There are two ways to access apps (which is short for applications) for an Android phone.
The first way is from your phone itself. One of the apps that your phone had when you got it, that can't be uninstalled, is called Play Store (it may be called the Market, but the first time you open the Market you'll be prompted to upgrade it to the newer version, the Play Store). Touch this, and you'll have access to the 563,000 and counting Android apps. You can look through top free apps, top paid apps (if you feel you should; there are enough free apps that paying is rather a waste of money, for the most part), top recommended apps, etc... you can also search by keyword (like flashlight or memo) or by app name (like Angry Birds or Instogram). Once you locate an app you're interested in, touch it and you'll see its description, reviews, some screenshots, and the option to install it. Helpful hint: if an app isn't compatible with your phone, it's not going to show up in the Play Store on your phone.
The second way to get at apps is from your computer, by navigating to https://play.google.com/store. Here, like on your phone, you can look at top apps and you can search for apps. However, all apps will come up, compatible with your phone or not. Since you're signed into Google on your phone and your computer, the Play Store from your computer will do a quick check, after you open an app page on your computer, and will let you know if it is compatible with your device. You can click to install the app from your computer, and verify that Google is sending it to the right device. Within a few seconds, you should see something installing on your phone.
To uninstall an app using your phone, go to your phone's settings, then Manage Applications. Open the "Downloaded" tab, and find the app. Touch it, and from there uninstall. Your second option to uninstall apps, still using your phone, is to open the Play Store, then touch the menu, then "My Apps." Touch the app you're trying to uninstall, and you'll see that uninstall option. From your computer, open the play store website, and click the "My Android Apps" page. You can click to uninstall apps from here. A second option from your computer is to search for the app, which Google will recognize that you have installed, and give you the option to uninstall.
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Hey. You recently posted an answer to my question about moving apps too SD card on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. I have been able to do it with all of my previous android phones but not with this phone. I think its something about the latest jellybean os. It is not an option. Was hoping you could give a work-around but it might involve rooting, which I don't want to do. The Galaxy Note 1 can do...but not the 2.
All-powerful Google is working on fazing out SD cards, which is why you've encountered this irritating issue. Verify that your device is not among those that will allow apps over 100 mb to be moved still. You can, of course, still store your media on the SD card, leaving more space open on the internal storage for apps. Also, try an app like this one (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd.pro&hl=en)
Beyond that, your only option is rooting, which I agree with you is a bad solution. If this is a new phone still in trial period, you may want to consider a phone like the Samsung Galaxy S III, which offers up to 64gb of internal memory.
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