Acer Iconia A3-A30 User Manual - Page 43

Apps, Personal, Location services

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Apps Advanced settings - 43 Closing an application To close an active application, go to Settings > Apps. Swipe over to the RUNNING tab, then tap the program you wish to close. Select Stop to close the program. Uninstalling an application You can remove programs installed on your tablet to free up extra storage memory. Tap the program icon from the Application menu and drag it into the Uninstall area in the top-left corner. Note You cannot uninstall APPs that were pre-loaded on your tablet. Alternatively, you can go to APPs > Settings and select Apps. Tap the application you wish to uninstall, tap Uninstall and confirm the uninstall. Important You should only remove programs if you are familiar with the Android operating system. Personal Location services Turning location services on enables certain apps to provide locationbased services, such as the ability to check in, view commute traffic, find nearby restaurants, embed location information into pictures, and so on. You can turn location mode on or off completely, or just change your device's location accuracy mode. To modify location services information, tap APPs > Settings > Location. Location modes When setting the way your device determines your location, you have three options, or modes: High accuracy, Battery saving, and Device

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Advanced settings - 43
Apps
Closing an application
To close an active application, go to
Settings
>
Apps
. Swipe over to
the
RUNNING
tab, then tap the program you wish to close. Select
Stop
to close the program.
Uninstalling an application
You can remove programs installed on your tablet to free up extra
storage memory. Tap the program icon from the
Application
menu
and drag it into the
Uninstall
area in the top-left corner.
Alternatively, you can go to
APPs
>
Settings
and select
Apps
. Tap
the application you wish to uninstall, tap
Uninstall
and confirm the
uninstall.
Personal
Location services
Turning location services on enables certain apps to provide location-
based services, such as the ability to check in, view commute traffic,
find nearby restaurants, embed location information into pictures, and
so on. You can turn location mode on or off completely, or just change
your device's location accuracy mode. To modify location services
information, tap
APPs
>
Settings
>
Location
.
Location modes
When setting the way your device determines your location, you have
three options, or modes:
High accuracy
,
Battery saving
, and
Device
Note
You cannot uninstall APPs that were pre-loaded on your tablet.
Important
You should only remove programs if you are familiar with the Android
operating system.