Motorola Moto G User Manual
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Back Next Menu More Home screen & apps Redecorate your homeFor quick access to your favorite things, customize your home screen the way you want. • Change wallpaper: Touch and hold an empty spot on your home screen to choose your wallpaper. • Create shortcut groups: You can group app shortcuts together on your home screen to organize them. To create a shortcut group on your home screen, drag one shortcut onto another. Add more shortcuts by dragging them onto the first shortcut. To name the group, touch it and enter a name below the apps. • Add shortcuts & widgets: Touch Apps , touch and hold the app or widget, then drag it to one of your home screen pages. To see all your apps and widgets, touch Apps and swipe the menu screen to the left, or touch APPS or WIDGETS at the top. Ti p : Some apps include widgets. To download apps, touch Apps > Play Store . • Resize widgets: You can resize some widgets—touch and hold a widget until you feel a vibration, then release. Drag the white circles at the edges to resize. • Move or delete widgets & shortcuts: Touch and hold a widget or shortcut until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another spot, another page, or Remove at the top of the screen. •Ringtones and more: For more about customizing, see “ Control & customize ”. Moto Care help & moreHow do you do it? Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Talk to someone. Find out anything about your phone. Find it: Apps > Moto Care SearchAt the top of the home screen, touch the Google Search box for a text search, or touch for Google Voice Search™. As you type, suggestions appear below the search field: • To search for a suggestion, touch it.Search help topics, FAQs, and more-or contact a support representative.Moto CareMoto CareSearch device help Chat Call Watch tutorials, read how-to’s, & more.Let us suggest a few changes for you.Need a real-live, actual human? Chat or call us. Home screen & apps Quick start: Home screen & apps Redecorate your home Moto Care help & more Search Status & notifications Download apps Take care of your apps Update your phone
Back Next Menu More Home screen & apps •To search for text in the search field, touch on the touchscreen keyboard. Ti p : To close the touchscreen keyboard, touch .Google Now™Google Now brings you just the right information at just the right time, before you even ask. Weather, traffic, transit schedules, even the latest scores come automatically, appearing throughout the day just as you need them. To get started, touch and hold Home , then flick up to the Google icon . More Nearby eventsThe Bordertown DevilsUniversity Auditorium in 3 days, 8:00PM Concerts Capital CitiesMerrill Civic Center East, Morrison... Tomorrow Concerts Search Stuff that’s important to you shows up here.Customize Google Now. Turn Google Now off & on, adjust settings, & more.Set reminders.Touch to start a voice search. To turn Google Now on/off, set your preferences, or learn more, open Google Now, scroll to the bottom of the screen, and touch Menu > Settings . Status & notificationsAt the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages or events. If you don’t know what an icon means, flick the status bar down for details. Ti p : To quickly change common settings, touch in the upper right. For more, see “ Quick settings”. 4:00 3 new messagesYahoo! 10:49 AM Protect your phoneTouch to enable lost phone features 12/17/13 4:00 WED, DECEMBER 18312-555-12341 new message 3:28 PM 38° - Scattered Clouds 4:00 PM 5 Cards Clear your notifications.Flick down to see settings & notifications. Tip: To clear just one, flick it to the left or right. Home screen & apps Quick start: Home screen & apps Redecorate your home Moto Care help & more Search Status & notifications Download apps Take care of your apps Update your phone
Back Next Menu More Home screen & apps Icons in the status bar tell you about phone status: Note: Apps you download on Google Play™ Store might show other icons in the status bar to alert you to specific events.Download appsGoogle Play™Get music, movies, books, apps, games, and more. Find it: Apps > Play Store •Find: To search, touch in the top right. •Download: To download an app you found, touch it to open details and then touch Install , or the price. •Share: To share an app you found, touch it to open details and then touch Menu >Share . • Reinstall: To show or reinstall apps you downloaded from Play Store, touch Menu > My Apps . network strength / battery charging/full /Wi-Fi in range/connected silent /Bluetooth® on (clear)/connected (solid) vibrate GPS active alarm set airplane mode warning connected to Republic Wireless service •Use a computer: To find and manage apps from any computer, go to http://play.google.com using your Google account and password. There, you can browse apps on the big screen, manage your apps across multiple devices (like a phone and tablet), and even set new apps to download to your devices. • Enjoy music, books & movies: You can also use Google Play Store to access the “ Play Music”, “Play Books ”, and “ Play Movies & TV ” apps. •Get help: To get help and more, touch Menu in the top right.Apps from the webYou can get apps from online app stores using your browser. Ti p : Choose your apps and updates carefully, as some may impact your phone’s performance—see “ Choose carefully”. 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. To let your phone install apps that are not on Google Play, touch Apps > Settings >Security and check Unknown sources . To download files from your browser, see “ Downloads”. Home screen & apps Quick start: Home screen & apps Redecorate your home Moto Care help & more Search Status & notifications Download apps Take care of your apps Update your phone
Back Next Menu More Home screen & apps Choose carefullyApps are great. There's 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 Google Play Store. • In Google Play Store, check the app’s ratings and comments before installing. • If you doubt the safety of an app, don’t install it. • Like all apps, downloaded 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 you’re not happy with how much memory, data, battery or processing power it’s using, uninstall it. You can always install it again later. • Just like web browsing, you may want to monitor children’s 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. Ta k e c a r e o f y o u r a p p sFrom your home screen touch Apps , then swipe left to scroll through apps. To close the apps screen, touch Home or Back . • Uninstall apps: Touch Apps > Settings >Apps . Swipe left to ALL , touch an app, then touch Disable or Uninstall in the top right (if available). Disable removes the app from your menu—to Enable it, reopen this window and touch Enable (disabled apps are at the bottom of the list). If an app locks up your phone as soon as you turn it on, restart in Safe Mode: Turn off your phone, then turn it back on—when you see the “Motorola” logo during power-up, press and hold both volume keys until you see the home screen, with Safe Mode in the lower left. Then, try removing the app. • Reinstall apps: To reinstall apps from Google Play Store, touch Apps >Play Store >Menu > My apps . The apps you downloaded are listed and available for download. • Share, show, or clear app details: To u c h A p p s > Settings >Apps . A bar at the bottom tells you how much app storage space you have left. Swipe left or right to see the list of DOWNLOADED , RUNNING , or ALL apps, then touch an app in the list to show its details and storage usage. You can touch Clear data , Clear cache , or other options. Ti p : To quickly show these app details from your app screen: Touch and hold an app, then drag it to App info . Home screen & apps Quick start: Home screen & apps Redecorate your home Moto Care help & more Search Status & notifications Download apps Take care of your apps Update your phone
Back Next Menu More Home screen & apps •Show app data usage: To show which apps are using the most data, touch Apps > Settings >Data usage . For more, see “ Data use”. Update your phoneUse your phone or computer to check, download, and install phone software updates: • Using your phone: If your phone notifies you about an update, follow the instructions to download and install it. To manually check for updates, touch Apps > Settings >About phone >System updates . Your phone downloads updates over your Wi-Fi connection (if available) or mobile network. We recommend that you download updates over a Wi-Fi connection. Remember, these updates can be quite large (25MB or more) and may not be available in all countr ies. If the mobile network updates are not available in your country, update using a computer. • Using your computer: On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/update . Control & customize Quick start: Control & customize On, off, lock & unlock Touch Press Speak Customize Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility
Back Next Menu More Control & customizehow it acts & looks Quick start: Control & customizeTake control of your phone: • Customize: Get your notifications and more—flick the status bar down and touch . Touch SETTINGS for more settings. •Shortcuts & widgets: Touch Apps , touch and hold an app or widget, then drag it to your home screen. (To see widgets, touch Apps , then touch WIDGETS at the top.) 4:00 4:00WED, DECEMBER 18 GoogleGoogle Play Store Touch a shortcut to open. Touch & hold to move or delete.Touch a widget to modify it. Touch & hold to move it, remove it, & more. Touch & hold an empty spot to change wallpaper.Drag shortcuts on top of each other to make a group. Ti p s & t r i c k s•Touch: Choose an icon or option. •Touch and hold: Open options for items in lists. •Drag: Move items on the home screen. •Flick: Quickly open or delete items. •Swipe: Scroll through lists or between screens. •Pinch or double-tap: Zoom in and out on websites, photos, and maps. •Twist: Twist a map with two fingers to rotate it, and pull two fingers down to tilt it. •Speak: Touch in a search window, or on a touchscreen keyboard. • Uninstall: To uninstall apps, touch Apps , touch and hold an app, then drag it to Uninstall (if available). •Ringtone for a contact: To set a personal ringtone for a contact, touch People , touch the contact, then touch Menu > Set ringtone . • Quick settings: To c h a n g e Wi-Fi , Bluetooth , Brightness , Airplane mode , and other settings, flick the status bar down and touch . For even more settings, touch SETTINGS . •Home screen: For more about changing your home screen, see “ Redecorate your home ”. Control & customize Quick start: Control & customize On, off, lock & unlock Touch Press Speak Customize Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility
Back Next Menu More Control & customize On, off, lock & unlockYour touchscreen is on when you need it and off when you don’t. To turn the screen on, press the Power key. • Screen off & on: Press the Power key to turn the screen off & on. Note: During a call, your touchscreen might stay dark if the proximity sensor just above the top of the screen is covered. Don't use covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover this sensor. Thanks for finding my phone! I owe you a coffee.4:00WED, DECEMBER 18 Drag the lock to the outer circle to unlock your screen.Add your owner info or a message for anyone who finds your phone.Swipe left to open the camera. Flick up to open Google Now. • Screen lock: To unlock the screen, touch and drag to the outer circle that appears. To use a password, pattern, PIN, or facial recognition security to unlock your screen, touch Apps > Settings >Security >Screen lock (see “ Screen lock ”). •Owner info: To add a message to your lock screen in case you lose your phone, touch Apps > Settings > Security >Owner info . (To set your message, just touch Back .) Ti p : Don’t put your mobile number as your contact info unless you can access your voicemail from another device. • Screen timeout: To change your timeout (screen locks automatically), touch Apps > Settings >Display > Sleep . To u c hFind your way around: •Back: Touch Back to go to the previous screen. •Home: Touch Home to return to the home screen. • Recent apps: Touch Recent to show your recent apps, and touch an app to reopen it. To remove an app from the list, flick it left or right. To scroll the list, swipe up or down. •Menu: When Menu appears in the corner of the screen, you can touch it to open options for the current screen. Control & customize Quick start: Control & customize On, off, lock & unlock Touch Press Speak Customize Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility
Back Next Menu More Control & customize Lost or stuck? If you’re not sure what to do next, try one of these: • To open a text message, show contact details, or open items in a list, touch the message, contact, or item. • To show options for a list item (if available), touch and hold the item. • To show a menu for the current screen, touch Menu in the corner of the screen (if available). • To return home to the home screen, touch Home . • To go back just one screen, touch Back . • To close a touchscreen keyboard, touch . • To reopen an app you closed, touch Recent and touch the app in the list. • To reboot an unresponsive phone, press and hold the Power key until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts. PressPower keyPress and hold the Power key to choose Power off , Airplane mode (no wireless connections—see “ Airplane mode ”), silent , vibrate , or sound on . To conserve battery power, prevent accidental touches, or when you want to wipe smudges off your touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power key. To wake up the touchscreen, just press the Power key again. Ti p : To add more security to your phone, see “ Protect”. Vo l u me key sYour volume keys help in a few ways: •Ringer volume: Press the keys in the home screen. Press them when your phone is ringing to silence it. • Earpiece volume: Press the keys during a call. • Music/video volume: Press the keys during a song or video. Power Key Control & customize Quick start: Control & customize On, off, lock & unlock Touch Press Speak Customize Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility
