Motorola moto g PURE User manual

ABOUT
YOUR PHONE
PLEASE RECYCLE
Printed in the U.S.A. BKLT-MTXT2163DL
ADVANCED FEATURES
DISCOVER
ENJOY
USE

1. DEPTH CAMERA / MAIN CAMERA / FLASH
2. FINGERPRINT SENSOR
3. SIM/MEMORY CARD TRAY
4. HEADSET JACK
5. VOLUME:
• Vibrate mode ON/OFF
• Adjust volume settings
6. POWER BUTTON:
• You can wake up or lock the screen with a quick press.
• Press and hold for additional options:
  »Emergency»Powero»Restart
7. APPS/NOTIFICATIONS:
• Swipe up for apps
 •Swipedownfornotications
8. NAVIGATION BAR:
• Home screen: Swipe up from bottom of the screen.
 •Recentapps:Swipeupfrombottomofthescreenandhold.
• Go back: Swipe toward screen center from left/right edge.
• Switch between apps: Swipe left/right across bottom of screen.
• Google Assistant: Swipe up diagonally from bottom left or
right corner.
9. USB C / CHARGER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. YOUR DEVICE ........................................................................1
Serial Number
Phone Number
SIM Number
2. ADVANCED FEATURES .......................................................5
Google Account....................................................................6
Google Drive
Google Backup
Google Assistant
Accessibility........................................................................ 11
Downloaded Services
  ScreenReaders
Display
Interaction Controls
Audio & On-screen Text
Experimental
Apps ...................................................................................... 16
Use Folders
Play Store
Google Apps
Calendar .............................................................................. 19
Camera................................................................................. 20
Take a picture
Options
Modes
Settings
Photos
Edit pictures and videos
Google Lens
Contacts............................................................................... 28
Make a Contact widget
Data Usage ......................................................................... 29
Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls...................... 30
Screen time
Ways to disconnect
  Reduceinterruptions
Parental controls
Moto ................................................................................... 33
Moto Personalize
Moto Gestures
Moto Display
Moto Play
Multiple Users ................................................................... 36

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Nearby Share..................................................................... 37
 OceFeatures.................................................................. 38
Printing
Split screen multi-tasking
VPN
Set Up and Manage a VPN
Screenshots........................................................................ 40
Security................................................................................ 41
Screen Lock
  FingerprintRecognition
Face Unlock
Google Play Protect
SIM Card Lock
Find My Device
Screen Pinning
Permission manager
Wi-Fi ...................................................................................... 48
Wi-Fi Share
Wi-Fi Direct
Health & Safety Information........................................ 51
09/2021
Learn how to access
the unique numbers
that identify your
device. Keep these for
future reference.
1. Your Device

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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
Yourphonehasseveraluniqueidentiernumbersthat
you may need for activation and other functions. You can
access these numbers as follows:
Serial Number
←
Settings > About phone
Your Serial Number will appear under IMEI.
Phone Number
←
Settings > About phone
Your Phone Number will appear under Phone number.
SIM Number
Your SIM number can be found on the red Activation Card
that came with your phone or, on the SIM card.
1. Locate the SIM/Memory Card tray on the left edge of
the phone.
2. Press the pin tool provided into the hole until the tray
pops out.
3. On the SIM card, you will see a number beginning with
89. This is your SIM number.
For more information about your device:
Go to your service provider’s website > Help >
Tutorials and User Manuals > select device

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Learn about the
advanced features that
can make your device
more personal and
more fun to use.
2. Advanced Features

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GOOGLE ACCOUNT
A Google (Gmail) account can be created during the setup
process on your phone. You can also create an account at
any time at google.com/gmail.
You will need to create a Google (Gmail) account to
access Google cloud and other phone features. Once
your account is created, you will have 15GB of storage
linked to your account.
Having a Google (Gmail) account will give you access to
several features on your phone including:
• Google Drive cloud storage
• Google Assistant
• Google Play store
• Find My Device
• and more
Google Drive
←
Settings > Google > Backup > Backup by Google One
GoogleDriveisalestorageandsynchronizingsolution
thatletsyoustorelesintheGooglecloud.Youcan
access information stored on Google Drive from any
device or location, allowing you to collaborate on
documentsandtosharelesandphotos.UsingGoogle
Drive also helps you save memory space on your device.
ThelesyoustoreonGoogleDriveareprivatebydefault.
You can change your privacy settings and share individual
lesandfolderswithspecicpeopleorchoosetomake
them public so that anyone on the internet can view your
sharedles.Youcanchangeprivacysettingsatanytime.

