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- Restart Your Phone. The first thing that you can do if you encounter that your recent apps button is not working is to give your phone a quick restart.
- Lock And Unlock Device.
- Reboot Your Android Device In Safe Mode.
- Try Switching To A Different Launcher.
- Keep An Eye On The Update.
- Factory Reset Device.
- 4 COMMENTS.
Why is my switch App Button Not Working?
Try turning on the phone in “Safe Mode” and see if it happens in there. If it doesn’t, then you have something on the device, bad app, virus, malware, or a software problem that will need to be dealt with. If, however, it happens in “Safe Mode” also, then it is likely hardware.
Where is the apps button on my Home screen? How do I find all my apps?
- 1 Tap and hold any blank space.
- 2 Tap Settings.
- 3 Tap the switch next to Show Apps screen button on Home screen.
- 4 An apps button will appear on your home screen.
What do I do if my lock button doesnt work?
Reboot your phone For Android phones, rebooting can be done by pressing the home key plus volume key and power key simultaneously. Once you’re done rebooting, try using the power button to wake the phone again and see whether the power button can work properly.
How do I open recent apps without the button?
Switch between recent apps
- Swipe up from the bottom, hold, then let go.
- Swipe left or right to switch to the app you want to open.
- Tap the app that you want to open.
How do I turn on recently used apps?
From the Home screen, tap the Recents icon. Tap More options (the three vertical dots), and then tap Settings. Tap the switch next to Show recommended apps to turn on or off.
How do I know which apps are open?
In Android 4.0 to 4.2, hold the “Home” button or press the “Recently Used Apps” button to view the list of running apps. To close any of the apps, swipe it to the left or to the right. In older Android versions, open the Settings menu, tap “Applications,” tap “Manage Applications” and then tap the “Running” tab.
Open the Settings menu from Start. Tap on Update & Security. On the left side menu, tap on Troubleshoot. Click on Windows Store Apps. Press the Run the troubleshooter button. Open Windows PowerShell from the Start menu. Press the Enter button to execute the command.
What to do if the apps button doesn’t work?
If the apps button works fine in “Safe Mode” but won’t after a full “Hard Reset” (note choosing the option to keep your things on the device won’t work, it has to be the one to completely wipe it) then I would suggest having it looked at by a tech. Try turning on the phone in “Safe Mode” and see if it happens in there.
What to do when your Install button is not working?
Probably the first thing that you should do when the Install button is not working on the Store, is to reset it back to its original state.
Open Windows PowerShell from the Start menu. Copy and paste the below command: Get-AppXPackage *Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$ ($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”}. Press the Enter button to execute the command.