Motorola Moto G User manual

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At a glance
a quick look
First look
Your new Moto G with 4G has pretty much everything—
camera, Internet, email, and more. You can even change the
back cover for a new look with Motorola Shells.
Note: Your phone may look a little different.
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Microphone
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camera
Back
Home
Recent
apps
Memory
card slot
Micro SIM
(under back
cover)
Tips & tricks
•Start:Ready to start? See "Start".
• Top topics: 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 > Help. 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
ensure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
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At a glance
Top topics
Check out what your phone can do.
•personalise 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 "Socialise".
•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 Films & TV".
•Protect your phone: see "Screen lock".
•Watch interactive guided tutorials: see "Help & more".
•Get all the help you need: see "Get help".
Tips & tricks
•Intuitive:to get started quickly, touch Apps > Help
for interactive tutorials.
• Google™ help: In every Google Mobile app, you can
touch Menu > Help. You can also view the Google Help
Centres online at www.google.com/support.
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Top topics

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Start
let's get up & running
Set up your phone
Take off the back cover.
Caution: Don't use tools to remove the cover—doing so may
damage the battery and could cause burning or injury.
1Take o the back cover.
Watch a video to see how:
www.motorola.com/backcover
Put your ngernail in the charging port.
Press your thumb on the
Motorola symbol.
Pry the cover o.
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Don’t be afraid to
use a little muscle.
Put the SIM & memory cards in,
then power on
Put in the SIM card & microSD card.
Caution: Make sure you use the correct sized SIM card, and
don’t use adapters with it.
Power on.
Press & hold
Power until the
screen lights
up.
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Put the SIM and memory cards in.
With the gold contacts facing down, push in a card.
The SIM card clicks in.
Micro
SIM
microSD
(optional)
Micro SIM
SIM
nano SIM &
Adapter
Note: To remove a
SIM card, push it in
to release it.
Then slide it out. To
remove a memory
card, just pull it out.
Start
Set up your phone
Put the SIM & memory cards in, then power on
Battery life
Sign in
Old phone to new phone
Google Play™

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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.
To see more ways to save power, touch Apps > Assist
(see "Motorola Assist").
Tips & tricks
To save even more battery life between charges, you could
reduce:
•Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® use: touch Apps > Settings,
then touch the switch next to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to turn them
when you don’t need them.
•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), if you don’t want
to use the automatic light sensor.
•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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Set up your phone
Put the SIM & memory cards in, then power on
Battery life
Sign in
Old phone to new phone
Google Play™

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Start
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 & tricks
•Wi-Finetwork:for faster Internet access, 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. 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.
Contact your service provider for details.
Start
Set up your phone
Put the SIM & memory cards in, then power on
Battery life
Sign in
Old phone to new phone
Google Play™

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Old phone to new phone
Copying your personal stuff from your old phone to your new
phone with Motorola Migrate is easy—we promise.
1On your old phone, download the Motorola Migrate app on
Google Play™ to get started.
2Start the Migrate app (touch Apps > Motorola
Migrate) on both phones.
3Tou ch Next on your new phone and follow the on-screen
instructions.
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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Want to transfer from this phone instead?
Tips & tricks
•While you’re migrating to your phone, you can keep using
your phone.
•If you didn’t copy your content when setting up your new
phone, you can always do it later.
•Signing in to your Google account copies your apps.
•For phones that support copying music, not all music can be
copied.
Start
Set up your phone
Put the SIM & memory cards in, then power on
Battery life
Sign in
Old phone to new phone
Google Play™

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Google Play™
Google Play is a digital content experience from Google
where you can find and enjoy your favourite films, 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.
Note: Content may not be available in all countries.
Apps
Play Store
Play Games
Play Films & TV
Play Books
Tips & tricks
•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: touch Apps > Play Store.
•Access all of your files in the cloud: check out "Your cloud".
Start
Set up your phone
Put the SIM & memory cards in, then power on
Battery life
Sign in
Old phone to new phone
Google Play™

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Home screen & apps
you have quick access
Quick start: Home screen & apps
The Home screen is what you see when you first turn on your
phone. From here, you can explore apps and more.
• 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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Favourites
Touch Apps to see all
your apps & widgets.
Flick down to see
notications &
settings.
Search by typing, or
touch for a voice
search.
Swipe left or right to
see more pages.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Tips & tricks
• Pages: to show other pages of shortcuts and widgets, swipe
the Home screen left or right.
• Settings: to quickly open settings, flick the status bar down
and touch > Settings.
• 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
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Download apps
Take care of your apps
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Home screen & apps
Redecorate your home
For quick access to your favourite things, customise your Home
screen the way you want.
• Change wallpaper: touch and hold an empty spot on your
Home screen to choose your wallpaper.
• 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.
• Create shortcut groups: you can group app shortcuts
together on your Home screen to organise 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.
• 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 customising, see
"Control & customise".
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 > Help
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
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Update your phone