Samsung Galaxy S User Manual

Getting Started       18

Task Manager

Your phone can run applications simultaneously, with some 
applications running in the background.

Sometimes your device might seem to slow down over time, and 
the biggest reason for this are background applications. These 
are applications that were not properly closed or shutdown and 
are still active but minimized. The Task Manager not only lets you 
see which of these applications are still active in the background 
but also easily lets you choose which applications are left 
running and which are closed.

Note: The larger the number of applications running on your phone, the 

larger the energy drain on your battery.

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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 active applications 

running on your phone.

• Package displays any installed packages or applications from the 

Market that are taking up memory space. Tap Uninstall to remove 
them from your phone.

• RAM manager, which displays the amount of current RAM 

(Random Access Memory) currently being used and allow you to 
Clear Memory for either Level 1 or Level 2 (both Level memory 
locations).

• Summary displays a visual graph indicating the available and used 

space within the Random Access Memory (RAM), Program, and 
External SD card.

• Help provides additional battery saving techniques.

From the Home screen, tap 

 

➔

Task Manager  (

).

From the Active applications tab, tap End to close selected 

applications or tap End all to close all background running 

applications.