Motorola Moto G User Manual

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Vo i c e  r e c o g n i t i o nJust tell your phone what you’d like to do—dial, browse, 
search, send a text, and more. Check it out—touch  at the 
top of the home screen for voice search.Ta l k B a c kUse TalkBack to read your screen out loud—your navigation, 
your selections, even your books.
To turn on TalkBack, touch Apps  >
Settings
 
>
Accessibility
 >TalkBack
, then touch  at the top to turn 
it .
Note:  You might need to download text-to-speech software...

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Shortcut gestures let you navigate your phone with simple 
swipe gestures (for example, swipe up then left in a single 
motion to go to the home screen). To see or change these 
shortcuts, touch Apps  >
Settings
 >Accessibility
 
>
TalkBack
 >SETTINGS
 >Manage gestures
.
Note:  The way these gestures are interpreted is specific to 
TalkBack. Other accessibility services may use the same 
gestures for different actions.
To learn more about navigating your phone with...

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Display brightnessYour phone automatically adjusts the screen brightness when 
you’re in bright or dark places. But you can set your own 
brightness level instead:
Find it: Apps  >
Settings
> Display
 >Brightness
, and 
adjust the slider to set the brightness level
Note:  Setting brightness to a high level decreases your 
phone’s battery life. To maximize battery life, touch AUTO
 to 
activate automatic brightness.
Touchscreen & keysTo hear or feel when you touch...

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• Position: During a call, hold the phone to your ear as 
normal, and then rotate/move it to get the best position for 
speaking and listening.TTYYou can use your phone in TTY mode with standard teletype 
machines. Touch
Phone
 >Menu  >
Settings
 >TTY mode
 
and select the mode you need:
•
TTY full
: Type and read text on your TTY device.
•
TTY HCO
: Hearing-Carry-Over—type text on your TTY 
device and listen to voice replies on your phone’s speaker.
•
TTY VCO
:...

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Callswhen you need to talk
Quick start: CallsDial contacts, recent calls, or numbers, all from one app.
Find it: 
Phone
•To call a contact or recent call, touch it.
• To open the dialpad, touch  . Enter a number, then 
touch  to call it.Type a name or phone number
All contacts
Abe BaudoMobile5 mins agoJim Somers
Astrid
Daniel
Mary
Search for a name or number
in your contact list.
During a call: Hang up.Touch a contact to call it.See all your contacts.
Open dialpad to dial a number....

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Calls
• Answer a call: To u c h a n d  d r a g  t o .
With call waiting on, touch and drag to  to answer the 
new call, then touch 
Hold current call + Answer
 or End 
current call + Answer
. 
• Ignore a call:  Touch and drag to  to send the call to 
your voicemail. You can also press the Power key to ignore 
the call, or press a volume key to silence the ringer.
• Respond with a text:  To send a pre-set message to an 
incoming call, touch  and drag to . Select a message to...

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Your phone numberFind it: Touch Apps  >
Settings
 >About phone
 >Status
 
>
My phone number
.
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 To u c...

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Contactsyou can be a people person
Quick start: ContactsCombine information from your Google™ contacts and social 
networks for quick access to everyone you know.
Find it: Apps  >  
People
•Create:  Touch at the bottom of the screen.
• Edit or delete: Touch a contact, then touch Menu  >
Edit
 
or 
Delete
.
• Call, text, or email:  Touch a contact, then touch an option.
ME
ASet up my profile
107 contacts
Abe Baudo
Astrid Fanning Anna Medina
Allie Smyth
Barry Smyth
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Contacts
Create contactsFind it: Apps  >  
People
 >
Touch a text box to type the name and details. When you’re 
finished, touch
DONE
 at the top.
Note:  To import contacts or change where they’re stored, see 
“ Get contacts ”.
Call, text, or email contactsFind it: Apps  >
People
Touch a contact to see more options. Depending on the 
information you have for that person, you can call, text, or send 
email. You can also use voice recognition (see “ Speak”).Fa vo r i t e sSet your...

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Contacts
Get contactsGet all your contacts in one place.
• To add your social networking contacts, touch Apps  
>
Settings
, go to the 
ACCOUNTS
 section, and touch 
Add account
.
• To add your email contacts, see “ Email”.
Ti p :   If you add a Corporate Sync
 account, you can send 
messages to your coworkers, even if you don’t have them 
stored in your contacts.
• To import contacts from your computer, upload the contacts 
to your Google™ account at  http://contacts.google.com. 
On...