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Managing applications Warning! Make sure you trust the source of any program you install. If you are not sure of the source, do not install a program. Installing programs from unknown sources increases your risk of virus attacks and theft of personal and private data. You can remove programs installed on your smartphone to free up extra storage memory. Open the Applications tab and go to Settings > Applications. Here you can allow programs from Unknown sources to be installed and Manage applications. Warning! You should only remove programs if you are familiar with the Android operating system. Resetting your smartphone You may have to perform a reset if your smartphone fails to respond when buttons are pressed or the screen is tapped. Note: Before performing a reset, ensure that your smartphone is not locked. Press any key or tap the screen to see if the phone responds. Clean boot A clean boot will restore your smartphone to the factory settings. Warning! You should only perform a clean boot when all other options have failed to restore your smartphone to an operational state. Warning! This will erase all your personal information, any contacts stored on your phone and any programs you installed. If your phone is responding to screen input Open Settings from the Applications tab, then tap Privacy > Factory data reset; click Reset phone and then Erase everything to format your phone. If your phone is not responding to screen input Turn off your phone, then press and hold the Power until you feel your smartphone vibrate and/or you see the Acer logo screen. Press and hold the Volume up and Volume down buttons. Use the Volume up button to select Clean boot:YES. Press the camera button to confirm. 38

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Managing applications
Warning! Make sure you trust the source of any program you install. If you are not
sure of the source, do not install a program. Installing programs from unknown
sources increases your risk of virus attacks and theft of personal and private data.
You can remove programs installed on your smartphone to free up extra
storage memory. Open the Applications tab and go to
Settings
>
Applications
.
Here you can allow programs from
Unknown sources
to be installed and
Manage applications
.
Warning! You should only remove programs if you are familiar with the Android
operating system.
Resetting your smartphone
You may have to perform a reset if your smartphone fails to respond when
buttons are pressed or the screen is tapped.
Note
: Before performing a reset, ensure that your smartphone is not locked. Press any
key or tap the screen to see if the phone responds.
Clean boot
A clean boot will restore your smartphone to the factory settings.
Warning! You should only perform a clean boot when all other options have failed to
restore your smartphone to an operational state.
Warning! This will erase all your personal information, any contacts stored on your
phone and any programs you installed.
If your phone is responding to screen input
Open
Settings
from the Applications tab, then tap
Privacy
>
Factory data reset
;
click
Reset phone
and then
Erase everything
to format your phone.
If your phone is not responding to screen input
Turn off your phone, then press and hold the Power until you feel your
smartphone vibrate and/or you see the Acer logo screen. Press and hold the
Volume up and Volume down buttons. Use the Volume up button to select
Clean boot:YES
. Press the camera button to confirm.