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Google Backup
Your backups are uploaded to the Google cloud and are
encrypted using your Google account password. Once
yourGoogleaccountiscongured,thefollowingoptions
will be available:
• Sync settings: Enable or disable syncing for contacts,
calendar, and other apps.
• Back up my data: Select content from your device to
back up to your Google account.
• Restore: Information in your Google accounts such
as Contacts and Calendar can be restored. This may
vary by the Android version and device you are using.
With a Google account you can:
• Activate device protection features.
• Download apps and other content from Google Play.
• Back up your apps to Google, and sync Google
services like Calendar and Contacts with your other
devices.
What content can be backed up and restored?
• Apps and app data
• Call history
• Contacts
• Calendar
• Device settings
• Photos and videos
• SMS texts
• Wi-Fi networks and passwords

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Google Assistant
←
Settings > Google > Settings for Google apps >
Search, Assistant & Voice > Voice > Voice Match
Your device has the Google Assistant feature built-in
which you can access after you sign into your Google
(Gmail) account. To launch the Google Assistant, swipe
up diagonally from bottom left or right corner, follow the
prompts, and complete the set-up.
Once you complete the set-up, you can access Google
Assistant by simply saying “OK Google” or “Hey Google”.
You can use this voice assistant to launch apps, make
plans, ask a variety of questions, and carry out tasks with
a quick voice command. If you have multiple users set up
on your device, Google Assistant will recognize up to 6
voices and will customize search results, calendar access,
music, and other requests for each voice.
ACCESSIBILITY
←
Settings > Accessibility
Accessibility services are special features and
enhancements that make using the device easier. The
services available in Accessibility allow you to customize
the device to improve the experience of people with
physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. You can turn
Accessibility features ON/OFF as needed.
Many of the services available in Accessibility will make
using the phone more comfortable for other users also.

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Downloaded Services
• Swipe to split: From an open app, swipe from left to
right and back again to open a second app at the same
time. Default mode is OFF.
Screen Readers
• Select to Speak:Tapaspecicitemonyourscreento
hear it read aloud.
• TalkBack: Set the device to read aloud what you touch,
select, and activate on the screen so you can hear it
without having to see it.
• Text-to-speech output: This is where you can set the
language,speechrateandpitchoftheScreenReader
so you can best understand its voice.
Display
• Font size: Change the font size, boldness, or type for
easy viewing.
• Display size: Set the items on the screen to a size that
is easy for you to see. Some items may change position.
• Dark theme: Switch the color theme of the operating
system or apps to black or to a very dark color. Very
useful in dim light or at night to diminish eye strain.
Some apps may not support this feature.
• Magnication:Activatemagnicationbyswipingup
with2ngers.Onceactivated,use1ngertozoomin
temporarilyand2ngersforcontinuousmagnication.
• Color correction: Adjust the color of the screen if you
arecolorblindorhavedicultyreadingthedisplay
because of the screen color.
• Color inversion: Invert the colors on the screen to help
you see the content better.
• Large mouse pointer: Magnify the mouse pointer for
easier viewing.
• Remove animations:Removecertainscreeneectsif
you are sensitive to motion.
Interaction Controls
• Accessibility Menu: This feature provides an
accessibility icon at the bottom of the screen. Tap the
icon to launch a large on-screen menu that gives you
access to several features on your phone.
• Switch Access: Allows you to control your device using
one or more switches to select items, to scroll, text, and
more.
• Autoclick (Dwell timing): Automatically clicks where
the pointer stops after a set amount of time.
• Power button ends call: Press the power key to end a
call instead of having to touch the screen.

