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  • Page 1 User guide.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Type ................37 Organize ..............39 • Automate: Optimize and customize your phone with Google Apps™ ............41 the Motorola Experience. See “Discover your Moto app Browse..............43 feature” on page 13. Photos & videos ............45 • Connect: Reach out and connect with Wi-Fi networks, Play Music .............

  • Page 3: At A Glance

    At a glance Tips & tricks • Start: The SIM card is pre-installed in your phone. Just First look charge up and power on, then follow the screen prompts to set up your phone. See “Start” on page 5. Let’s get started. We’ll guide you through startup and tell you a bit about your phone’s features.
  • Page 4 Hot topics Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in all countries. Check out what your phone can do. This product meets the applicable national or international RF exposure guidance (SAR guideline) Topic Location when used normally against your head or, when “Quick settings”...

  • Page 5: Start

    Start Put in the cards & power on Your 4G nano SIM card is already installed in your phone. If you need to replace the SIM card or insert an optional microSD memory card, follow these instructions. Caution: Make sure you use the correct size SIM card, don’t cut the SIM card, and don’t use an adapter with your SIM card.

  • Page 6: Battery Life

    Battery life • Display timeout delay: Tap Apps > Settings > Display > Sleep > (shorter setting). Your phone processes tons of information and apps at 4G • Activity of seldom used apps: Tap Apps > Settings LTE speed. Depending on what you use, that can take a lot >...

  • Page 7: Setup Wizard

    Setup Wizard Tips & tricks • Wi-Fi network: For faster Internet access or to conserve After you power on, let the Setup Wizard walk you through mobile data use, swipe the status bar down with two the registration process. Just select your language and >...
  • Page 8 Tips & tricks Content Transfer • While you’re copying content, you can keep using your phone. • Signing in to your Google account copies your apps if Tap this option on your Copy content FROM this phone they are backed up to the cloud. old phone to get started.
  • Page 9 Rapid charging Caution: Remove the Moto Style Shell or other Moto Mod before adding a case that covers the back of the phone. Charge your phone quickly with the Wall/USB-C 15W TurboPower™ Charger. Note: Your phone comes with a TurboPower™ USB-C 3A-compliant charger for the fastest charging speeds.

  • Page 10: Home Screen & Apps

    Home screen & apps Tips & tricks • Open app list: Tap Apps , then swipe down to scroll Quick start: Home screen & apps through apps. The home screen is what you see when you turn on your • Return: To return to the home screen from any location, phone.
  • Page 11 Help & more When you type, suggestions appear below the search field: • To search for a suggestion, tap it. Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Find out anything about your phone. • To search for text in the search field, tap on the keyboard.
  • Page 12 Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone Tap to show all volume controls or just the status: selected control. Status Icons Set ring, media, or alarm volume by dragging its slider or pressing the side volume network strength do not disturb buttons.
  • Page 13 Discover your Moto app feature The Moto app can simplify life and help you out. Just follow the prompts to find out more. Find it: Apps > Moto • Actions: Learn how to open your camera with two twists of your wrist using Quick Capture (see “Photos & videos” on page 45).
  • Page 14 • Enjoy music, movies, and more: You can also use Google • Get help: Tap Apps > Help. For more commands, Play to download music, movies, TV shows, and more. say your launch phrase, then “Help me.” See “Play Music” and “Play Movies & TV” apps. Tip: You can use your voice to control apps like •...
  • Page 15 Take care of your apps • If you doubt the safety of an app, don’t install it. • Apps use up memory, data, battery, and processing Find it: Apps , then swipe up to scroll through apps power—some more than others. If you’re not happy with To close the apps screen, tap Home or Back how much memory, data, battery or processing power an...

  • Page 16: Update Your Phone

    If the mobile network updates are not available in your country, update using a computer. Note: When updating your phone, make sure you have enough battery power to complete the update. • Using your computer: On your computer, go to: www.motorola.com/update Home screen & apps...