Back Next Menu More Control & customize SpeakJust tell your phone what you want. Ti p : Speak naturally but clearly, like using a speakerphone. • Dialing and commands: Touch . To dial, say “Call” and then a contact name or phone number. Or, say a command like “Send text,” “Go to” an app, or “Help” for voice command help. Ti p : If a contact has more than one number, you can say which number to call. For example, “Call Joe Black Mobile” or “Call Suzi Smith Work.” To choose the confirmations and prompts you want to hear, touch > Menu > Settings >Voice . •Search: Touch in the home screen to search by voice. To change your voice search and text-to-speech settings, touch Apps > Settings >Language & input . • Text entry: On a touchscreen keyboard, touch , then speak your message or search text. You can also speak punctuation. Ti p : To make your phone read out loud, see “ Ta l k B a c k”. CustomizeCustomize your phone’s sounds and appearance: • Ringtone and notifications: To choose ringtones or notifications, touch Apps > Settings >Sound . •Vibrate or silent: To make your phone vibrate for incoming calls, touch Apps > Settings >Sound >Vibrate when ringing . To turn off ringtones for incoming calls, touch Apps > Settings >Sound >Phone ringtone >None . •Ringtone for a contact: To set a personal ringtone for a contact, touch People , touch the contact, then touch Menu > Set ringtone . •Volume: To set volume, just press the volume keys in the home screen (ringtone volume), during a call (earpiece volume), or while playing music or a video (media volume). • Message alert: To change your new message notification settings, touch Apps > Messaging >Menu > Settings , and check Notifications . •Display settings: To change brightness, animation, and other display settings, touch Apps > Settings > Display . •Rotate: In many apps, the touchscreen switches from portrait to landscape when you rotate your phone. To turn this on or off, touch Apps > Settings >Display > Auto-rotate screen . •Home screen: To change your wallpaper, touch and hold an empty spot on your home screen. For more, see “ Redecorate your home ”. Quick settingsTo c h a n g e Wi-Fi , Bluetooth , Brightness , Airplane mode , and other settings, flick the status bar down and touch . For even more settings, touch SETTINGS . Control & customize Quick start: Control & customize On, off, lock & unlock Touch Press Speak Customize Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility
Back Next Menu More Control & customize Note: Your quick settings may look a little different. • Quick settings shortcut: To directly open the quick settings screen, flick the status bar down with two fingers. • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi shortcuts: To quickly turn Bluetooth or Wi-Fi power on and off, touch and hold the setting icon until you feel a vibration. •Owner profile: To set up your owner profile, touch Apps > People >Set up my profile . (You may need to scroll to the top of the screen.) Motorola AssistWish your phone could automatically reply to texts when you’re driving, silence your ringer during meetings, and conserve your battery when it runs low? It can.AIRPLANE MODE BLUETOOTH OFF WED, DECEMBER 18 4:00 LOCATIONCHARGED BRIGHTNESSNETWORK SIGNAL FREDDY’S WI-FI SETTINGS See all of your settings.Go back to notifications. Set your owner profile. Motorola Assist suggests actions to automate, based on how you use your phone. When you see a suggestion in the status bar, drag the bar down to accept or delete it. Find it: Apps > Assist . AccessibilitySee, hear, speak, feel, and use. Accessibility features are there for everyone, helping to make things easier. Find it: Apps > Settings >Accessibility Note: For general information, accessories, and more, visit www.motorola.com/accessibility .SleepingGet a good night’s restMeetingAvoid interruptionsAssist Keep your phone quiet when you need to.Set your sleeping hours to silence your phone. Or, make an exception to hear calls from a certain person, no matter what time of night. Control & customize Quick start: Control & customize On, off, lock & unlock Touch Press Speak Customize Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility