User manual

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Task Manager
Your phone can run applications simultaneously, with some
applications running in the background.
Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on your
phone, and to end running applications to extend battery life. You
can also uninstall applications from your phone and see how
much memory is used by applications.
Task Manager provides information about applications, including:
• Active applications : View and exit running applications.
• Downloaded : View and manage applications you’ve downloaded.
• RAM : View and manage Random Access Memory on your device.
• Storage : View usage for the phone’s internal storage and SD card.
• Help : Useful tips for extending battery life.
1. From any screen, press and hold the Home Key , then
select Task Manager .
– or –
From the Home screen, touch Applications ➔
Task Manager .
Tip: You can also access Task Manager from the Program Monitor widget. For
more information, see “Widgets” on page 29.
2. Touch the Active applications tab to view applications
running on your phone. Touch Exit , or Exit all to close
applications.
3. Touch the Downloaded tab to view information about
applications you’ve installed on your phone. Touch
Uninstall to remove an application from your phone.
4. Touch the RAM tab to display the amount of RAM (Random
Access Memory) in use. Touch Clear Memory to clear
processes to increase available RAM.
5. Touch the Storage tab for Internal phone storage and
External SD card memory statistics.
6. Touch the Help tab for tips for extending battery life.
Tip: Touch and drag your finger on the tabs to scroll the tabs.