  • Page 17: Control & Customize

    Control & customize • Customize your home screen: To put widgets like a clock, interactive calendar, and more on your home Quick start: Control & customize screen, see “Redecorate your home screen” on page Take control of your phone. Tips & tricks •...
  • Page 18 • Twist: Twist a map with two fingers to rotate it, and pull • Reboot: To reboot your phone, press and hold the two fingers down to tilt it. Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts. •...
  • Page 19 On, off, lock & unlock • Music/video volume: Press the buttons during a song or video. Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when you Tip: For more on volume control, see “Volume & don’t. To turn the screen on, press the Power button. interruptions”...
  • Page 20 • Owner info: To add a message to your lock screen, tap turn this on or off, swipe the status bar down with two Settings > Security > Lock screen fingers and tap Auto-rotate or Portrait. Apps > message. To set your message, tap Back •...

  • Page 21: Quick Settings

    See, hear, speak, feel, and use. Accessibility features are there for everyone, helping to make things easier. Open options. Find it: Apps Settings > Accessibility > Note: For general information, accessories, and more, visit See your data usage. www.motorola.com/accessibility. Turn the flashlight on/o . Control & customize...

  • Page 22: Voice Recognition

    Voice recognition • Books & more: Open a book, file, message, and more. Your phone reads the text out loud (app dependent). Just tell your phone what you’d like to do—dial, browse, • Browsers: Enable web pages in your browser to be read search, send a text, and more.

  • Page 23: Accessibility Shortcut

    • Tap something on the screen to hear a description or text 2 Tap Apps > Settings > Accessibility > BrailleBack. readout. 3 Turn on your Braille display and put it in Bluetooth® • Double-tap anywhere on the screen to open or activate pairing mode.

  • Page 24: Display Brightness

    Tip: Select Force enable zoom to allow zooming on all • To make your phone vibrate for incoming calls (even when the ringer is silent), tap Also vibrate for calls. web pages. Tip: For more on volume control, see “Volume & Display brightness interruptions”...
  • Page 25 Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility (visit machines. Tap Phone > Menu > Settings > Calls > TTY www.motorola.com/hacphones). You may also want to mode and select the mode you need: consult your hearing health professional, who should be able •...
  • Page 26 Apps Google Play™ has something for everyone, and many apps provide useful accessibility features. Find it: Apps > Play Store Control & customize...

  • Page 27: Calls

    Calls Tips & tricks • During a call: Your touchscreen goes dark to avoid Quick start: Calls accidental touches. To wake it up, move it away from your face or press the Power button. Dial contacts, speed dial numbers, recent calls, or numbers, and search, all from one app.
  • Page 28 Note: When you hold your phone to your ear, the • To enter the international dialing code (+), touch and hold 0. To add a pause or wait after numbers, tap Menu . touchscreen goes dark to avoid accidental touches. When you move the phone away from your ear, the screen lights Note: You can make High-Definition Voice and Video calls up again.

  • Page 29: Emergency Calls

    Emergency calls The first call goes on hold if you answer the second call. To switch between calls, tap On Hold. Note: Your service provider programs one or more • To dial a second call, tap ADD CALL, enter a number, then emergency phone numbers you can call under any to call it.

  • Page 30: Contacts

    Tap to view contact www.gmail.com. information, call, send a text message, and more. For help transferring contacts, see “Verizon Cloud” on page 7 or go to www.motorola.com/transfercontacts. Create contacts Find it: Apps > Contacts > Tap a text box to type the name and details. When you’re Add a contact.

  • Page 31: Get Contacts

    Call, text, or email contacts • To delete the contact, tap it, then tap Menu > Delete. Contacts from social networks will be hidden if you Find it: Apps Contacts > tap Delete. To view these contacts, or delete them Tap a contact to see more options.

  • Page 32: Share Contacts

    To share a contact, tap it, then tap Menu > Share and choose how you want to send it. For help with transferring contacts, see “Verizon Cloud” on page 7 or go to www.motorola.com/transfercontacts. Note: You can’t share your social network contacts. My details Apps >...

