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94 2C. Settings
3.
Read the
Stop service?
dialog and touch
Stop
.
Using the Task Manager
Sometimes your device might seem to slow down over
time, and the biggest reason for this are background
applications. These are applications that were not
properly closed or shutdown and are still active but
minimized. The Task Manager not only lets you see
which of these applications are still active in the
background but also easily lets you choose which
applications to leave running and which to close.
To shutdown a current application:
1.
Press and hold
.
2.
Tap
Task Manager
. This screen contains the
following tabs:
䡲
Active applications
display those currently active
applications running on your device.
䡲
Package
displays any installed packages or
applications from the Market that are taking up
memory space. Tap
Uninstall
to remove them
from your device.
䡲
RAM manager
, which displays the amount of
current RAM (Random Access Memory) currently
being used and allow you to
Clear Memory
for
either Level 1 or Level 2 (both Level memory
locations).
䡲
Summary
displays a visual graph indicating the
available and used space within the
Random
Access Memory
(RAM),
Program
, and
External SD
card
.
䡲
Help
provides additional battery saving
techniques.
3.
From the
Active applications
tab, tap
End
to close
selected applications or tap
End all
to close all
background running applications.
Erasing Device Content
Use the Manage applications menu to quickly erase
selected content and uninstall third-party applications
stored in your device.
Note:
These stopped processes are restarted once the
device is restarted (power cycled).
Third-party Task Manager applications are also
available from the Google Marketplace.
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