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Section 8: Applications
This section contains a description of each application that is
available on the Apps screen, its function, and how to
navigate through that particular application. If the application
is described in another section of this user manual, then a
cross reference to that description is provided.
Managing Applications
The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your
device, including apps you download and install.
From Apps, you can change the way apps appear on the
screen and uninstall apps you have downloaded. When you
install new apps, new screens are added to hold them.
Tip:
To open applications quickly, add the icons of
frequently-used applications to one of the Home screens,
if it is not there by default. For details, see
“Wallpapers”
on page 36.
Updating Applications
Once you have registered your device (see
“Software
Update”
on page 197) and signed into your Google account
(see
“Creating a New Google Account”
on page 14), you may
see the
Updates Available
notification in the Status Bar if
there is a new version of one or more apps available or, when
you open an application that is preloaded on your device, an
Update Available
message may be displayed.
To update the applications:
1.
Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward.
The Notification Panel displays.
2.
Touch
Updates available
.
For more information, refer to
“Updates to Downloaded
Apps”
on page 145.