Motorola Moto G User manual

MOTOROLA MOTO G
USER GUIDE

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At a glance
a quick look
First look
Your new Moto G has pretty much everything— camera,
Internet, email, and more. You can even change the back cover
for a new look with optional covers.
Note: Your phone may look a little different.
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Back Camera
(on back)
MicrophoneMicro USB/
Charger
3.5mm
Headset Jack
Power Key
Press = Screen
On/O
Hold = Phone
On/O
Front Camera
Volume Keys
Back
Home
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Apps
Tips & t ricks
•Start:Charge up, and sign in. See “Start”.
•Toptopics:Just want a quick list of what your phone can
do? See “Top topics”.
•Help:All your questions about your new phone answered
right on your phone. Touch Apps > Moto Care. Want
even more? See “Get help”.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in all
countries.
This product meets the applicable national or
international RF exposure guidance (SAR guideline)
when used normally against your head or, when worn
or carried, at a distance of 1.5 cm from the body. The SAR
guideline includes a considerable safety margin designed to
assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
At a glance
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Top topics

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At a glance
Top topics
Check out what your phone can do.
•Personalize your home screen: see “Redecorate your
home”.
•Make a quick change: see “Quick settings”.
•Go online: see “Browse”.
•Explore: see “Google Play™”.
•Find apps: see “Download apps”.
•Be social: see “Socialize”.
•Find it yourself: see “Locate & navigate”.
•Take a photo: see “Take photos”.
•Connect to Wi-Fi: see “Wi-Fi Networks”.
•Watch a movie: see “Play Movies & TV”.
•Protect your phone: see “Screen lock”.
•Watch interactive guided tutorials: see “Moto Care help &
more”.
•Get all the help you need: see “Get help”.
Tips & t ricks
•Intuitive:To get started quickly, touch Apps > Moto
Care for interactive tutorials.
• Google™ help: In every Google Mobile app, you can
touch Menu > Help. You can also view the Google Help
Centers online at www.google.com/support.
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First look
Top topics

