Nokia Lumia 830 User Guide - Page 107

Delete an app from your phone, Copy content between your phone and computer, uninstall, storage sense

Get Nokia Lumia 830 PDF manuals and user guides View all Nokia Lumia 830 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 107 highlights

Delete an app from your phone You can remove installed apps that you no longer want to keep or use, to increase the amount of available memory. 1. On the start screen, swipe left to the apps menu. 2. Tap and hold the app, and tap uninstall. You may not be able to remove some apps. If you remove an app, you may be able to reinstall without buying again, as long as the app is available in Store. If an installed app depends on a removed app, the installed app may stop working. For details, see the user documentation of the installed app. Tip: Want to keep the app, but running out of free memory on your phone? Move the app to the memory card instead of uninstalling it. Tap storage sense > phone > apps+games, tap , select the apps you want to move, and tap move to SD. Delete a game from your phone To uninstall a game,tap Games, tap and hold the game, and tap remove. Copy content between your phone and computer Copy photos, videos, and other content created by you between your phone and computer. Tip: If your computer is a Mac, install the Windows Phone app from the Mac App Store. If you want to transfer your photos to a Mac, it is recommended that you use the Nokia Photo Transfer for Mac app, which you can download from www.nokia.com. 1. Connect your phone to a compatible computer with a compatible USB cable. 2. On your computer, open a file manager, such as Windows Explorer or Finder, and browse to your phone. Tip: Your phone is shown under portable devices as Windows Phone. To see the folders of your phone, double-click the name of the phone. There are separate folders for documents, downloads, music, pictures, ringtones, and videos. 3. Drag and drop items from your phone to the computer, or from your computer to the phone. Make sure you put the files in the right folders on your phone, or you may not be able to see them. Tip: If your computer's operating system is Windows 7, Windows 8, or later, you can also use the Windows Phone app. Windows 8 and later operating systems install the app automatically when you connect your phone to your computer. With Windows 7, you can download it from www.windowsphone.com. For info on which app works with which computer, see the following table: © 2014 Microsoft Mobile. All rights reserved. 107

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
Delete an app from your phone
You can remove installed apps that you no longer want to keep or use, to increase the amount of
available memory.
1.
On the start screen, swipe left to the apps menu.
2.
Tap and hold the app, and tap
uninstall
. You may not be able to remove some apps.
If you remove an app, you may be able to reinstall without buying again, as long as the app is available
in Store.
If an installed app depends on a removed app, the installed app may stop working. For details, see
the user documentation of the installed app.
Tip:
Want to keep the app, but running out of free memory on your phone? Move the app to the
memory card instead of uninstalling it. Tap
storage sense
>
phone
>
apps+games
, tap
,
select the apps you want to move, and tap
move to SD
.
Delete a game from your phone
To uninstall a game,tap
Games
, tap and hold the game, and tap
remove
.
Copy content between your phone and computer
Copy photos, videos, and other content created by you between your phone and computer.
Tip:
If your computer is a Mac, install the Windows Phone app from the Mac App Store.
If you want to transfer your photos to a Mac, it is recommended that you use the Nokia Photo
Transfer for Mac app, which you can download from
www.nokia.com
.
1.
Connect your phone to a compatible computer with a compatible USB cable.
2.
On your computer, open a file manager, such as Windows Explorer or Finder, and browse to your
phone.
Tip:
Your phone is shown under portable devices as Windows Phone. To see the folders of your
phone, double-click the name of the phone. There are separate folders for documents,
downloads, music, pictures, ringtones, and videos.
3.
Drag and drop items from your phone to the computer, or from your computer to the phone.
Make sure you put the files in the right folders on your phone, or you may not be able to see them.
Tip:
If your computer's operating system is Windows 7, Windows 8, or later, you can also use
the Windows Phone app. Windows 8 and later operating systems install the app automatically
when you connect your phone to your computer. With Windows 7, you can download it from
www.windowsphone.com
.
For info on which app works with which computer, see the following table:
© 2014 Microsoft Mobile. All rights reserved.
107