  • Page 33: Messages

    Messages Tips & tricks • Insert emojis: Tap to insert emojis or icons in your Quick start: Verizon Messages message. Stay in touch with messages and pictures. • Send a recorded message: In the create message screen, touch and hold to start recording.
  • Page 34 Read, forward & more Gmail Find it: Message+ Send and receive email from all of your personal accounts (even if they’re not Google Gmail accounts). You can • Open: Tap a conversation to open it. manage your accounts in Gmail and easily switch between •...
  • Page 35 Tip: In the Gmail app, tap > Settings > Add • Delete accounts: Tap Apps > Settings > Accounts account. > Email or Corporate, tap the account name, then tap Menu > Remove account. • Add personal email accounts: To add other personal email accounts to the Gmail app, tap Apps >...

  • Page 36: Wireless Emergency Alerts

    Wireless Emergency Alerts Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known as CMAS or PLAN, is a U.S. national emergency alert system. Emergency alerts can pop up to tell you about a national or local crisis. Tip: Emergency alerts have a special sound and vibration that is two seconds long, followed by one second, then another one second.

  • Page 37: Type

    Type Tips & tricks • Move the cursor: Tap a spot in the text to place the Quick start: Type cursor, then drag the arrow under the cursor to move it. When you tap a text box, like in a message or search, you •...
  • Page 38 Text entry settings & dictionary Cut, copy & paste Choose your keyboard style and edit the dictionary of words Cut, copy, and paste names, phone numbers, addresses, your phone suggests: quotes, or anything else in a text box. Find it: Apps >...

  • Page 39: Organize

    Organize Calendar See all your events, all in one place. Clock Find it: Apps > Calendar Find it: Apps Clock > Tap to refresh the Options Calendar screen. Alarm . Tap an alarm to edit it, or Go to today’s date. to add a new alarm.

  • Page 40: Google Drive

    Google Drive™ • Show, edit, or delete events: Tap an event to open it, . Tap DELETE to remove the event. then tap edit Keep all your photos, videos, documents, and more safely in • Show, hide, or add calendars: Tap to show or hide one place—private unless you choose to share.

  • Page 41: Google Apps

    Google Apps™ Set reminders, customize or change settings. Google Play™ Google Play is a digital content experience from Google where you can find and enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books, magazines, and Android apps and games. to perform a task or ask Google a question.
  • Page 42 Play Movies & TV Find and rent movies and TV shows to watch on your phone, tablet, or computer: Find it: Apps > Play Movies & TV. To shop, rent, or watch on a computer, go to www.google.com/play and choose “Movies & TV”. YouTube™...

  • Page 43: Browse

    Browse Tips & tricks • Web page shortcut: To add a web page shortcut to your Quick start: Chrome™ home screen, go to the web page and tap Menu > Add to homescreen. Find it: Apps Chrome > • Internet search shortcut: In the home screen, tap the •...

  • Page 44: Browser Options

    Safe surfing & searching Note: Your service provider may charge to surf the web or download data over your mobile phone network. Keep track of what your browser and searches show: To connect to a Wi-Fi network, see See “Wi-Fi Networks” on •...

  • Page 45: Photos & Videos

    Photos & videos Tips & tricks • Quick Capture: Tap Apps > Camera, swipe the Quick Start: Photos & videos screen right and tap Quick capture to turn it on or off. When Quick Capture is on, twist your wrist twice to open With two twists of the wrist and a tap on the screen, take the camera.

  • Page 46: Take Photos

    Take photos Options Find it: Apps Camera > Decrease shakiness when you’re taking Stabilizer to take a photo. a video. Record videos To find these options, tap in the camera screen: Find it: Apps > Camera, then tap in the camera screen and select Video Options to start recording.

  • Page 47: Capture Your Screen

    View, share, & use photos & videos Options Find it: Apps Photos > Storage Choose a storage location for • Play, share, or delete: Tap a thumbnail to open it, then your photos and videos (Phone or to share, to delete, or Menu for more options. Memory card).

  • Page 48: Play Music

    Play Music Tips & tricks • Volume: Press the volume buttons. Quick start: Music • Hide the music player: To use another app while your Music everywhere—stream it, buy it, save it, play it. Listen music plays, tap Home . To return to the music player, and create playlists anytime.

