![]() The next module, Usage, may well be the most useful of the four. Android's "Manage applications" applet also includes some features that Norton doesn't, such as the ability to move apps from your phone storage to its SD card and back. (From the main screen or pane, press the Menu button, then choose Settings -> Applications -> Manage applications.) The notable exceptions are closing groups of apps and showing the battery use for each app, which I found very useful. Many of the features in the Apps module are already available on Android's built-in "Manage applications" applet if you dig deeply enough. In my case, this feature didn't work perfectly for example, it was unable to shut down the Fring call/chat app I have on my device. However, closing them certainly does no harm. Doing this may be somewhat controversial, because some people believe that Android does a good job itself closing apps that it believes no longer need to remain opened. You can shut down an entire group of apps at once, or close them individually by clicking the X that appears to the right of each. Norton also lets you close currently running apps that you'd like to shut down. The Apps module shows all of the apps you've installed, indicates which are running and offers details about each app, such as the version number, location on your Android device, total installed size, permissions that you've granted it and what percentage of battery power it's currently using. Norton Mobile Utilities, as currently constructed, has four modules: Apps, Usage, Device and Installer. To a certain extent, it's a proof of concept, because Symantec has not yet decided whether the app will ever become a full-blown product and, if it does, whether it will be free or for pay. The Norton Mobile Utilities beta for Android is a useful but somewhat buggy suite of free tools that any self-respecting Android geek will want to download and test.
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