
Protect your phone
» Monitor children’s access to apps to help prevent exposure to
inappropriate content, and set limits on phone use: swipe up
>
Settings
>
Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.
» Certain apps may not provide completely accurate information. Take
care, especially when it comes to personal health.
Set app permissions
You may be asked for permissions when you use a feature in an app.
To modify the app permissions settings, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Apps & notifications
>
Advanced
>
Permission manager
, then tap a
feature (such as microphone) to see which apps have permissions to use
it. Tap
Allow
or
Deny
to turn the permission on or off.
Take care of your apps
»
Uninstall apps:
To remove an app from your phone, touch and hold the
app, then drag it to
Uninstall
.
To remove an app from the home screen, touch and hold the app, then
drag it to
Remove
. The app isn’t removed from your phone, just the
home screen.
Note:
Not all apps can be uninstalled, but they can be disabled.
»
Disable/Stop apps:
To disable an app or force it to stop running, swipe
up
>
Settings
>
Apps & notifications
. Tap an app, then tap
Disable
or
Force stop
. To enable it, tap
Enable
.
»
Get the latest apps:
To check that you have the latest version of your
apps, swipe up
>
Play Store
. Tap your profile picture, then tap
My apps & games
>
Updates
.
»
Reinstall apps:
To reinstall apps from Google Play, swipe up
>
Play Store
. Tap your profile picture, then tap
My apps & games
>
Library
. The apps you’ve used before are listed and available for
download.
»
See app details:
Touch and hold an app, then tap
.
»
See app data usage:
To show which apps are using the most data,
swipe up
>
Settings
>
Network & internet
>
Mobile network
>
App data usage
. For more, see