Reinstalling of Apps to Galaxy S4
Google Play Store is the official market for all Android phones,
including with the Samsung Galaxy SIV. Here, you can find tons of apps
and then download the one that suit your need, either it's free or paid
apps. Unfortunately, in some cases, some of apps can cause your phone
encountering error. If that happens, uninstalling app is one of the way
to fix the problem.
Even so, for some reason, you may want to reinstall uninstalled-apps that you've ever installed in your phone. If so, you can do so with ease through Google Play Store because this app has a list of all apps that you've ever downloaded before.
Reinstalling of uninstalled-apps
FYI, if you have multiple Google accounts, make sure to access Play Store with an account that you used to download the apps. Well, here are the steps:
Even so, for some reason, you may want to reinstall uninstalled-apps that you've ever installed in your phone. If so, you can do so with ease through Google Play Store because this app has a list of all apps that you've ever downloaded before.
Reinstalling of uninstalled-apps
FYI, if you have multiple Google accounts, make sure to access Play Store with an account that you used to download the apps. Well, here are the steps:
- Open Play Store app.
- Swipe the screen from left to the right.
- Click My apps.
- Click All tab.
- All your downloaded apps will be displayed here, while for uninstalled apps will be labelled with the Cross sign (x) at the top right corner of the application's name.
- Click the desired uninstalled app you wish to reinstall.
- Click Install button.
- In the App permissions, tap Accept button.
- The selected app will be installed shortly.
Removing of Apps to SD Card in Samsung s4
Google Play Store is the official market for all Android phones,
including with the Samsung Galaxy SIV. From here, you can find tons of
apps--either a free or paid version--that you can install which one that
suit your needs. To do so, first you need to have a Google account to
access Google Play Store and other Google services. All apps from Google
Play Store will be installed automatically to the internal storage.
Lot of choices and limited space in the internal storage sometimes make a user facing with the low internal storage problem. Luckily, Samsung Galaxy S4 has an option to move movable downloaded apps to the SD card. It will certainly give you some benefits, you can install lot of apps without having worried the internal storage is run out and experiencing some problems are caused by low ROM.
How to move a downloaded app to the SD card?
FYI, all movable downloaded apps will be displayed under SD card tab in the application manager. To move them to the SD card, you can follow the steps listed below:
Stage1: From Settings menu
Stage 2: From App drawer
How to move back a downloaded app to the device storage?
If previously you have moved certain app to the SD card, and for any reason now you want to move it back to the device storage as it used to be, then you can do so by following the steps below:
Stage1: From Settings menu
Well, if you're like me, I prefer to move all movable downloaded apps to the SD card to keep my internal storage has enough free spaces to make the phone works properly. And, the best part of this is, until now all moved to SD card apps work well and I have never experienced any error while using them.
Lot of choices and limited space in the internal storage sometimes make a user facing with the low internal storage problem. Luckily, Samsung Galaxy S4 has an option to move movable downloaded apps to the SD card. It will certainly give you some benefits, you can install lot of apps without having worried the internal storage is run out and experiencing some problems are caused by low ROM.
How to move a downloaded app to the SD card?
FYI, all movable downloaded apps will be displayed under SD card tab in the application manager. To move them to the SD card, you can follow the steps listed below:
- Move to Settings.
- Click More tab.
- Click Application Manager.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the SD card tab. All movable downloaded apps will be listed here.
- Click the desired app you wish to move to SD card.
- Click Move to SD card button.
- The selected app will be moved to SD card.
- Click the Back key.
- In the SD card tab, the selected app will be labelled with the checkmark icon as a sign that the app has been moved to the SD card.
Stage 2: From App drawer
- Move to Apps through Home screen.
- Click the Menu key then select Downloaded apps.
- Click and hold the desired app you wish to move to SD card and then drag it to the App info icon.
- Click Move to SD card button.
- The selected app will be moved to SD card.
- Click the Back key.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the SD card tab. The selected app will be labelled with the checkmark icon as a sign that the app has been moved to the SD card.
How to move back a downloaded app to the device storage?
If previously you have moved certain app to the SD card, and for any reason now you want to move it back to the device storage as it used to be, then you can do so by following the steps below:
Stage1: From Settings menu
- Move to Settings.
- Click More tab.
- Click Application Manager.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the SD card tab. All moved to SD card apps will be displayed here and labelled with the checkmark icon.
- Click the desired app you wish to move back to device storage.
- Click Move to device storage button.
