User Guide
Contents Hot topics Get Started First look Insert the SIM and microSD cards Power on Sign in Connect to Wi-Fi Navigate your phone Improve battery life Water repellent Clean your phone Learn the basics Home screen Help & more Search Notifications Status icons Volume Do not disturb Lock screen Quick settings Speak Direct Share Picture-in-Picture Customize your phone Redecorate your home screen Choose apps & widgets Customize sounds & appearance Discover Moto Digital wellbeing and parental controls Apps Phone
Get Started Power button Your Power button helps in a few ways. First look Let’s get started. We’ll guide you through startup and tell you a bit about your phone’s features. Depth Camera » Power on/off: Press and hold the Power button, then tap Power off. When your phone is off, press and hold the Power button to turn it on. » Sleep/Wake up: To conserve battery power and prevent accidental touches, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power button. Press it again to wake it up.
Insert the SIM and microSD cards Power on To activate phone service, you might need to insert a SIM card, or this may have been done for you. You can also add a microSD card, which is optional and sold separately. Press and hold the Power button, then follow the prompts to get started. Put in the cards Caution: Make sure you use the correct size SIM card and don’t cut the SIM card. Nano SIM Power on graphic. After you charge the phone, press and hold the Power button until the screen lights up.
Navigate your phone System navigation Explore by touch Navigate using either gestures or buttons on the screen. Find your way around: Navigation bar Find it: Swipe up navigation » Tap: Choose an icon or option. » Touch and hold: See more options. > Settings > System > Gestures > System navigation > Gesture » Drag: Move items on the home screen. » Swipe: Scroll through lists or between screens. » Pinch or double-tap: Zoom in and out on websites, photos, and maps.
» Recents: Tap Recents to see your recent apps (or browser tabs), and tap an app to reopen it. Double tap to quickly switch between your recent apps. To remove an app from the recent list, swipe it up. To scroll the list, swipe right or left. » Google Assistant: Touch and hold Home more about The Google Assistant™. to launch the Google Assistant. Learn Improve battery life Water repellent Mobile devices marketed as water repellent are not waterproof.
Learn the basics » Settings: To quickly open common settings, swipe the status bar down. To open . more settings, swipe the status bar down again and tap Home screen » Customization: To personalize your home screen, see Customize your phone. The home screen is what you see when you turn on your phone. From here you can explore apps and more. Help & more Learn even more about your phone and get support. Note: Software updates may change the look of your home screen.
Tip: Emergency alerts have a special sound and vibration that is two seconds long, followed by one second, then another one second. Tue, Apr 3 Wed, Dec 4 Swipe down to see your notifications. Android Setup To choose which types of alerts you receive, swipe up > Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Wireless emergency alerts. The U.S. and local governments send these alerts through your service provider.
Volume Lock screen Press the side volume buttons up or down to select a ringer volume and see other controls. Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when you don’t. Mute the ringer or set phone to vibrate. Slide the bar to 11:35 increase/decrease volume. Tue, 3 April T h a n k s f o r fi n d i n g m y p h o n e ! Mute the media player. Add a lock screen message for anyone who finds your phone. Show all volume controls. Volume screen.
Quick settings Voice to text For quick access to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, brightness, and other settings, swipe the status bar or lock screen down. Swipe down again for more settings. Tap an icon to toggle it on or off. Touch and hold an icon to see more options. For even more . settings, tap On a keyboard, tap punctuation. Tap , then speak your message or search text. You can also speak The Google Assistant™ Note: This feature may not be available in all languages.
Picture-in-Picture Customize your phone If you’re watching a video, on a video call, or using navigation, and you change screens, your video continues to play in a small window on your screen. Redecorate your home screen Customize your home screen the way you want. » Tap twice to return to it. » Tap the to close it. 11:35 » Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to put the video in a small window. 73 » Drag video around your screen. Note: Not all apps support this feature.
» Change your style: Change your font and icon style. Touch and hold an empty spot and tap Styles. » Rotate: In many apps, the touchscreen switches from portrait to landscape when > Settings > Display > you rotate your phone. To turn this on or off, swipe up Advanced > Auto-rotate screen. Customize sounds & appearance Customize your phone’s sounds and display settings: » Set ringtone and notifications: Swipe up > Settings > Sound.
Digital wellbeing and parental controls Apps Set limits on how much time you spend on your phone, get a bedtime reminder, and manage notifications. Your phone comes ready with some great apps. To find and add more apps, tap Store. To learn more, see App safety. Find it: Swipe up Phone > Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls Keep in touch by choosing a contact, returning a missed call, or using a voice command to start a call. Digital Wellbeing & parental co...
