to end an application, or
Exit all to stop all running applications.
3. Touch the Downloaded tab to view applications installed
from Android Market. Touch Uninstall to remove an
application from your device.
4. Touch the RAM tab to display the amount of RAM (Random
Access Memory) currently in use. Touch Clear memory to
clear inactive and background processes.
5. Touch the Storage tab for Internal device storage, Personal
data, and External SD card memory statistics.
6. Touch the Help tab for information about extending battery
life.
Tip: To launch Task Manager from any screen, touch and hold the Home
Key , then touch Task Manager .
You can also access Task Manager from the
Program Monitor widget.
For more information, see “Widgets” on page 21.