To organize apps into groups on your home screen, use folders.

When you touch , your most used apps are at the top, followed by all apps in alpha order. Swipe to scroll through the list. To customize this order or the direction for scrolling, install a new launcher.

The first time you use an app, and sometimes when you install or update it, you are asked to grant the app permission to access certain data and phone features. You can adjust these permissions any time.

To adjust permissions by app:

1. Go to Settings > Apps.
2. Touch the app name.
3. Touch Permissions.

4. Turn each permission on or off as needed.

   TipTo see how the app uses each permission, touch > All permissions.

To adjust permissions by feature:

1. Go to Settings > Apps.
2. Touch > App permissions.
3. Touch a feature to see which apps have permission to use it.
4. Turn that permission on or off for each app as needed.

Issues such as apps crashing, unexpected reboots, or fast battery drain could be caused by a third-party app. Use safe mode to start your phone with only the original software and apps. If the issues go away in safe mode, the problem is probably from a third-party app you downloaded.

To reboot in safe mode:

1. Press & hold the Power button.
2. Touch & hold Power off until you are prompted to start in safe mode.
3. Touch OK.
4. Use your phone and see if the problem has gone away. Remember, you won’t be able to use any downloaded apps.

If the problem goes away:

1. To exit safe mode, restart your phone.
2. One by one, uninstall recently downloaded apps. After each removal, restart your phone. See whether removing that app solved the problem.
3. Once you delete the problematic app, you can restore the other apps you removed during testing.

If the problem doesn't go away: Try these troubleshooting steps for phone performance issues.

Clearing the cache can free up phone memory, improve performance, and fix some problems with apps and web pages.

1. Touch .
2. Touch & hold the app's icon.
3. Drag the icon to App info.

4. Do one of the following:

   • To free up space by removing temporary files, touch Storage > Clear cache. Over time, the cache builds up again, so repeat if a problem occurs.
   • If problems still occur, then delete all data saved in the app by touching Storage > Clear data. Be careful - there’s no way to undo this.

Force stop an app only if it seems to be causing a problem. To completely shut down an app, including any background services:

1. Touch .
2. Touch & hold the app's icon.
3. Drag the icon to App info.
4. Touch Force stop.

You can delete (uninstall) apps that you downloaded. For many pre-loaded apps, you can disable but not delete them.

1. Touch .
2. Touch & hold the app's icon.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Drag the icon to Uninstall. This removes the app from your list and frees storage space.
   • If you don't see a delete option, go to Settings > Apps, touch the app's name, then touch Disable.

You can use your Google account to back up:

• Apps downloaded from Play Store, including app settings and data
• Wi‑Fi passwords
• Bookmarks in Chrome
• Other settings and data related to Google apps

To back up apps and settings:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Touch Backup & reset.
3. Turn on Back up my data.
4. If you have multiple Google accounts, touch Backup account to select an account.
5. Turn on Automatic restore to include app settings and data when restoring apps.