Motorola Droid 4 Manual
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9 Home screen Home screenquick access to the things you need mostQuick start: Home screenThe home screen gives you all your latest information in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the smartphone or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically like this: 11:23Market http://www.Browser Voicemail Email Phone Apps Text Camera David Kelley Jen Uriegas JP Jordan Lisa Jones Phone Status BarFlick left or right to see more panels of widgets & shortcuts. Shortcuts Touch to open.Notifications Drag this bar down to see details. Open the app menu. Note: Your home screen might look a little different. The home screen extends left and right to give you more room for adding shortcuts, widgets, and more. Flick the home screen left and right to see more panels or to add widgets or shortcuts. Tip: From the home screen, touch Home to see thumbnails of the five home screen panels. Touch a thumbnail to go to the panel.Use & change your home screenOn your home screen, shortcuts are icons that open your favorite apps, web bookmarks, contacts, mail labels, or music playlists. Widgets show you news, weather, messages, and other updates. To see other panels of shortcuts and widgets, flick the home screen left or right. Or, touch Home and touch a thumbnail to go to the panel. To open something, touch it. Touch Home to return to the home screen. Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to see any options or settings (you can choose accounts for
10Home screenCalendar , Social Networking , Social Status , or Universal Inbox widgets). There’s more about social networking widgets in “ Your social networking account” on page 26. To resize widgets, touch and hold a corner until you feel a vibration, then drag. To add something or change your wallpaper, touch and hold an empty spot until you see the Add to Home menu. You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts. To move or delete something, touch and hold it until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another spot, another panel, or the trash at the top of the screen. Shortcuts in the dock row at the bottom of the home screen always appear in all panel views. You can change the dock shortcuts (except the app menu icon ). Touch and hold a dock shortcut, then select the shortcut you want to replace it. Kristine Kelley Not even ready to go back to school83pm Budget MeetingTHUJUL3pmBudget Meetin g THUJUL SearchTouch Search , then use the window that appears.Smartphone status & notificationsIcons at the top of the screen notify you about messages and smartphone status. To see your notifications, touch the status bar and drag it down. Touch a notification to select it. To dismiss a single notification, touch . To dismiss all notifications, touch . Tip: To see today’s date, touch the status bar at the top of the screen. Touch here to enter text. Touch for more search options. Touch to search by voice. 2:47 PM 2:45 PM 2:41 PM Wi-Fi networks availableSelect a Preferred NetworkJim Somers Meet me outside the...New [email protected](2) New voicemail Dial *86Notifications Clear Verizon Wireless 11:23 December 16, 2011 Clear
11 Home screen Status bar icons network (full signal) 3G (fast data) network (roaming) 4G (fastest data) network (no connection) GPS active Wi-Fi in range Wi-Fi connected Bluetooth® on Bluetooth connected USB connected background data sync downloading warning active call missed call airplane mode microSD card new text message alarm set new email calendar event reminder new voicemail music player active vibrate speakerphone on sound off call muted batter y (charging) battery (full charge) Tip: Blue connection icons (network, data, Wi-Fi) appear when your smartphone is connected to your Google™ account. White connection icons mean your smartphone is not communicating with the Google servers. Note: Applications you download from Android Market™ may show other icons in the status bar to alert you to specific events.
12Apps & updatesApps & updatesget the app you wantQuick start: Apps & updatesYou can find all of your apps in one place. From the home screen, touch to open the app menu. To see all of your apps, flick left and right. From the app menu, touch All apps to view or create app groups. To close the app menu, touch Home or Back . All appsNew groupAll appsAll apps RecentRecent DownloadedDownload ed Verizon Wirelessrizon Wire le Open the app groups menu. Choose which app group you want to see.Create a new app group.Find new apps on Android Market™. Browse & install appsGet all the fun games and cool apps you want! Android Market™ provides direct access to apps, games, books, and movies that you can download and install on your smartphone. Find it: > Market Scroll to and touch the app you want to install. Then, touch Install (if app is free) or Buy . New apps that you install are added to the app menu. Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, from trusted sites like Market , as some may impact your phone’s performance—see “ Choose carefully” on page 13. Note: When installing an app, make sure you read the alerts that tell you what information the app will access. If you don’t want the app to have access to this information, cancel the installation. Recent appsYour smartphone remembers the apps that you used most recently. From the home screen, touch and hold Home to show the most recent apps used. From the app menu, touch > Recent .
