Samsung Galaxy S III - Manual (Page 131)

Changing Your Settings 125
Running Services
View and control services running on your device.
1. From a Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔
Application manager.
2. Tap the Running tab. All the applications that are
currently running on the device display.
3. Tap Show cached processes to display all the cached
processes that are running. Tap Show services in use to
switch back.
4. Tap one of the applications to view application
information.
The following options display:
• Stop: Stops the application from running on the device. This is
usually done prior to uninstalling the application.
Warning! Not all services can be stopped. Stopping services
may have undesirable consequences on the
application or Android System.
• Report: Report failure and other application information.
Note: Options vary by application.
Accounts and Sync
This menu allows you to set up, manage, and synchronize
accounts, including your Google and email accounts.
Synchronizing Accounts
Select the items you want to synchronize on your account
such as Books, Calendar, Contacts, and more.
1. From a Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Accounts
and sync.
2. Tap Sync all to synchronize all your accounts. Tap
Cancel sync to stop the synchronization.
3. On the Auto-sync field, tap the OFF / ON icon
to turn Auto-sync on or off, which controls whether
changes you make to information on your device or on
the web are automatically synced with each other.
Adding an Account
1. From a Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ Accounts
and sync.
2. Tap Add account.
3. Tap one of the account types.
4. Use the keyboard and follow the prompts to enter your
credentials and set up the account.
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