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Start
let’s get up & running
Swap the back cover (optional)
f you bought an optional custom back cover for your phone,
here’s how to swap it out.
2Put a new optional cover on.
2
1Take o the back cover .
Press the
center and
grip the
bottom
edge. Lift up
from the
bottom.
Power on
Press and hold the Power key until the screen turns on. Then
charge up the battery when you need to.
3 H
1Power on.
Press & hold
Power until the
screen lights up.
Charge up, if you need to.
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2
Start
Swap the back cover (optional)
Power on
Battery life
Sign in
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Tips & tricks
• Power/Sleep key: To make the screen sleep or wake up,
press the Power key. To turn your phone on or off, press and
hold the Power key.
• Battery: Squeeze every bit of juice out of your battery. See
“Battery life”.
Warning: Don't try to remove or replace the battery
yourself—doing so may damage the battery and could cause
burning and injury. If your phone becomes unresponsive, try a
reboot—press and hold the Power key until the screen goes
dark and your phone restarts.
Battery life
Your phone is like a small computer, giving you tons of
information and apps, at lightning fast speed. Depending on
what you use, that can take a lot of power.
To see what’s using up battery power, touch Apps
>Settings > Battery.
Note: Do not enable Battery Saver, as it can affect your service
when not on Wi-Fi. To check that Battery Saver is off, touch
Apps > Settings > Battery > Battery Saver.
To set automatic rules to save power, touch Apps
>Assist (see “Motorola Assist”).
Tips & t ricks
To save even more battery life between charges, you could
reduce:
•Bluetooth® use: Touch Apps > Settings, then touch
the switch next to Bluetooth to turn it when you don’t
need it.
•GPS use: Touch Apps > Settings > Location > Mode
>Battery saving to turn off GPS tracking.
•Display brightness: Touch Apps > Settings > Display
>Brightness > (slide dimmer setting left).
•Display timeout delay: Touch Apps > Settings
>Display > Sleep > (shorter setting).
•Widgets that stream information to your home screen, like
news or weather.
•Unused online accounts that you registered: Touch Apps
>Settings. Go to the ACCOUNTS section, and touch the
one you want to remove. Touch it again, then touch
Menu > Remove account.
•Recording or watching videos, listening to music, or taking
pictures.
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Start
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Power on
Battery life
Sign in
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Sign in
If you use Gmail™, you already have a Google™ account—if
not, you can create an account now. Sign in to your Google
account to see your contacts, appointments, photos, and
more.
Just select your language and follow the screen prompts to get
started.
Yes
No
Got Google?
Do you have a Google Account?
If you use Gmail or Google Apps, answer
Yes.
Mail, contacts, appointments,
photos, & more—sign in
to see it all.
Or, touch here to create
a new Google account.
Tips & t ricks
•Wi-Finetwork:Your service provider uses the Wi-Fi
network to provide some calling features, so be sure to keep
it on. Flick the status bar down and touch > WI-FI to turn
it on. There’s more in “Wi-Fi Networks”.
• Accounts: To add, edit, or delete accounts, touch Apps
>Settings. Go to the ACCOUNTS section, and touch
Add account to add one. Or, touch an account > Menu
> Remove account to delete it from your phone, if allowed.
To set up email accounts, see “Email”.
For help with your Google account, visit
www.google.com/accounts.
•Contacts:To get your contacts from your old phone, you
have options. If your old phone was also Android™ and you
used the Android Backup and Restore feature, your contacts
automatically appear on your new phone. Otherwise, use
the Motorola Migrate app in “Old phone to new phone”.
Or, visit www.motorola.com/transfercontacts.
Note: This phone supports apps and services that may use a lot
of data, so make sure your data plan meets your needs. Your
service provider uses the Wi-Fi network to provide unlimited
data, so be sure to keep it on.
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Old phone to new phone
Copying your personal stuff from your old to your new phone
with Migrate is easy—we promise.
•Android:On your previous phone, download the Motorola
Migrate app on Google Play™ to get started. Then on your
new phone, touch Apps > Motorola Migrate >
Android to get started.
•iPhone:On your new phone, touch Apps > Motorola
Migrate > iPhone to get started.
Note: Music has to be non-DRM to migrate. Signing into your
Google account migrates your apps.
Make the switch from old to new.
Copy your stuff from your old phone to
your new one in just a few minutes.
Which phone are you moving your
stuff from?
Motorola Migrate Tip: If you
don’t copy
your content
right after
setting up your
phone, you
can always do
it later.
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Android
Want to transfer from this phone instead?
Tips & t ricks
•On Android phones, signing into your Google account
copies your apps.
•On iPhones, Motorola Migrate copies your contacts and
calendar events from your iCloud account to your Google
account. You'll need your iCloud and Google account
credentials handy.
•While you’re migrating, you can keep using your phone.
•If you didn’t migrate when setting up your new phone, you
can always do it later.
Start
Swap the back cover (optional)
Power on
Battery life
Sign in
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Google Play™
Google Play is a new digital content experience from Google
where you can find and enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV
shows, books, magazines, and Android apps and games. It’s
your entertainment hub: you can access it from the web or
from your Android device, and all your content is instantly
available across your devices.
Apps
Play Music
Play Store
Play Games Play Movies & TV
Play Books
Tips & t ricks
•Find out more about Google products: See
www.google.com/about/products.
•Log in or open a Google account: Visit
www.google.com/accounts.
• Google help: See www.google.com/support.
• Download Android apps: To u c h A p p s > Play Store.
•Access all of your files in the cloud: Check out “Yo u r
cloud”.
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Battery life
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Home screen & apps
you have quick access
Quick start: Home screen & apps
You’ll see the home screen when you turn on your phone or
touch Home .
•Touch:Touch to choose something. Touch and hold to see
options. Drag around or flick to move faster. Or, pinch to
zoom some screens.
• Search: Type text in the Google Search box at the top of
your home screen, or touch to search by voice.
• App & widget list: To see your apps and widgets, touch
Apps . (To see widgets, touch WIDGETS at the top.)
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Flick left or right to see
more panels.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Favorites
Touch to see all
your apps & widgets.
Flick down to see
settings and
notications.
Search by typing
or touch for a
voice search.
Tips & tricks
• Panels: To add or show other panels of shortcuts and
widgets, flick the home screen left or right.
• Settings: To quickly open settings, flick the status bar down
and touch > .
• Uninstall: To uninstall apps, touch Apps , touch and hold
an app, then drag it to Uninstall (if available).
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

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Home screen & apps
Redecorate your home
For 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.
•Createshortcutgroups: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.
Tip: 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.
•Ringtonesandmore:For more about customizing, see
“Control & customize”.
Moto Care help & more
How 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
Search
At 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.
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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