Galaxy S4. Application Manager

Application Manager
This device can be used for Android development. You can
write applications in the SDK and install them on this device,
then run the applications using the hardware, system, and
network. This feature allows you to configure the device for
development.
Warning! Because the device can be configured with system
software not provided by or supported by Google or
any other company, end-users operate these devices
at their own risk.
This menu allows you to manage installed applications. You
can view and control currently running services, or use the
device for application development.
You can also view the amount of memory or resources used
as well as the remaining memory and resources for each of
the applications on your phone and clear the data, cache, or
defaults.
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From the Home screen, press
and then tap
Settings ➔
(More tab) ➔ Application manager
➔ ALL.
Clearing Application Cache and Data
Important! You must have downloaded applications installed
to use this feature.
1. From the main Settings page, tap More tab ➔
Application manager.
2. Tap an application in which to clear the cache or data.
3. Tap Force stop, Uninstall, Clear data, Clear cache, or
Clear defaults.
Uninstalling Third-party Applications
Important! You must have downloaded applications installed
to use this feature.
1. From the main Settings page, tap More tab ➔
Application manager.
2. Tap the DOWNLOADED tab and select your desired
application.
3. Tap Uninstall (from within the top area of the
Application info page).
4. At the prompt, tap OK to uninstall the application.
5. Select a reason for uninstalling the application, then
tap OK.
Memory Usage
See how memory is being used by Downloaded or Running
applications.
1. From the main Settings page, tap More tab ➔
Applications manager.
2. Tap DOWNLOADED, RUNNING, or ALL to display memory
usage for that category of applications.
The graph at the bottom of the Downloaded tab shows
used and free device memory. The graph at the bottom
of the Running tab shows used and free RAM.
Downloaded
Displays apps you have downloaded onto your device.
1. From the main Settings page, tap More tab ➔
Applications manager.
2. Tap the DOWNLOADED tab to view a list of all the
downloaded applications on your device.
3. To switch the order of the lists displayed in the
Downloaded tabs, press
and select Sort by size or
Sort by name.
4. Tap an application to view and update information
about the application, including memory usage, default
settings, and permissions.
Running Services
The Running services option allows you to view and control
currently running services such as Backup, Hangouts, SNS
(messaging), Swype, and more.
1. From the main Settings page, tap More tab ➔
Application manager.
2. Tap the RUNNING tab to view all currently active and
running applications. This tab also shows the total RAM
being used by these currently active applications.
3. Tap a process and select Stop to end the process and
stop it from running. When you stop the process the
service or application will no longer run until you start
the process or application again.
4. Tap Show cached processes to view additional cached
applications.
Important! Stopping a process might have undesirable
consequences on the application.
Changing Your Settings
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