Application Settings
Manage settings for applications on your phone.
Application Manager
You can download and install new applications on your device. Use
Application Manager settings to manage your downloaded and
preloaded applications. Warning: Because this phone can be configured with
system software not provided by or supported by Google, Essential, or any other
company, you operate this software at your own risk.
Find out the status of your apps:
1. Open the Settings app and tap “Apps.”
2. If you have disabled applications:
○ Tap “All apps” at the top left corner of the screen.
○ Tap “All apps,” “Enabled,” or “Disabled.”
3. Tap “More Options” for the following options:
○ Show System: Show or hide system (background) apps.
○ Reset app preferences: Reset options that have been
changed. Existing app data is not deleted.
4. Tap an application to view and update information about the
application. The following options are displayed:
○ Uninstall/Disable: Uninstall or disable the application.
Preloaded apps can only be disabled.
○ Force stop: Stop an app that is misbehaving. Restart
your device if stopping an app, process, or service
causes your device to stop working correctly.
○ Storage: Manage the app’s storage usage.
○ Data usage: View mobile data usage.
○ Permissions: View permissions granted to the app for
access to your device’s information.
○ Notifications: Configure notifications from the app.
○ Open by default: Set the app as a default for a certain
category of apps.
○ Battery: View battery usage since the last full charge.
○ Memory: View memory usage.
○ App details: Link to additional details about the app.
Apps
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