Motorola Moto G9 Plus User manual

User Guide

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Contents
Set up phone 1
About your hardware 1
Insert and remove SIM and SD cards 3
Copy data from old phone 5
Manage dual SIMs 7
Set up voicemail 8
Set up email 8
Prepare for emergencies 10
Make it yours 11
Accessibility settings 13
Visual assistance 13
Hearing assistance 15
Dexterity assistance 16
Use accessibility shortcuts 17
Learn the basics 19
About your home screen 19
About your lock screen 20
New to Android? 21
If this is your first smartphone 21
If you had an iPhone 22
About your Google account 23
Status bar icons 24
Phone terms you should know 28
Get around on your phone 30
Learn gestures 30
Move between apps and screens 31
Use quick settings 32
Turn screen off and on 35
Adjust volumes 35
Frequently used tools 37
Turn flashlight on and off 37
Take screenshots 37
Control phone with your voice 38
Get directions to a location 39
Use Time and Weather widget 40
Manage time spent on your phone 42
Work with text 45
Use onscreen keyboard 45
Cut, copy, paste text 46
Use voice typing 47
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Fill in forms automatically 47
Personalize your phone 48
Home screen 48
Change wallpaper 48
Customize your Favorites tray 48
Add widgets, shortcuts, or folders 49
Remove widgets, shortcuts, or folders 51
Remake your home screen with launchers 51
Lock screen 53
Use a screen saver 53
Sounds 54
Set ringtones 54
Enhance sound 55
Avoid interruptions with Do Not Disturb 56
Stop phone from speaking 59
Other sound settings 60
Silence “Hello Moto” during power up 60
Turn off charging sounds 60
Apps 61
About your apps 61
View two apps on screen 66
View notifications 66
About Moto experiences 68
Enhance your gaming 68
Manage your apps 71
Install or update apps 71
Manage or delete apps 73
Protect against harmful apps 75
Search and browse 76
Search the web 76
Search your phone 78
Browse websites 79
Text messaging 81
About text and multimedia messages 81
Read, send, manage text messages 81
Add attachments 83
Save attachments from text message 84
Turn group messaging on or off 85
Change default messaging app 85
Control notifications for text messages 85
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Change text message reply to incoming calls 86
Get text messages on your computer 86
Email 88
Read, send, manage emails 88
View email attachments 89
Preview inboxes from home screen 90
Add email signature 90
Control email notifications 90
Calendar app 92
About the calendar 92
Find calendar events 92
Create and manage events 93
Control notifications for calendar events 93
Clock app 95
Set alarms 95
Use timer or stopwatch 95
Set date and time 97
Photos app 98
Share photos and videos 98
Upload photos and videos 98
Calls, contacts, voicemail 100
Phone calls 100
Answer calls 100
Make calls 101
During a call 102
Make video calls 103
Make conference calls 104
Block calls and texts 104
Turn call waiting on and off 105
View and delete call history 106
Make emergency call from locked phone 107
Contacts 108
Add contacts 108
Edit or delete contacts 109
Star your favorite contacts 110
Sort contacts 110
Share contacts 111
Voicemail 113
Use voicemail 113
Send all calls from contact to voicemail 114
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