14Task ManagerYour phone can run applications simultaneously, withsome applications running in the background.Sometimes your device might seem to slow downover time, and the biggest reason for this arebackground applications. These are applications thatwere not properly closed or shutdown and are stillactive but minimized. The Task Manager not only letsyou see which of these applications are still active inthe background but also easily lets you choose whichapplications are left running and which are closed.Note: The larger the number of applications running on yourphone, the larger the energy drain on your battery.Task Manger Overview From the Home screen, tap (Applications)➔ Task Manager ( ).– or –Press and hold then tap Task manager.This screen contains the following tabs:• Active applications display those currently activeapplications running on your phone.• Package displays any installed packages orapplications from the Market that are taking upmemory space. Tap Uninstall to remove them fromyour phone.• RAM, which displays the amount of current RAM(Random Access Memory) currently being used andallow you to Clear memory.• Summary displays a visual graph indicating theavailable and used space within the Random AccessMemory (RAM), Storage, and External SD card.• Help provides additional battery saving techniques.Shutting Down an Currently Active Application1. From the Home screen, tap ➔TaskManager ( ).2. From the Active applications tab, tap End toclose selected applications or tap End all toclose all background running applications.
