Need a voice recorder, notepad or compass? You can download more apps, in addition to the apps preloaded on your phone.

To download apps:

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Browse by category or search.

3. Touch an item to see a description, read reviews and download it.

   You'll see in the status bar when the app has downloaded and installed successfully.

Before downloading, do some research: check the app's rating and read the comments.

To allow your phone to install apps that are not from Play Store:

1. go to Settings > Security.
2. Turn on Unknown sources.

To download apps:

1. Open the Chrome app and go to the appropriate site to download the app.

   If you see a warning, touch OK to continue.

   You'll see in the status bar when the download completes.

2. Touch the download notification to install the app. Or, open the Downloads app to install it later.
3. When installing the app, review what information the app will access. If you don’t want the app to access this information, cancel the installation. For example, if you're installing an app that makes a shopping list, the app should not require access to your contacts.

Updating your apps gives you the latest features and improves security and stability. For best performance, apps are set to update automatically.

If an app changes the information it wants to access on your phone, you will receive a notification to update the app manually and will be required to review and accept the new permissions.

To control when your apps are automatically updated:

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Touch > Settings.
3. Touch Auto-update apps.

4. Select whether apps should:

   • Auto-update over any network
   • Auto-update only over Wi-Fi — save data charges on your mobile plan

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Touch > My apps & games.
3. On the UPDATES tab, touch Update all, or to update a specific app, touch Update next to its name.
4. Read the summary of what changed, then swipe down to review any changes to permission details, and what information on your phone the app can access. If you agree, touch Update.

To stop a specific app from updating automatically:

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Touch > My apps & games.
3. Touch the INSTALLED tab, then touch the app's name.
4. Touch and turn off Enable auto update.

To stop all apps from updating automatically:

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Touch > Settings.
3. Touch Auto-update apps > Don't auto-update apps.

If you uninstall an app you got from Play Store, you can reinstall it anytime. Have apps you use infrequently, such as a flight tracker? Delete them and easily reinstall when needed.

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Touch > My apps & games.
3. Touch the LIBRARY tab for a list of every app you’ve downloaded.
4. Next to the app name, touch INSTALL.
5. If you have multiple Google accounts, touch and next to your account touch . Select the other account and repeat the process to restore apps downloaded in that account.