Frequent question: How do I get my disabled apps back on my Android?

How do you enable a disabled app on Android?

Enable App

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:Apps icon. > Settings.
  2. From the Device section, tap Application manager.
  3. From the TURNED OFF tab, tap an app. If necessary, swipe left or right to change tabs.
  4. Tap Turned off (located on the right).
  5. Tap ENABLE.

How do I enable a disabled app on my Samsung?

How to Enable disabled application in Samsung Galaxy Grand2(SM-G7102)?

  1. GETTING STARTED. a). Tap on Apps as shown below. b). Tap on Menu key and then tap on Show disabled apps from the list.
  2. ENABLING DISABLED APPS. c). Tap on the Application you wish to enable(for example: YouTube). d). Now tap on Done as shown below. e).

What happens when an app is disabled?

It would e.g. make no sense at all to disable “Android System”: nothing would work anymore on your device. If the app-in-question offers an activated “disable” button and press it, you might have noticed a warning popping up: If you disable a built-in app, other apps may misbehave. Your data will also be deleted.

How do I Undisable my Google Apps?

To fix this:

  1. Head over to Settings on your Android device. …
  2. Apps are usually divided into ‘Downloaded’, ‘On card’, ‘Running’ and ‘All’. …
  3. Scroll around and you may find ‘Google Play Store’ in the list. …
  4. If you see a ‘Disabled’ configuration on this app – tap to Enable.

How do you know if an app is disabled?

For example, some Xperia™ devices that run on Android™ version 4.2 or higher have the option to hide apps from the Application screen.

To enable a disabled app

  1. Find and tap Settings > Apps & notifications > App info.
  2. Tap All apps > Disabled apps.
  3. Select the app that you want to enable, then tap Enable.

How do I get my disabled Play store back?

Re-enable Google Play Store app

If the Google Play Store has been disabled, you can re-enable it by following the given steps: * Open the phone Settings panel and head over to the Apps tab. * Once in the list of all Apps, look for the Google Play Store and tap on it.

How do I enable a disabled app?

Procedure

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Tap Apps. Some phones may have it listed as Apps & Notifications.
  3. Tap See all ## apps.
  4. Tap the app you want to enable or disable.
  5. Tap Enable or Disable, depending.

How do I manually disable an app?

How to disable Android apps

  1. Go to Settings > Apps and scroll over to the All tab for a complete list of your apps.
  2. If you want to disable an app simply tap on it and then tap Disable.
  3. Once disabled, these apps won’t appear in your primary apps list, so it’s a good way to clean your list up.

How do I enable Google Play on my Samsung?

Where can I find the Google Play Store on my Samsung Galaxy device?

  1. Go to “Settings”.
  2. Scroll down, then tap “Apps”.
  3. Tap “Google Play Store”.
  4. If the Play Store is already enabled, it will say “Installed”. If it is disabled, it will say “Disabled”. If so, tap “Enable”.

Should I force stop or disable an app?

If you disable an app it completely shuts that app off. This means that you can’t use that app anymore and it won’t appear in your app drawer so the only way to use is it to enable it again. Force stop, on the other hand, just stops the app from running.

Is it bad to force stop an app?

The reason why using Force Stop is recommended when trying to fix a misbehaving app it is 1) it kills of the current running instance of that app and 2) it means that the app will no longer be accessing any of its cache files, which leads us to step 2: Clear Cache.

What is the difference between uninstalling and disabling an app?

When an app is uninstalled, it is removed from the device. When an app is disabled, it remains on the device but it is not enabled/functioning, and it can be enabled again if one so chooses.

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