Samsung Galaxy Avant - Manual (Page 83)

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Software Update
The Software Update feature enables you to use your device to connect to the network and upload any new
software directly to your device. The device automatically updates with the latest available software when you
access this option. The following icons show your Bluetooth connection status at a glance:
Displays when the Software update feature is active.
Displays when the Software update feature is in progress.
To update your device:
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > About device > Software update.
2. Read the Software update information screen.
3. Select an available option:
Note: You configure the device’s software update parameters.
● Cancel: Tap this option to cancel the operation.
● Wi-Fi settings: Enable this option to only download available updates via an active Wi-Fi connection. If
disabled, the device will begin available downloads via its’ cellular connection.
● OK: Tap this option to connect to the remote server, detect if there is an available update, the begin the
download over your existing data connection.
— Software updates can include bug fixes, enhancements to services, to the device or currently installed
software.
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 > Settings > Application manager > ALL.
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 Menu > Sort by size.
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.
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 > 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 > Reset app preferences > 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.