Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 User manual

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1Congratulations
Congratulations
MOTOROLA Electrify™ 2
Introducing your new MOTOROLA ELECTRIFY 2, the
ultra thin, yet incredibly strong and intelligent phone. It
has tons of advanced features for everything you want
to do—web browsing, multimedia, and more.
•A blistering fast dual-core 1.2 GHz processor lets your
phone download web pages in under a second, and
makes multi-tasking a snap.
•Use your phone anywhere you go. Purchase a SIM
card from a carrier abroad, and connect your phone to
a UMTS or GSM network.
•Capture life's moments in full 1080p HD video with
your 8MP camera. Your phone’s 4.3" qHD
ColorBoost™ display makes video playback crisper
and more vivid than ever before.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in
all countries.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
safety, regulatory and legal information provided with
your product.
This product meets the applicable limit for
exposure to radio waves (known as SAR) of
1.6 W/kg (FCC & IC). The limits and guidelines
include a substantial safety margin designed to assure
the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
The highest SAR values measured for this device are
listed in the regulatory information packaged with your
product.
More
•Answers:Touch Apps > Help Center.
• Updates: Phone updates, computer software, user
guides, and more at www.motorola.com/support.
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at
www.motorola.com/products.
•Social:The latest news, tips & tricks, videos, and so
much more—join us on:
YouTube™ www.youtube.com/motorola
Facebook™ www.facebook.com/motorola
Tw i t t e r www.twitter.com/motomobile.

2Your phone
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
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Micro USB
Connector
SIM Slot
microSD Slot
3.5mm
Headset Jack
Volume Keys
Power Key
Press = sleep
Hold = power
8MP Camera
(on back)
Recent AppsHomeBack
Front
Camera
Notification
Light
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Apps & updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Social networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

3Let’s go
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
Note: Installing a SIM card is optional. A SIM card may
be needed for roaming outside of the United States, and
can be purchased from foreign carriers. To avoid SIM
card damage, turn off your phone before you insert or
remove the SIM card.
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down the cover
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Tip: In the unlikely event that your device becomes
unresponsive, try a forced reboot—press and hold
both the Power key and the down volume key for up to
10 seconds.
Note: This product uses a non-removable battery. The
battery should only be replaced by a Motorola-approved
service facility. Any attempt to remove or replace your
battery may damage the product and void your warranty.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 38.
Set up & go
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Setup
Congratulations!
Your setup is now complete!
Done
If you have setup any accounts, we will
now import your content, such as
contacts and email. This may take up to
30 minutes but you can start using your
phone right away.
We recommend setting a Security Lock for
this phone by going into Settings >
Location & security.
Sign in
Email
Password
by signing in you agree to the Google and
Additional Privacy Policies.
Back Sign in

4Controls
Note: This phone supports apps and services that use a
lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your
needs. Contact your service provider for details.
Wi-Fi connect
To use a Wi-Fi network for even faster Internet access,
touch the status bar at the top of the home screen and
drag it down. Touch the Wi-Fi networks available
notification to select a network.
You can also touch Apps > Settings > Wi-Fi
>SCAN to search for and connect to wireless networks.
There’s more in “Wi-Fi networks” on page 35.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on
the planet from Google Play™ Store.
Download new apps with “Browse & install apps” on
page 10. You can install a microSD memory card in your
phone, and load it up with photos, videos, and music
from your computer (see “Memory card & file
management” on page 43).
Controls
a few essentials
Touch
It’s all in the touch:
•Touch:Choose an icon or option.
• Touch & Hold: Move items in the home screen.
• Drag or flick: Scroll slowly (drag) or quickly (flick).
• Pinch or double-touch: Zoom in and out on
websites, photos, and maps.
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Drag or flick to scroll.

