Motorola Moto G4 4 4 Manual

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Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
The home screen is what you see when you turn on your 
phone. From here you can explore apps and more.
Tips & tricks
• Open app list: Tap Apps , then swipe down to scroll through apps.
• Return: To return to the home screen from any location, 
tap Home .
• Pages: To add a page, drag an app to the right side of 
the screen until you see a white bar. You can add multiple 
pages. To see other pages of shortcuts and widgets (if...

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Help & more
Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Find out anything about 
your phone.
Find it:  Apps 
 >  Help
Search
At the top of the home screen, tap the Google Search 
box for a text search or tap  to search by voice. See 
“Download apps” on page 14. When you type, suggestions appear below the search field:
• To search for a suggestion, tap it.
• To search for text in the search field, tap  on the keyboard.
Tip:  To close the keyboard, tap 
.
Status & notifications
At the top of the...

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status:
Status Icons
 network strength do not disturb
/ Wi-Fi in range/connected vibrate
/ Bluetooth on/
connected priority
 airplane mode alarm set
/ battery charging/full warning
Note:  Apps you download on Google Play™ might show 
other icons in the status bar to alert you to specific events.
Volume & interruptions
Press the side volume buttons up or down to select a ringer 
volume from high to vibrate .
Tap an option under the volume slider to select which 
interruptions and...

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Discover your Moto app features
The Moto app can simplify life and help you out. Just follow 
the prompts to find out more.
Find it:  Apps 
 >  Moto
• Actions: Shrink your screen for easy one-handed use. 
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to shrink. To 
expand, tap the black area.
• Display: See messages, calls, and other notifications—
even if your phone is asleep. Tip:  Want to hide sensitive or private notifications? Use 
this option to set which apps can show notifications,...

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• 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 devices (like a phone and tablet), and 
even set new apps to download to your devices.
• Enjoy music, movies, and more: You can also use Google 
Play to download music, movies, TV shows, and more. 
See “Play Music” and “Play Movies & TV” apps.
• Get help: To get help and more, tap ....

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Take care of your apps
Find it:  Apps , then swipe up to scroll through apps
To close the apps screen, tap Home  or Back .
• Uninstall apps: To remove an app from a home screen 
page, touch and hold the app, then drag it to Remove . 
The app isn’t removed from your phone, just the home 
screen.
To remove an app from your phone, touch and hold the 
app, then drag it to Uninstall.
To disable an app or force it to stop running, tap Apps 
 >  Settings > Apps.
DISABLE removes the app...

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Control & customize
Quick start: Control & customize
Take control of your phone.
• Touch, press, and speak: Learn phone gestures and 
commands. See “Controls and gestures” on page 17.
• Customize your home screen: To put widgets like a 
clock, interactive calendar, and more on your home 
screen, see Redecorate your home screen.
Tips & tricks
• Speak: Tap  in a search window, or  on a keyboard.
• Add a home screen page: Drag an app icon to the right 
side of the home screen until you...

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• Overview: Tap Overview  to see your recent apps (or browser tabs), and tap an app to reopen it. To remove an 
app from the list, swipe it left, right or tap . To scroll 
the list, swipe up or down.
Tip:  You don’t need to remove apps from Overview for 
your phone to run efficiently.
• Menus: When  or  appears on a screen, you can tap it 
to open options for the current screen.
• Close Keyboard: To close a keyboard, tap .
• Reboot: To reboot your phone, press and hold the 
Power...

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To change your voice input and text-to-speech settings, 
tap Apps  >  Settings > Language & input.
• Text entry: On a keyboard, tap , then speak your message or search text. You can also speak punctuation.
Tip:  To make your phone read out loud, see TalkBack.
On, off, lock & unlock
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when you 
don’t. To turn the screen on, press the Power button.
• Screen off and on: Press the Power  button to turn the 
screen off and on.
• Screen lock:...

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incoming calls, tap Apps  >  Settings > Sound & 
notification > Also vibrate for calls. To turn off ringtones 
for incoming calls, tap Apps 
 >  Settings > Sound & 
notification > Phone ringtone > None.
• Ringtone for a contact: To set a personal ringtone for a 
contact, tap Apps  >  Contacts, tap the contact, 
then tap  > Menu  > Set ringtone.
• Display settings: To change brightness, animation, and 
other display settings, tap Apps  >  Settings > 
Display.
• Rotate: In many apps,...