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• Auto-rotate screen: Automatically change the screen
orientation according to the physical position of the
device.
• Touch & hold delay: Set the desired touch and hold
delay to Short, Medium, or Long to customize the
length of touch time that is considered one touch.
• Time to take action (Accessibility timeout): Select
how long a message that asks you to take an action
stays visible on the screen so that you have time to
read it. This may not be supported by all apps.
• Vibration & haptic strength: Turn ON/OFF the ring
vibration,noticationvibrationandtouchfeedback
that alert you to incoming calls, messages and other
notications.
• System navigation: This accessibility feature allows
you to choose how to navigate through screens. You
can select to use swiping motions or 3 buttons at the
bottom of the screen.
Audio & On-screen Text
• Mono audio: Turn ON/OFF to select mono or stereo
sound for your device. Default mode is stereo.
• Audio balance: Adjust the audio output balance using
the sound balance slide bar.
• Caption preferences: Show closed captions and
subtitles for videos for the hearing impaired. You can
select language, text size and caption style.
Experimental
• High contrast text: This feature locks the text color
as either black or white, depending on the original text
color and makes it easier to read text on your device.
This feature may not be supported by all functions of
your device.
• Shortcut from lock screen: Turn ON shortcut from
the lock screen by holding both volume keys for a few
seconds.

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APPS
←
Home screen > Swipe up
The Apps home screen displays all preloaded and
downloaded apps. Some apps have a quick-access
shortcut that can be easily accessed with a simple touch
and hold of the app icon. Additionally, some apps provide
usage information when you hold down the app icon.
You can uninstall, disable, or hide apps from view
automatically. Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.
Disabledappswillbeturnedoandhidden.
Use Folders
You can create and name folders to help you organize
App shortcuts on the home screen. If you delete a folder,
the app shortcuts will return to your Apps list.
To create a folder:
1. Touch / hold an app shortcut and drag it on top of
another app shortcut until a highlighted circle is
displayed.
2.Releasetheappshortcuttocreateafolder.
Play Store
Play Store is the app store for Android devices and, also
servesasadigitalmediastoreoeringgames,books,
movies, television programs and more. Applications are
available through the Play Store either free of charge
or at a cost. You can organize app widgets and folders
for applications you download on the Home screen as
necessary and based on your preferences.

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Google Apps
Google Apps are a suite of web-based messaging,
collaboration and productivity applications that are
provided by Google as a service, rather than as software
that you need to download and install. These apps can
be used for personal and business needs to create
documents, store images, set calendars and more. Your
lesaresecurelystoredonGoogleserversprotectedby
your account password and can be accessed from any
device.
Several Google Apps are pre-installed on your device and
can be found in the Google folder on your Home screen.
• Google search engine • Google Chrome
• Gmail • Google Maps
• YouTube • Google Drive
• YT Music • Google TV
• Duo • Photos
• Calendar • Play Store
CALENDAR
←
Home screen > swipe up > Calendar >
More Options (3 bars)
This is where you can create and schedule a goal, a
reminder, or an event and set them for today, tomorrow,
orforaspecicdate.Youcanviewthecalendarasa
1-day, 3-day, week, or one-month grid. You can add notes,
comments and edit any entry as needed.
For additional convenience, maps can be added directly
on your calendar so you can access them easily. Events
fromyourGmailaccountsuchasreservationsforights,
restaurants, or other similar events, are automatically
added to your calendar. You can change these
preferences in Settings.
You can share your calendar with family, friends, and
co-workers, so you can be sure not to miss or overlap any
appointments or events. When your schedule is saved
from the device to your Google account, it is automatically
synced with your Google calendar. Once you sync your
other devices with your Google calendar, all events that
have been saved will appear on those devices also.

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CAMERA
←
Home Screen > Camera
Depth Camera: 2MP
Main Rear Camera: 13MP
Front Camera: 5MP
Video recording resolution: FHD 20:9@30fps 1920x864
The pictures and high-quality videos you take with the
phone’s camera are, by default, saved to your phone’s
Photos folder. If you have an optional memory card (not
included) installed, you can select to save pictures and
videos to the memory card. You can also back them up
to the Cloud for future access and to help keep memory
space on your device available.
This device can support up to a 512GB microSD card.
Some memory cards may not be fully compatible.
Take a picture
You can take a picture using any of the ways listed below.
• Tap the capture icon.
• Press the Volume up or down key: Great option when
you’retakingseles.
 • GestureSele:Showpalmtotakeasele.Thiswill
needtobeconguredinthecamerasettingsrst.