5Controls
Lock, UNLOCK, on, & off
To lock the screen, press the Power key, or let the
screen time out (don’t press anything).
To unlock the screen, press the Power key, then
touch and flick to .
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when
you don’t.
•When you hold the phone to your ear during calls,
your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental
touches.
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Touch and flick to:
Touch and flick to
turn sound on/off.
unlock.
send a text.
open the camera.
make a call.
Unlock.
Phone
Camera.
Messaging.
•To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just
press the Power key.
•To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch
Apps > Settings > Display > Sleep.
•To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, see
“Screen lock” on page 46.
Note: Yo u r
touchscreen might
stay dark if the sensor
just above it is
covered. Don't use
covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover
this sensor.
Rotate the screen
When you turn your phone, the touchscreen can rotate
to stay right-side up:
Find it: Apps > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
screen

6Controls
Press
Back, home, & Recent apps
To u ch H o m e t o
close any menu or app
and return to the home
screen. In the home
screen, touch Recent
Apps to show the
most recent apps used,
then touch an app to
open it.
Touch Back to go back.
In some apps you can touch Menu to open menu
options, and touch to start a search.
Phone options menu
Press and hold the Power key to turn off your phone
( Power off), turn off all wireless connections and put the
phone into low-power Sleep mode, turn Airplane mode on
and off, or change the sound setting.
Recent
Apps
Home
Back
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to change
ring volume (in the home screen) or
earpiece volume (during a call).
When playing music or video files,
press the volume keys to adjust
media volume.
Screen capture
Share a screen capture of your
favorite playlist, or your new high score. If you can see it
on your phone, you can share it with your friends.
To capture the screen, press the Power key and down
volume key. Follow the instructions to name and store
the file.

7Home screen
Home screen
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The home screen gives you all your latest information in
one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the phone
or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
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Google
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Status Bar
Flick left or right to see
more panels of widgets
& shortcuts.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Notifications
Drag this bar down to
see details. Flick notifications
left or right to dismiss them.
Favorites Tray
Touch Apps to see all
your apps & widgets.
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Navigate
Back , Home &
Recent Apps .
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that open
your favorite apps, web bookmarks, contacts, mail
labels, playlists, and more. Widgets are live apps or tools
that provide news, weather, messages, and other
updates.
To see other panels of shortcuts and widgets, flick the
home screen left or right.
•To open something, touch it. Touch Home or
Back 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
Calendar, Email, and widgets.
•To resize widgets, touch
and hold a side until you
feel a vibration, then drag.
•To add shortcuts to the
home screen, touch
Apps , touch and hold an
app, then drag it to a spot
on the home screen.
To create a shortcut folder, drag one shortcut on top
of another to put them both in a folder. To add other
shortcuts, drag them onto the folder icon. To name
the folder, touch it and enter a name at the bottom.
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8Home screen
•To add widgets, touch Apps , touch Widgets, then
touch and hold a widget (or flick left to see more
widgets).
•To move widgets or shortcuts, touch and hold them,
then drag to a new location.
•To remove shortcuts or widgets from the home
screen, touch and hold them, then drag to Remove at
the top.
•To change wallpaper, touch and hold a blank spot on
the home screen.
Shortcuts in the Favorites Tray at the bottom of the
home screen appear in all panel views. To change a
shortcut in your Favorites Tray (except Apps ), touch
and hold a shortcut, then drag it out of or into the
Favorites Tray.
phone status & notifications
Icons at the top of the screen notify you about
messages and phone status. To see your notifications,
touch the status bar and drag it down. Touch
a notification to select it.
To remove a notification from the list, flick it left or right.
To remove all notifications, touch .
network (full signal) 3G (fast data)
network (roaming) GPS active
network
(no connection)
Wi-Fi connected
Wi-Fi in range Bluetooth
connected
Bluetooth™ on background
data sync
USB connected warning
downloading missed call
active call microSD card
airplane mode alarm set
new text message new email
Bluetooth share: Sent fill
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Current Battery Level: 93
batt temp: 26/26/26, cpu temp 26
Wi-Fi network available
Select a Preferred Network
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Status & notification icons.
Toggle icons.
Notification details.