Instruction Manual

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Android manages and carefully guards the portion of internal storage where
the system, apps, and most data for those apps are stored, because this
area may contain your private information. It's not possible to view this
portion of internal storage when you connect your device to a computer with
a USB cable. The other portion of internal storage, where music,
downloaded files, and so on are stored, remains visible for your
convenience.
Android also manages how apps use RAM. It may cache some things you've
been using recently, for quicker access if you need them again, but it will
erase the cache if it needs the RAM for new activities. You affect the way
apps use internal storage directly and indirectly in many ways; for example,
by:
● Installing or uninstalling apps.
● Downloading files in Browser, Gmail, and other apps.
● Creating files (for example, by taking pictures).
● Deleting downloaded files or files you created.
●Copying files between your device and a computer via USB.
You rarely need to manage the way apps use RAM. But you can monitor
apps' RAM usage and stop them if they misbehave.
Use the Apps screen
The Apps screen allows you to adjust several aspects of the way your device
uses memory. To view these settings:
1 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon .
2 Under Device, touch Apps.
You'll see three tabs at the top of the screen, each displaying a list of apps
or their components:
●Downloaded. Displays apps you've downloaded from
Market or other sources.
● Running. Displays all apps, processes, and services that are currently
running or that have cached processes, and how much RAM they are using.
The graph at the bottom of the Running tab shows the total RAM in use and
the amount free. Below the graph, touch Show cached processes or
Show running services to switch back and forth.
● All. Displays all apps that came with Android and all apps you downloaded
from Android Market or other sources.
To switch the order of the lists displayed in the Downloaded or All tabs,
touch Menu icon > Sort by name or Sort by size.
To view details about an app or other item listed under any tab, touch its
name. The information and controls available vary among different types of
apps, but commonly include:
● Force stop button: Stops an app that is misbehaving. Stopping an app,
process, or service may cause your device to stop working correctly. You