13 Apps & updates Manage & restore appsFrom the home screen, touch Menu > Manage apps . Touch an app in the list, then touch Uninstall (for apps you downloaded), Clear cache , or other options. To reinstall apps from Android Market, touch > Market , then touch Menu > My apps . Apps that you have previously purchased from Android Market are listed and available for download. Choose carefullyApps are great. Theres something for everyone. Play, communicate, work, or have fun. But remember, choose your apps carefully. Here are a few tips: To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses from affecting your phone or privacy, use apps from trusted sites, like Market . In Market , check the apps’ ratings and comments before installing. If you doubt the safety of an app, dont install it. Like all apps, dow nloaded apps will use up memory, data, battery, and processing power—some more than others. For example, a simple battery level widget will use less than a streaming music player app. After installing an app, if youre not happy with how much memory, data, battery or processing power its using, uninstall it. You can always install it again later. Just like web browsing, you may want to monitor childrens’ access to apps to help prevent exposure to inappropriate content. Certain apps may not provide completely accurate information. Take care, especially when it comes to personal health.Important customer informationPlease be advised that many services and applications offered through this unique device are provided by Google™ and various application developers. If you use, link to, or download a Google service, or an application such as a non-Verizon Wireless location based GPS-type service, chat room, marketplace or social network from this device, you should carefully review the terms of such service or application. If you use any of these non-Verizon Wireless services or applications, personal information you submit may be read, collected, or used by the service or application provider and/or other users of those forums. Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Verizon Wireless are not responsible for your use of those applications or information you choose to submit or share with others. Specific terms and conditions, terms of use, and privacy policies apply to those applications and services. Please review carefully any and all terms and conditions
14Apps & updatesapplicable to those applications and services including those related to any location-based services for any particular privacy policies, risks or waivers. Your Verizon Wireless customer agreement terms and conditions and certain other specifically identified terms govern your use of any Verizon Wireless products and services.Update my smartphoneYou can check, download, and install smartphone software updates using your smartphone, or using your computer: Using your smartphone: You may get an automatic notification of an available update on your smartphone. Simply follow the instructions to download and install. To manually check for updates, touch Menu > Settings >About phone >System updates . Your smartphone downloads any updates over your mobile network. Remember, these updates can be quite large (25MB or more) and may not be available in all countries. If you don’t have an unlimited data plan, or mobile network updates are not available in your country, you can update using a computer. Using your computer: On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/mydroid4 and check the “Software” links. If an update is available, follow the installation instructions.
15 Calls Callsit’s good to talkQuick start: CallsDialing optionsFrom the home screen, touch Phone . Contacts Dialer Favorites Recent Most Recent Julie SmithMobile 1-555-555-5555 1 hour ago*GHI41 ABC2 DEF3MNO6 TUV8 PQRS7 WXYZ9 +05JKL # Recent Calls List Touch an entry to call. Bac kspace Delete digits you entered.Add Number To ContactsReturn CallVo ice DialCall Enter a phone number & touch here to call it. Tip: Search for contacts right from the dialpad! For example, to find Jeff in your contacts list, touch 5-3-3-3. Matching contacts appear above the number field. In-call optionsTo use a Bluetooth® device, touch Bluetooth . (The device must be turned on and previously paired—see “ Connect new devices ” on page 44.) Connected 00:12 Verizon Wireless MMobile 555-555-254111 JJJJeeenn UUrriieegggggaaasss Mobile 555-555-2541Jen Uriegas Add call Dialpad End callMute Bluetooth Speaker Call TimerEnd Call Hang up. Speakerphone Turn the speakerphone on or off.Dialpad Enter numbers during a call. Mute Mute or unmute the call.
