Motorola moto G8 PLUS User manual

User Guide

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Contents
Set up phone 1
Hardware diagram 1
Insert and remove SIM and SD cards 2
Manage dual SIMs 4
Add or remove accounts 4
Set up voicemail 5
Set up email 6
Make it yours 7
Accessibility settings 8
Visual assistance 8
Hearing assistance 10
Dexterity assistance 11
Use accessibility shortcuts 12
Learn the basics 13
About your home screen 13
About your lock screen 14
New to Android? 16
If this is your first smartphone 16
If you had an iPhone 17
About your Google account 18
Status bar icons 19
Phone terms you should know 23
Get around 25
Learn gestures 25
Use navigation bar 26
Use quick settings 27
Wake or put screen to sleep 29
Adjust volume 29
Frequently used tools 31
Turn flashlight on and off 31
Take screenshots 31
Use voice commands 32
Get turn-by-turn directions 33
Use Time and Weather widget 34
Manage time spent on your phone 35
Work with text 37
Use onscreen keyboard 37
Cut, copy, paste text 38
Use voice typing 39
Fill in forms automatically 39
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Personalize your phone 41
Home screen 41
Change wallpaper 41
Customize your Favorites tray 41
Add widgets, shortcuts, or folders 41
Remove widgets, shortcuts, or folders 44
Remake your home screen with launchers 44
Lock screen 46
Use a screen saver 46
Set screen lock 47
Add message to lock screen 48
Sounds 49
Set ringtones 49
Avoid interruptions with Do Not Disturb 50
Stop phone from speaking 53
Silence power on sound 53
Turn off charging sounds 53
Apps 54
About your apps 54
Use two apps at once 58
View notifications 59
Manage your apps 61
Install or update apps 61
Manage or delete apps 63
Protect against harmful apps 65
Pin your screen 65
Search and web browser 67
Search the web 67
Search your phone 68
Browse websites 69
Text messaging 71
About text and multimedia messages 71
Read, send, manage text messages 71
Add attachments 73
Save attachments from text message 74
Turn group messaging on or off 74
Change default messaging app 75
Control notifications for text messages 75
Change text message reply to incoming calls 75
Get text messages on your computer 76
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Email 77
Read, send, manage emails 77
View email attachments 78
Preview inboxes from home screen 79
Add email signature 79
Control email notifications 79
Calendar app 81
About the calendar 81
Find calendar events 81
Create and manage events 82
Control notifications for calendar events 83
Clock app 84
Set alarms 84
Use timer or stopwatch 84
Set date and time 86
Moto app 87
About the Moto app 87
Shrink screen for one-handed use 87
Preview notifications when screen sleeps 87
Photos app 89
Share photos and videos 89
Upload photos and videos 89
Calls, contacts, voicemail 91
Phone calls 91
Answer calls 91
Make a call 92
During a call 93
Make video calls 94
Make conference calls 94
Block calls and SMS 95
Turn on call waiting 96
View and delete call history 97
Contacts 99
Add contacts 99
Edit or delete contacts 100
Star your favorite contacts 101
Sort contacts 101
Share contacts 102
Voicemail 104
Use voicemail 104
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