During a call » Mute a call: Tap Mute on the call screen to mute the call. You can hear your caller, but they can’t hear you. Search contacts & places Add FAVORITES A B C Allie Ben Cade Mobile Mobile Mobile » Multi-task: While you’re on a call, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to look up a phone number, address, or open other apps. To reopen the call screen, swipe the status bar down and tap Ongoing call. Tap a favorite to call it.
Messages Caller ID and spam Find it: Phone > Menu > Settings > Caller ID & spam Stay in touch with messages and pictures. For tips on using the keyboard, see Use the keyboard. Tap See caller and spam ID to prevent suspected spam callers from disturbing you. To block a caller from calling again, tap Phone > Block/report spam. name or number, then tap Find it: Recents, touch and hold the > . • Tap to attach a GIF or a contact, share your location, create a voice recording, and more .
Tips Use the keyboard » Add another contact to a message thread: In a conversation, tap Menu > Details > Add people. When you tap a text box, like in a message or search, you have keyboard options. » Delete thread: To delete a whole thread of messages, touch and hold the thread, to delete, or swipe the message left or right to archive. then tap » Type or gesture: Enter letters by touching them one at a time. Or, enter a word by tracing a path through the letters.
Chrome™ page—if you want to see the computer version of a website, tap Menu > Desktop site. Access the Internet with the Chrome browser app. Find it: » Reload: If a page doesn’t load correctly, tap Menu Chrome > . Or, from the home screen, tap the Google search box and enter or speak text to search. » Tabs: To open a new tab, tap Menu . tap Note: Your phone uses your Wi-Fi network (or your mobile phone network) to access the Internet. If you can’t connect, contact your service provider.
Safe surfing & searching » Multi-shot: Touch and hold to take a burst of photos. Keep track of what your browser and searches show: » Incognito: To open a tab that won’t appear in your browser or search history, Menu > New Incognito tab. Tap anywhere to change the » Auto complete: Your browser automatically fills in names and addresses, if you have entered the same information before. To turn off this feature, tap Menu > Settings > Addresses and more > Save and fill addresses.
Options Options HDR Turn on HDR (high dynamic range) effect for better pictures in challenging lighting situations, such as outdoors. Panorama Take a wide-angle shot. Use the on-screen guide to slowly pan while you are taking the photo. Flash Set to On, Off, or Auto. For front facing cameras with flash, you can also turn the Torch or Flashlight on or off. Live filter Choose a filter to apply to your photo. Slow motion Take a video that will play in slow motion.
Note: Available when using the back camera only. Options Find it: Camera > Menu > Cutout Leveler Take perfectly level photos using a guide line in the viewfinder. Watermark Add a watermark or signature to your photos. Auto smile capture Automatically detect smile and take a photo when all of the subjects (limited to five faces) in the viewfinder are smiling. Tip: When photographing people, aim for the face. After taking the photo, use the photo editor to change the background.
Photos Find it: Swipe up View, edit & share Find it: Gmail Switch accounts. Search mail Inbox Photos INBOX to delete, A Tip: To select multiple files, open a folder, touch and hold a photo, then tap others. Or group photos in an album and share the whole album. B » View, share, or delete: Tap a thumbnail to open it, then tap or Menu for more options. to share, » Edit: Open a picture, then tap > Use as > Wallpaper H » Slideshow: Tap a picture, then tap Menu > Slideshow.
Duo Moto Sign in with your Google account to make and receive video calls. Explore special features designed to save you time and make your day easier. Find it: Swipe up Find it: Duo > Moto > » Moto Actions: Use gestures as phone shortcuts. 11:35 » Moto Display: See your notifications at a glance. View settings. Note: Your phone may not have all features. Tap to open Moto app features, or swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
» Pick up to silence: Lift the phone to switch incoming calls to vibrate. Calendar » Flip for DND: Place the phone face down to silence notifications and calls. See all your events, all in one place. » Screenshot toolkit: Edit and share your screenshots. Find it: Swipe up » Media controls: Use the volume buttons to change music tracks when the screen is off. > Calendar March April 2019 See notifications, keep the screen on when you’re looking at it, and reduce blue light in the evenings.
» Show, hide, or add calendars: Tap , and select which options, such as events, reminders or other calendars, to show or hide. You can use a computer to add or remove calendars on your Google account at www.google.com/calendar. Sort contacts, change settings, accounts, and more. Search contacts A Tip: Add a Calendar widget to your home screen. Touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen, tap Widgets, then touch and hold a calendar widget and drag it to your home screen.
Favorites Set your most-used contacts as favorites, so you can get to them faster. » To set a favorite, swipe up » To see your favorites, tap > Contacts, select a contact and tap Phone > Try gas stations, ATMs Restaurants . Coffee Search by voice for K Hotels an address or location. Bars See your places, map views, Arlington Heights Favorites. settings, help, and more. Evanston Get contacts Chicago Get all your contacts in one place.
