Application Manager; Default Applications; Calendar - Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

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.
► From the Home screen, tap
Apps g
Uninstalling Third-party Applications
Important! You must have downloaded applications installed to use this feature.
1. From the Application manager screen, tap the DOWNLOADED tab and select your desired application.
2. Tap Uninstall (from within the top area of the Application info page).
3. At the prompt, tap OK to uninstall the application.
4. Select a reason for uninstalling the application, then tap OK.
Memory Usage
See how memory is being used by Downloaded or Running applications.
► From the Application manager screen, tap DOWNLOADED, SD CARD, 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 Application manager screen, tap the DOWNLOADED tab to view a list of all the downloaded
applications on your device.
2. To switch the order of the lists displayed in the Downloaded tabs, tap
Sort by name.
3. 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, Google
Hangouts, SMS (messaging), and more.
1. From the Application manager screen, 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.
2. 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.
3. Tap Show cached processes to view additional cached applications.
Important! Stopping a process might have undesirable consequences on the application.
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Settings g Application manager g ALL.
Menu g Sort by size or
Storage Used
This option allows you to view a list (on the current tab) of current applications as sorted by size.
1. From the Application manager screen, tap the ALL tab to display all available applications.
2. Tap Menu g Sort by size to change the current list to show items based on the amount of storage
they occupy.
Reset App Preferences
This feature provides you with the ability to reset all preferences for the following features: Disabled apps, Disabled
app notifications, Default applications for actions, and Background data restrictions.
1. From the Application manager screen, tap the ALL tab to display all available applications.
2. Tap Menu g Reset app preferences g Reset apps.
Important! As an example, if you assigned your browser to always launch YouTube links and want that changed,
you must reset the default actions.

Default applications

This menu allows you to pre-set the default applications for your Home screen and your messaging app.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps g
2. Tap Home and select one of the following options:
● TouchWiz easy home: this option provides a Home screen that provides an easier user experience for the
first-time smartphone users.
● TouchWiz home: this is the Home screen that originally displays on your device.
3. Tap Messages and select the method of sending messages.
● Select either Messages (original Samsung messaging app) or Hangouts (Google messaging app).
4. To clear defaults that you have set up, tap Clear.

Calendar

This menu provides quick access to your Calendar settings.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps g
2. Alter the available settings as desired.
For more information, refer to "Calendar Settings" on page 53.
Settings g Default applications.
Settings g Calendar.