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Options
←
Home screen > Camera
When you are ready to take a picture or video, simply view
the subject on the screen and tap the capture/record icon.
The camera will automatically adjust focus and lighting.
If you prefer to adjust the settings manually, tap on the
screen where you want the main-focus area to be, and
adjust exposure and zoom levels to your preferences.
You can also select from the camera options:
• Flash: Set to ON, OFF or AUTO to produce the lighting
eectyouwant.
• Timer: Take 3-second or 10-second time-delayed
pictures or videos.
• Active Photos: Set to ON to capture a brief moment of
motion in your picture.
• Aspect ratio: Choose image size between 3:4, 9:16 or
fullscreen.
• Video: You can pause/re-start a recording, zoom in/out,
or take a photo while you are recording video.
• Torch:Invideomode,youcanturnONaashlightto
illuminate your subject while you are recording.
• Mic: You can turn the microphone ON/OFF while you are
recording so that you capture sound in the video. This is
ON by default.
Modes
←
Camera > Options (3 bars)
You can select a camera mode that suits your imaging needs.
Once you select the mode, you can allow the camera to
determine the ideal settings or you can manually adjust the
settingssothatyougetspecicresults.
• Portrait: You can create an artistic portrait photo, with
the main subject in focus and a blurred background. You
canedittheimagebyapplyinglightingorcoloreectsto
the background.
• Cutout: When taking a picture of a person, you can cut
out the subject and replace the background.
• Spot Color: Select one color to keep in your image while
everything else converts to greyscale. You can use the
slide bar to adjust the selected color.
• Panorama: Create a linear image by pressing the
capture icon as you move the device in a horizontal or
vertical direction.
• Live Filter:Selectfromvariouslight/colorlterstoapply
to your image.
• Pro: This mode allows you to manually control advanced
settings like shutter speed, exposure, white balance, ISO,
and focus.
• Timelapse: You can set the playback speed for a long video
to 4x, 8x, 16x or 32x faster than the original recording.

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Settings
←
Camera > Settings
• Auto Smile Capture: Automatically detects a smile and
takesaphotowhenallthesubjectsintheviewnder
are smiling. Default mode is ON.
• Gesturesele: Your device will detect an open/close
palmgestureandwilltaketheseleforyou.
• Smart Composition: Generate an alternative photo
that automatically levels your shot and applies the rule
ofthirdsconcepttoosetyoursubjectanddrawthe
viewer’s eye into the photo. You will see an icon on the
thumbnail when a better shot is available.
• Shot Optimization: Get suggested mode for your
image based on AI scene detection. Can also optimize
the exposure, contrast, saturation, and color when it
detectsscenessuchasreworks,food,sunsets,motion
and others.
• Google Lens: This tool allows your camera to use
image recognition to identify and explore many things
you interact with.
• Rear/Front Photo resolution: Set the resolution for
your pictures and videos.
• Rear/Front Photo HDR (High Dynamic Range):
Automatically corrects the backlight to produce a
brighter and richer picture.
• Selephotomirror:Theseleimageisipped
horizontally so that it saves the same way you see it on
the screen instead of reversed.
• Watermark: Add a signature, Timestamp or other
watermark to your photos.
• Stabilization: Eliminate some of the unintentional
movement that may happen while you take a video
and reduce blur so that your videos appear less shaky.
Default setting is ON.
• Tap anywhere to capture: Capture photos or videos
by simply tapping anywhere on the screen. You will also
be able to use the zoom feature by scrolling up/down
onthescreenwithonenger.
• Shutter sound: Turn ON/OFF the sound of the shutter
when you capture a picture. Default mode is ON.
• Assistive grid: Displays horizontal and vertical grid
linesasreferencestohelpyoualigndierentelements
in the picture.
• Leveler:Usetheguideinthecenteroftheviewnder
to level your image horizontally.
• Keep last mode: When taking a new picture, the camera
will open with the mode used for your previous picture.
• Storage: Select the memory location for storage. This is
only available if an optional memory card (not included)
is installed.
• Save location: Attach a GPS location tag to the picture.
Default mode is ON.

