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Data usage, Set app permissions, Take care of your apps

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care, especially when it comes to personal health. Set app permissions You may be asked for permissions when you use a feature in an app. To modify the app permissions settings, swipe up > Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Permission manager, then tap a feature (such as microphone) to see which apps have permissions to use it. Tap Allow or Deny to turn the permission on or off. Take care of your apps » Uninstall apps: To remove an app from your phone, touch and hold the app, then drag it to Uninstall. To remove an app from the home screen, touch and hold the app, then drag it to Remove. The app isn't removed from your phone, just the home screen. Note: Not all apps can be uninstalled, but they can be disabled. » Disable/Stop apps: To disable an app or force it to stop running, swipe up > Settings > Apps & notifications. Tap an app, then tap Disable or Force stop. To enable it, tap Enable. » Get the latest apps: To check that you have the latest version of your apps, swipe up > Play Store. Tap your profile picture, then tap My apps & games > Updates. » Reinstall apps: To reinstall apps from Google Play, swipe up > Play Store. Tap your profile picture, then tap My apps & games > Library. The apps you've used before are listed and available for download. » See app details: Touch and hold an app, then tap . » See app data usage: To show which apps are using the most data, swipe up > Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network > App data usage. For more, see Data usage. Data usage You can track the amount of data your phone uploads and downloads. Find it: Swipe up > Settings > Network & internet > Mobile Protect your phone

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Protect your phone
care, especially when it comes to personal health.
Set app permissions
You may be asked for permissions when you use a feature in an app.
To modify the app permissions settings, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Apps & notifications
>
Advanced
>
Permission manager
, then tap a
feature (such as microphone) to see which apps have permissions to use
it. Tap
Allow
or
Deny
to turn the permission on or off.
Take care of your apps
»
Uninstall apps:
To remove an app from your phone, touch and hold the
app, then drag it to
Uninstall
.
To remove an app from the home screen, touch and hold the app, then
drag it to
Remove
. The app isn’t removed from your phone, just the
home screen.
Note:
Not all apps can be uninstalled, but they can be disabled.
»
Disable/Stop apps:
To disable an app or force it to stop running, swipe
up
>
Settings
>
Apps & notifications
. Tap an app, then tap
Disable
or
Force stop
. To enable it, tap
Enable
.
»
Get the latest apps:
To check that you have the latest version of your
apps, swipe up
>
Play Store
. Tap your profile picture, then tap
My apps & games
>
Updates
.
»
Reinstall apps:
To reinstall apps from Google Play, swipe up
>
Play Store
. Tap your profile picture, then tap
My apps & games
>
Library
. The apps you’ve used before are listed and available for
download.
»
See app details:
Touch and hold an app, then tap
.
»
See app data usage:
To show which apps are using the most data,
swipe up
>
Settings
>
Network & internet
>
Mobile network
>
App data usage
. For more, see
Data usage
.
Data usage
You can track the amount of data your phone uploads and downloads.
Find it:
Swipe up
>
Settings
>
Network & internet
>
Mobile