  • Page 49: Locate & Navigate

    Locate & navigate Tips & tricks • Now on Tap™: In the map screen, touch and hold Home Quick start: Locate & navigate to see information based on the current map. (See “Now on Tap™” on page 41.) Find a nearby cafe, get directions or step-by-step GPS voice navigation using the Google Maps™...

  • Page 50: Connect & Transfer

    Connect & transfer Tips & tricks • Quick settings: Get to the most used settings quickly. Quick start: Connect & transfer Swipe the status bar down with two fingers. See “Quick settings” on page 21. Connect accessories, computers, networks, and more. •...
  • Page 51 Bluetooth® wireless Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey the laws Turn Bluetooth power on/off and drive safely. Find it: Apps Settings > Bluetooth, then tap the > Manage devices switch to turn it on To manually reconnect your phone with a paired device, tap Note: Swipe down the status bar with two fingers to...
  • Page 52 Wi-Fi Networks Wi-Fi hotspot Note: This phone supports apps and services that may use Turn Wi-Fi power on/off a lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your needs. Find it: Apps Settings > Wi-Fi, then tap the switch >...
  • Page 53 Note: Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow transfer files. For more instructions or driver files, visit the rules. See “Content Copyright” in the legal and safety www.motorola.com/support. information on your phone. • For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer, To load music, pictures, videos, documents, or other files available at www.android.com/filetransfer.
  • Page 54 Note: If your computer is running something older than Restrict background data, Microsoft® Windows® 7 or Apple™ Macintosh™ OSX, it show Wi-Fi data usage, might require special configuration. and more. 2 On your phone, tap Apps > Settings > Wi-Fi, then Set a data limit.
  • Page 55 Bluetooth & Wi-Fi one-touch setup Touch the back of your phone to an NFC-enabled Bluetooth Near Field Communication technology lets you instantly device or Wi-Fi access point to automatically pair or share content (like web links, contacts, and photos), connect with the device. information, and more, by touching the back of your phone to another NFC-enabled device.

  • Page 56: Wireless Display

    Wireless display Phone & tablet Mirror your phone’s screen on an HDTV without any cords— Your Android™ phone and tablet can work together to help with minimal setup. you get the most out of both: Find it: Tap Apps > Settings >...

  • Page 57: Mobile Network

    Virtual Private Networks (VPN) To manually set your SD card to internal storage tap Apps Settings > Storage & USB, then select your SD card > A VPN lets you access files on a secured network (like and tap Menu > Settings > Format as internal. an office network with a firewall).

  • Page 58: Airplane Mode

    Airplane mode Use airplane mode to turn off all your wireless connections— useful when flying. Swipe the status bar down with two fingers and tap Airplane mode Note: When you select airplane mode, all wireless services are disabled. You can then turn Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth® power back on, if permitted by your airline.

  • Page 59: Protect

    Protect Screen lock To keep your phone secure, you can make the touchscreen Quick start: Protect your phone lock when it goes to sleep. Make sure your information is protected in case your phone Find it: Apps > Settings > Security > Screen lock, is lost or stolen.

  • Page 60: Encrypt Your Phone

    If you don’t have a Google account on your phone, contact Encryption protects the accounts, settings, apps, and files your service provider to have your device factory reset. on your phone, so that people cannot access them if your phone is stolen. Warning: A factory reset will delete all data on your phone.
  • Page 61 Reset To reset your phone to factory settings and erase all the data on your phone, tap Apps > Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset. Warning: All downloaded apps and user data on your phone will be deleted. Data on the cloud will not be deleted. Stolen phone? Your phone has Android Device Manager.

  • Page 62: Want More

    Go to www.motorola.com/support, where you can select 734-5870. from a number of customer care options. You can also contact the Motorola Customer Support Center at: 1-800- • News: Here’s how to find us: 734-5870 (United States), 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD YouTube™ www.youtube.com/motorola United States for hearing impaired), or 1-800-461-4575 Facebook®...

  • Page 63: Copyright & Trademarks

    All features, functionality, and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this guide, are based upon the latest available information and believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.
  • Page 65 motorola.com...

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