16CallsTip: You can touch Home or Back to leave the active call display. To reopen it, touch Home > Phone . Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey the laws and drive safely. Make & answer callsTo make a call, touch Phone , enter a number, then touch . Tip: If the screen is locked, drag to the right first. To answer a call when the screen is active, touch . When the screen is locked, answer by dragging to the right. To ignore a call when the screen is active, touch . When the screen is locked, ignore the call by dragging to the left. Your smartphone gives you the option to send a text message to the caller. Select a message and touch Ok to send it, or touch Cancel t o ex i t w i t h o u t sending a message. Answer Create new message ”Sorry I was unable to answer your call” ”Please call me again in a few minutes” Turn off text message reply Ok Cancel ”I will call you back in a few minutes”Text Message Reply Ignore Tip: To silence an incoming call alert, press Power or the volume keys. Note: When you hold the smartphone to your ear, the display goes dark to prevent accidental touches. When you move the smartphone away from your ear, the display lights up again.Recent callsFind it: Phone >Recent To select a call list, touch and select All calls , Missed calls , Incoming calls , or Outgoing calls . To call a number, touch next to the entry. To send a text message, create a contact, view a contact, or other options, touch and hold an entry. To clear the list, touch Menu > Clear list . Frequent callsFind it: Phone >Favorites To view contact information, touch the contact. To call a contact, touch it, then touch next to the entry. To text, email, or see other options, touch and hold the contact. To add a contact to your Favorites list, touch and hold the contact, then touch Add to favorites .
17 Calls Conference callsTo start a conference call, call the first number. After the call connects, touch Add call . Dial the next number, or select it from contacts or favorites. When the next number answers, touch Merge . Your phone numberFind it: Menu > Settings >About phone >Status > My Phone numberTTY modeYour smartphone can use an optional teletypewriter (TTY) device, for people who are hard of hearing or have a speech impairment. 1 Plug the TTY device into the smartphone’s headset jack. 2 Touch Menu > Settings >Call settings >TTY mode , and choose a TTY setting. Emergency callsNote: Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbers that you can call under any circumstances, even when your phone is locked. Emergency numbers vary by country. Your pre-programmed emergency number(s) may not work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency call cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or interference issues. 1 Touch Phone (if your smartphone is locked, touch Emergency Call ). 2 Enter the emergency number. 3 Touch to call the emergency number. Note: Your phone can use location based services (GPS and AGPS) to help emergency services find you. See “ Location Services ” on page 61. Cool downIn very limited circumstances, such as where your phone has been exposed to extreme heat, you may see “Cool Down” messages. To avoid possible damage to your battery and phone, you should follow these instructions until the phone is within its recommended temperature range. When your phone is in “Cool Down” mode, only emergency calls can be made.
18ContactsContactscontacts like you’ve never had beforeQuick start: ContactsFind it: > Contacts Tip: To search the list, touch to open a touchscreen keypad, then type a name. When you flick or drag the list, a scroll bar appears that you can drag to move the list faster. Favorites Recent Contacts DialerDisplaying 297 contacts In case of emergency A Abe Baudo Allie Smyth Anna Medina Astrid Fanning # A B C D EF G H IJ K L M N O P Q RS T U V W X Grou p Create & view groups of contacts. Contacts List Touch to view contact information. Touch & hold to call, send a text message, & more.Add contacts.Touch a letter to jump to contact names that start with the letter. Transfer contactsGet all your contacts, all in one place. Here are a few helpful hints: Use Backup Assistant SM Plus Backup Assistant Plus is a free service from Verizon Wireless that saves your smartphone’s contacts to a secure server. If your smartphone is lost or damaged, or if you upgrade to a new smartphone, Backup Assistant Plus will restore your contacts. From the home screen, touch Menu > Settings >Backup Assistant+ Contacts , and then enter your password. Note: Subject to specific terms of use. Results may vary based on backup schedule and other factors. See verizonwireless.com/backupassistant for more details. Use Gmail™ All your Gmail contacts will automatically get synced to your smartphone. Various computer applications for mobile phones and email accounts allow you to export your contacts as a “ .CSV” file. You can then use Gmail to import the file. For more details, go to www.motorola.com/transfercontacts or log in to your Gmail account on your computer and select “Help” . More There are other methods and tools to help you at www.motorola.com/transfercontacts.