- The selected app will be moved back to device storage.
- Click the Back key.
- In the SD card tab, the checkmark icon in the selected app should be disappear as a sign that the app has been moved back to the device storage.
- Move to Apps through Home screen.
- Tap the Menu key then select Downloaded apps.
- Tap and hold the desired app you wish to move to device storage and then drag it to the App info icon.
- Click Move to device storage button.
- The selected app will be moved back to device storage.
- Click the Back key.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the SD card tab. Now the checkmark icon in the selected app should be disappear as a sign that the app has been moved back to the device storage.
Well, if you're like me, I prefer to move all movable downloaded apps to the SD card to keep my internal storage has enough free spaces to make the phone works properly. And, the best part of this is, until now all moved to SD card apps work well and I have never experienced any error while using them.
Setting and Clearing Default Applications
Though Samsung Galaxy SIV has equipped with some basic apps as the stock
apps, you're allowed to install another third-party app per your needs,
either from other sources or from the official market of the Android
phone: Google Play Store.
In some cases, even there are some users who install an app that has the same function with one of stock app. As the example, Samsung Galaxy SIV has the stock Browser app, but for certain purpose you may need to install another third-party browser app (eg: Firefox browser app or Chrome browser app). Given these apps have the same function, you may will be asked to choose which browser app you wish to use as default when you open a URL link from another apps. When an app has chosen as default app, next time this app will be launched by default when you perform the same action or activity.
How to set an app as default?
To make it easier, we'll use Browser app as the example. Here are the steps to set one of installed browser app as default:
There are 3 methods available that you can use to clear default app. Here they are:
Stage1: From Task manager
This is my favourite one because this method will allow me to clear default for some apps easier and faster:
Stage2: From Settings menu
It's the classic method usually used by the user to clear default app:
Stage3: From App drawer
This method is the same with the method #2, but performed through the apps menu.
All the stages mentioned above are applicable for another apps, for instance to set or clear default app for some Messaging apps or for some File manager apps, etc. Well, by knowing how to set default app, now you can choose an app as default app for particular action or activity. And, you can also clear the default app with ease when you accidentally set an incorrect app as the default and want to replace it with the correct one.
In some cases, even there are some users who install an app that has the same function with one of stock app. As the example, Samsung Galaxy SIV has the stock Browser app, but for certain purpose you may need to install another third-party browser app (eg: Firefox browser app or Chrome browser app). Given these apps have the same function, you may will be asked to choose which browser app you wish to use as default when you open a URL link from another apps. When an app has chosen as default app, next time this app will be launched by default when you perform the same action or activity.
How to set an app as default?
To make it easier, we'll use Browser app as the example. Here are the steps to set one of installed browser app as default:
- Open a URL link from another app, for instance: open a URL link from email message.
- You will be presented with the Complete action using menu contains with all of Browser apps available in your phone.
- Click the desired Browser app you wish to set as default(as the example: select the stock Internet browser app) and then tap Always button.
- Click OK button to confirm.
- The selected app will be opened by default each time you open a URL link from another apps.
There are 3 methods available that you can use to clear default app. Here they are:
Stage1: From Task manager
This is my favourite one because this method will allow me to clear default for some apps easier and faster:
- Long tap Home button.
- Click Task manager icon.
- Click Clear defaults tab. All default apps will be listed here.
- Click Clear button next to the desired default app(in this case, tap Internet) you wish to clear.
- The default app will be cleared shortly.
Stage2: From Settings menu
It's the classic method usually used by the user to clear default app:
- Move to Settings.
- Click More tab.
- Click Application manager.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the All tab.
- Scroll down to find the desired default app(in this case, tap Internet) you wish to clear, then tap the row.
- In the App info screen, under Launch by default section, tap Clear defaults button.
- The default app will be cleared shortly.
Stage3: From App drawer
This method is the same with the method #2, but performed through the apps menu.
- Move to Apps through Home screen.
- Find the default app(in this case, tap Internet) you wish to clear.
- Tap and hold the app and then drag it to the App info icon located at the top of the screen.
- In the App info screen, under Launch by default section, tap Clear defaults button.
- The default app will be cleared shortly.
All the stages mentioned above are applicable for another apps, for instance to set or clear default app for some Messaging apps or for some File manager apps, etc. Well, by knowing how to set default app, now you can choose an app as default app for particular action or activity. And, you can also clear the default app with ease when you accidentally set an incorrect app as the default and want to replace it with the correct one.
Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Disable or Enable Apps
One of causes an error occurs in the Samsung Galaxy SIV is an installed
third-party app in the phone. No wonder if most of users use this reason
to uninstall particular third-party app in their phones to fix the
problem. In addition, uninstalling some unused apps also will help you
to keep your phone clean and neat as well as to free up some spaces in
your phone. One thing that you should remember that you're only allowed
to uninstall third-party apps, not with the stock apps.
Well, given the stock apps can't be uninstalled, then you can disable one or more of them when you don't want to use them. But, make sure that you only disable the user apps, not the system apps because it will be able to make another stock app that connected to the disabled app not works properly and will make your phone experiences some errors.
Well, given the stock apps can't be uninstalled, then you can disable one or more of them when you don't want to use them. But, make sure that you only disable the user apps, not the system apps because it will be able to make another stock app that connected to the disabled app not works properly and will make your phone experiences some errors.
- Move to Settings.
- Click More tab.
- Click Application manager.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the All tab. All installed apps will be displayed here, either the stock apps or the third-party apps.
- Click the desired a stock app you wish to disable.
- Click Disable button.
- If you ever update the selected app, you will be presented with the notification to confirm you to replace the app with the factory version(uninstall updates). Tap OK button to uninstall updates and continue to disable app, and then tap Disable button again.
- Click OK button to confirm.
- The selected app will be disabled. It will remove the app from Home screen and app drawer.
How to disable a stock app?
I noticed that some of stock apps have a grayed out Disable button which mean they can't be disabled. Anyway, if you wish to disable allowed-to-be-disabled stock app, you can do so by following the steps listed below:
How to enable a disabled stock app?
Aside to enable a stock app that you have disabled before, you can also use this step to find a missing stock app after did update to Android 4.3. Here are the steps to do so:
I noticed that some of stock apps have a grayed out Disable button which mean they can't be disabled. Anyway, if you wish to disable allowed-to-be-disabled stock app, you can do so by following the steps listed below:
- Move to Settings.
- Click More tab.
- Click Application manager.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the All tab. All installed apps will be displayed here, either the stock apps or the third-party apps.
- Click the desired a stock app you wish to disable.
- Click Disable button.
- If you ever update the selected app, you will be presented with the notification to confirm you to replace the app with the factory version(uninstall updates). Tap OK button to uninstall updates and continue to disable app, and then tap Disable button again.
- Click OK button to confirm.
- The selected app will be disabled. It will remove the app from Home screen and app drawer.
How to enable a disabled stock app?
Aside to enable a stock app that you have disabled before, you can also use this step to find a missing stock app after did update to Android 4.3. Here are the steps to do so:
- Move to Settings.
- Click More tab.
- Click Application manager.
- Swipe the screen to the right until you see the Disabled tab. All your disabled apps will be displayed here.
- Click the desired disabled app you wish to enable.
- Click Enable button.
- The selected app will be enabled. It will bring back the app to the app drawer.
Hiding or or Showing Hidden Apps in the Applications Menu
If you didn't add the app icon in the Home screen, you can access the
app from the applications menu where all installed apps are displayed.
In here, you can do another things aside from accessing the app, such
as: create new folder, uninstall apps, access app info, etc.
In certain case, you may want to not display some apps in the apps menu without having to uninstall them in order to keep them running in the phone but don't want anybody know. Luckily, this phone has the option which will allow you do so easily.
How to hide apps in the applications menu?
How to show hidden apps in the applications menu?
For any reason, if you want to bring back the hidden apps to the apps menu, then you can do so by following the steps below:
In certain case, you may want to not display some apps in the apps menu without having to uninstall them in order to keep them running in the phone but don't want anybody know. Luckily, this phone has the option which will allow you do so easily.
How to hide apps in the applications menu?
- Below are the steps to do so:
- Go to Apps through Home screen.
- Click the Menu key then select Hide applications.
- You'll see the checkbox appears in each app.
- Tick the checkbox in the desired apps you wish to hide from the apps menu.
- Click Done button.
- The selected apps will not be displayed in the apps menu.
How to show hidden apps in the applications menu?
For any reason, if you want to bring back the hidden apps to the apps menu, then you can do so by following the steps below:
- Move to Apps through Home screen,
- Click the Menu key, scroll to the bottom and then select Show hidden applications.
- All the hidden apps will be displayed here with the checkbox in each app.
- Tick the checkbox in the desired apps you wish to show.
- Click Done button.
- The selected apps will be displayed again in the apps menu.
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