Best Android Tips and Tricks-1
When running an app, you can minimize it by simply tapping the Home icon.
Getting back to it is not just one click on the taskbar like the way
you do in Windows. But the Android way is pretty straightforward too.
Note 2: On Android 2.x, touch and hold the Home button to reveal recent apps.
The
Android system doesn't need you to close a running app for every
instance. But in some cases you may need to force stop an app that's
misbehaving, or like playing a game, you may need to actually close the
app in order to start a new level rather than continuing the last. Here
are the steps to follow:
In Android, you can set a file to open with a certain program by default as you do in Windows. For example, if you have installed an image viewer such as QuickPic, the system will ask you to select an app when you try to open an image file (See the screenshot).
What if you need to clear the default app?
Installing
apps from the Google Play store to your Android device is convenient,
likewise removing them is pretty straightforward.
- Tap the Recent Apps icon to reveal the apps that you recently opened. (Note 2)
- Slide down to see more recent apps.
- Tap a screenshot from the list to instantly switch to the app.
Note 2: On Android 2.x, touch and hold the Home button to reveal recent apps.
- Run the Settings app and tap Apps under DEVICE.
- Select the app you want to close.
- Tap the 'Force stop' button and tap 'OK' to confirm.
In Android, you can set a file to open with a certain program by default as you do in Windows. For example, if you have installed an image viewer such as QuickPic, the system will ask you to select an app when you try to open an image file (See the screenshot).
- To set a default app to open the file, check 'Use by default for this action' before you tap that app.
What if you need to clear the default app?
- Run the Settings app and tap Apps under DEVICE.
- Choose the app you do not want to launch by default.
- Tap 'Clear defaults' under LAUNCH BY DEFAULT.
- Tap the All Apps icon on the tray and select the Apps tab on the top.
- Touch and hold the icon of the app you want to uninstall.
- Drag and drop the app icon over the Uninstall icon then tap 'OK' to confirm. (The Uninstall icon appears only for the app that can be uninstalled from the system.)