» To open a file, tap it. Docs, Sheets & Slides » To edit a document, tap anywhere in the text to begin typing. Documents, spreadsheets and presentations that go with you. Music, movies, TV & YouTube Find it: Swipe up Music You can work on a shared file with others. Open the app and, next to the file name, tap Menu > Add people. > Docs, Sheets, or Slides Music everywhere—stream it, buy it, save it, play it. Listen and create playlists anytime. Or work on a file offline.
Connect, share & sync • Security: Select the type of security you want: None or WPA2-Personal. For WPA2-Personal, enter a unique password (8 characters) that others will need to access your Wi-Fi hotspot. Connect accessories, computers, networks, and more. Connect with Wi-Fi Note: To change your hotspot password or turn off hotspot automatically, tap Advanced.
» Contacts: Swipe up Bluetooth. > Contacts, tap a person, then tap Menu > Share > Share your data connection Your computer can access the Internet through your phone’s mobile network—you just need a USB cable. Bluetooth tethering To share your phone’s internet connection via Bluetooth, swipe up > Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering and tap the switch to turn on Bluetooth tethering.
Phone & tablet Mount or unmount memory card Your Android phone and tablet can work together to help you get the most out of both: To mount an microSD card, just put it in your phone (see Insert the SIM and microSD cards). » Transfer media and files: Copy files to your phone and transfer them to other devices—see Transfer files. » Phone hotspot: If you have a Wi-Fi tablet, turn your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot to let your tablet access the Internet anywhere—see Wi-Fi hotspot.
Protect your phone 2 After setting the lock type, tap Make sure your information is protected in case your phone is lost or stolen. Screen lock The easiest way to protect your phone is to lock your touchscreen when you are not using it. You can choose the best method for you to unlock your phone. Find it: Swipe up > Settings > Security for screen lock settings. To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, swipe up Advanced > Screen timeout.
Your privacy Notifications Keeping your information safe is important. Your phone shows notifications even when it’s locked. Find it: Swipe up To choose which notifications show, swipe up > Settings > Privacy > Lock screen. Tap to show all, none, or only those that are not sensitive. > Settings > Privacy Privacy Permission manager Show passwords Location Decide which apps can Location services, like GPS, Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and sensors help estimate your phone’s location.
Apps from Google Play Set app permissions Get music, movies, books, apps, games, and more. You may be asked for permissions when you use a feature in an app. Find it: To modify the app permissions settings, swipe up > Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Permission manager, then tap a feature (such as microphone) to see which apps have permissions to use it. Tap Allow or Deny to turn the permission on or off.
Troubleshoot your phone Data usage You can track the amount of data your phone uploads and downloads. Find it: Swipe up usage > Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network > App data MOTO Restart or remove an app If an app locks up your phone as soon as you turn it on, restart in Safe Mode: Press and hold the Power button. When you see the Power off option, press and hold it. Your phone restarts with Safe mode in the lower left. Then, try removing the app. To exit safe mode, restart your phone. 18.
Stolen phone Accessibility Your phone has Android Device Manager. You can remotely lock or reset your device to protect your device from thieves. For details, see www.google.com/android/ devicemanager. See, hear, speak, feel, and use. Accessibility features are there for everyone, helping to make things easier. Find the IMEI number For more information about your phone’s accessibility features, visit www.motorola. com/accessibility. You can find the IMEI number by typing *#06# on your phone’s dialpad.
Braille Combine your Braille display with TalkBack for braille and speech feedback. 1 Download the BrailleBack™ app on Google Play (swipe up install it on your phone. 2 Swipe up > > Play Store), and Settings > Accessibility > BrailleBack. > Settings > Bluetooth, then tap the switch at the Change your phone’s sounds 5 Tap the name of your Braille display to pair it with the phone. Calls Speak to your phone Speak a command to turn on an accessibility feature.
Hearing aids (U.S. only) TTY (U.S. only) To help get a clear sound when using a hearing aid or cochlear implant, your phone may have been rated for use with hearing aids. If your phone’s box has “Rated for Hearing Aids” printed on it, then please read the following guidance. You can use your phone in TTY mode with standard teletype machines. Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility (visit www.motorola.com/ hacphones).
Get more help Get answers, updates, and info: » Help is here: Swipe up > Settings > Help to get walk-through tutorials, howtos, or FAQs, right on your phone. » Get more: Get software, FAQs, and more at www.motorola.com/mymotoe. » Join the conversation: Find us on YouTube, Facebook™, and Twitter. Where is my legal, safety, & regulatory information? In order to provide you with better access to this important information, we’ve made the materials accessible from the phone’s settings menu and on the web.
