Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen User Guide - Page 13

Home screen & apps Home screen & apps Quick start: Home screen & apps Help & more Search Status & notifications Volume Discover your Moto apps Download apps Take care of your apps Update your phone Menu Back More Next To let your phone install apps that are not on Google Play, tap Apps > Settings > Security and check Unknown sources. For information about downloading files from your browser, see "Downloads". Choose carefully Here are a few tips: • To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses, use apps from trusted sites, like Google Play. • In Google Play, check the app's ratings and comments before installing. • If you doubt the safety of an app, don't install it. • Apps use up memory, data, battery, and processing power-some more than others. If you're not happy with how much memory, data, battery or processing power it's using, uninstall it. • Monitor children's access to apps to help prevent exposure to inappropriate content. • Certain apps may not provide completely accurate information. Take care, especially when it comes to personal health. Take care of your apps Find it: Apps , then swipe left to scroll through apps To close the apps screen, tap Home or Back . • Uninstall apps: Tap Apps > Settings > Apps. Swipe left to ALL, tap an app, then tap Disable or Uninstall in the top right (if available). Disable removes the app from your menu-to Enable it, reopen this window and tap Enable (disabled apps are at the bottom of the list). If an app locks up your phone as soon as you turn it on, restart in Safe Mode: Turn off your phone, then turn it back on-when you see the "Motorola" logo during power-up, press and hold both volume buttons until you see the home screen, with Safe Mode in the lower left. Then, try removing the app. • Reinstall apps: To reinstall apps from Google Play, tap Apps > Play Store, then tap > My apps. The apps you downloaded are listed and available for download. • See or clear app details: Tap Apps > Settings > Apps. Swipe left or right to see the list of DOWNLOADED, RUNNING, or ALL apps, then tap an app in the list to see its details and storage usage. You can tap Clear data, Clear cache, or other options. Tip: To quickly show app details, tap Apps , touch and hold an app, then drag it to App info. • See app data usage: To see which apps are using the most data, tap Apps > Settings > Data usage. For more, see "Data use".