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Photos
←
Home Screen > swipe up > Photos
Launching Photos displays all the available visual images
stored on your device. When another app such as email
saves a picture, a Download folder is automatically
created in the Library tab to contain the picture.
Likewise, capturing a screenshot automatically creates a
Screenshots folder in the Library tab also.
Edit pictures and videos
←
Photos > Tap picture or video >
Tap edit icon at bottom of image
You can view and manage photos and videos saved on
your device. Tap on the image or video and select from
various editing options shown in the editing menu. Some
image or video formats may not be supported.
Editing option include:
 • Selectlter
• Crop and/or rotate image
• Write or draw on the photo
• Crop document
Google Lens
Google Lens is a tool that allows your camera to use
image recognition to identify and explore many things you
interact with. You will be able to get information about
landmarks,plants,animals,products,QRcodes,labels,
business cards and other objects.
To use Google Lens, just select a picture from your
Photos or simply point your camera at any subject.
GoogleAssistantidentiestheimageandgivesyou
informationthatyoucanusetolearnspecicsaboutthe
image, to take an action from suggestions presented, or
tondsimilarproducts.
Google Lens can also be used to scan and auto-translate
text,andtogetdenitionsinmostlanguages.Touseit
for smart text selection, just point your camera at the text
you need, and copy/paste it into a new screen.

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CONTACTS
←
Home screen > swipe up > Contacts
You can create, edit, import, manage contacts in your
device and sync them with your other devices. Contacts
can be backed-up to Google Drive if you have a Google
(Gmail) account, or you can back them up manually to a
memory card (not included) if you have one installed.
You can designate a contact as a favorite for easy access
and you can also create a widget for those you use most
frequently.
Make a Contact widget
To create a widget for a contact previously stored in
your device, press and hold an empty spot on the home
screen, tap Widgets, then press and hold the Direct dial
widget. Drag it to your home screen, then select the
contact you want to assign to that widget.
DATA USAGE
←
Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced > Data Saver
Your smartphone Service Plan includes data. There are
several options to monitor how your data is being used,
and to set limits and restrictions to conserve it. If you
choose to log in to Wi-Fi networks, it is important that you
connect to known, secure networks and set up passwords
as necessary.
The Mobile network menu will allow you to:
• Turn Mobile Data ON or OFF
• Turn Data Saver ON or OFF
• Set unrestricted data access for up to 1 app
• Set or remove limits to mobile data usage
• Monitor mobile data usage for your apps

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DIGITAL WELLBEING &
PARENTAL CONTROLS
←
Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls
You can monitor and manage your digital habits by getting
a daily view of your digital usage on the Dashboard. You
can also set your device to supervise your children’s digital
life.
Screen time
• Screen time: Tap the time value in the daily chart to
see how long each app has been opened and used
that day.
• App timers: Set a daily limit for how long you use
each app. When the limit is reached, the app is
paused for the rest of the day.
• Unlocks: Tap to see how many times each app has
been opened that day.
• Notications:Taptoseehowmanynotications
have been received from each app that day.
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Ways to disconnect
• Dashboard: Set a daily limit for how long each app
can be used on your device that day.
• Bedtime mode: Once enabled, the screen converts
togreyscaleandallnoticationsoundswillbemuted.
This feature helps you disconnect from your device
and avoid interruptions during a scheduled period of
time.
• Focus mode: Focus on the task at hand by
temporarily pausing apps so you will have minimal
interruptions from your device. You can select the
apps that you want to exclude from this schedule.
Reduce interruptions
• Managenotications:TurnnoticationsON/OFF,
set the visual/sound alerts, set the alert priorities you
receive for each app and more.
• Do not disturb: Set a schedule to mute the sounds
and vibration of your device for all contacts and
notications.Youcancreateaprioritylisttoallow
exceptions for the ones you want to still receive
noticationsfromduringthesetschedule.

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Parental controls: Supervise your children’s digital life
with Google’s Family Link app available in the Play Store.
You can add restrictions to Google services, set app
approvals,setcontentlters,keepaneyeonscreentime,
and set screen time limits for your children’s digital usage.
MOTO
←
Home screen > Moto
The Moto app is a platform that makes your phone easier
touseandletsyoucustomizenotications,actions,and
the way you interact with your device. You will need to
allow MOTO to access to your contacts, SMS, device
location, camera and other services.
Moto Personalize
• Styles: Create custom themes with unique fonts,
colors, icon shapes and layouts.
• Wallpapers: Choose a wallpaper for your home and
lock screens.