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Resetting the Phone, To free up more phone memory or storage card space, To reset the phone

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206 Managing Your Phone 2. On the Manage applications screen, tap the application you want to uninstall. On the Application info screen, tap Uninstall. To free up more phone memory or storage card space If your phone is running low on memory, try the following: • In Browser, clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history information. See "Using Browser" in Chapter 6 for more information. • Uninstall downloaded programs from Android Market you no longer use. See Chapter 8 for details. 10.4 Resetting the Phone Resetting the phone deletes all data, including downloaded applications, and resets the phone back to its initial state-the state before you turned on the phone for the first time. Important Make sure to back up important data you have on the phone before you reset your phone. To reset the phone 1. Press HOME > MENU, then tap Settings > Security > Factory data reset. 2. On the Factory data reset screen, tap Reset phone and then tap Erase everything. To reset the phone using phone buttons 1. With the phone turned off, press and hold the HOME and BACK buttons, and then briefly press the END CALL/POWER button. The reset process will start after a few seconds. 2. Wait for the phone to finish the reset process and then press MENU. Tip If your phone hangs or freezes, remove the battery then wait for a few seconds, and then re-install it. After re-installing the battery, turn on the phone.

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206  Managing Your Phone
2.
On the Manage applications screen, tap the application you want to uninstall. 
On the Application info screen, tap 
Uninstall
.
To free up more phone memory or storage card space
If your phone is running low on memory, try the following:
In Browser, clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history information. 
See “Using Browser” in Chapter 6 for more information.
Uninstall downloaded programs from Android Market you no longer use. 
See Chapter 8 for details.    
10.4 Resetting the Phone
Resetting the phone deletes all data, including downloaded applications, and 
resets the phone back to its initial state—the state before you turned on the phone 
for the first time.  
Important
Make sure to back up important data you have on the phone before you reset 
your phone.
To reset the phone
1.
Press HOME > MENU, then tap 
Settings > Security > Factory
data reset
.
2.
On the Factory data reset screen, tap
Reset phone
and then tap 
Erase
everything
. 
To reset the phone using phone buttons
1.
With the phone turned off, press and hold the HOME and BACK buttons, and 
then briefly press the END CALL/POWER button. The reset process will start 
after a few seconds. 
2.
Wait for the phone to finish the reset process and then press MENU. 
Tip
If your phone hangs or freezes, remove the battery then wait for a few seconds, and 
then re-install it. After re-installing the battery, turn on the phone.