Motorola moto e User manual

ABOUT
YOUR PHONE
PLEASE RECYCLE
Printed in the U.S.A. BKLT-MTXT2052DL
ADVANCED FEATURES
DISCOVER
ENJOY
USE

1. DEPTH CAMERA/MAIN CAMERA/FLASH
2. FINGERPRINT SENSOR
3. SIM/MEMORY CARD TRAY
4. MICRO USB/CHARGER
5. HEADSET JACK
6. VOLUME
7. POWER KEY: You can wake up or lock the screen with a quick
press of the Power key.
• Press and hold for additional options:
  »Powero » Screenshot
» Restart » Emergency
8. APPS/NOTIFICATIONS:
 •Swipeupforapps
 •Swipedownfornotications
9. 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.
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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
ScreenReaders
Display
  InteractionControls
Audio & On-screen Text
Experimental
Apps...........................................................................................15
Google apps
Use folders
Calendar ..................................................................................17
Camera.......................................................................................................................18
Take a picture
Photos
Options
  Modes
  Settings
Edit pictures and videos
Contacts...................................................................................25
MakeaContactwidget
Data Usage..............................................................................26
Digital Wellbeing & parental controls .........................27
  Screentime
Ways to disconnect
Reduce interruptions
Parental controls
Moto .........................................................................................30
MotoActions
  MotoDisplay

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Oce Features......................................................................32
Printing
Screenshots............................................................................32
Security ....................................................................................33
  Screenlock
Fingerprint recognition
Google Play Protect
  SIMCardLock
  FindMyDevice
VPN ............................................................................................37
Wi-Fi...........................................................................................38
Health & Safety Information...........................................39
08/2020
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
←
Settings>Aboutphone>SIMstatus
 YourSIMNumberwillappearunderICCID.
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.
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>System>Advanced>Backup>
Back up to Google Drive
GoogleDriveletsyoustorelesintheGooglecloudand
free up memory space on your device so that you have
fullaccesstoallyourinformation.GoogleDrivecanbe
usedforstoring,synchronizingandsharinglesand
photos, so that you can access these from any device or
location.
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.

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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GoogleDrive.
• Restore: InformationinappssuchasContactsand
Calendarcanberestored.
With a Google account you can:
• Activate device protection features.
• Download apps, music, games, 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
 • SMS
• Wi-Fi passwords and permissions

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Google Assistant
Yourdevicehasthebuilt-inGoogleAssistantfeature.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.
To launch the Google Assistant, swipe towards the
centerofthescreenfromthebottomcorner,followthe
prompts, and complete the set-up. You’ll need to sign
into your Google (Gmail) account. Once you complete the
setup,youcanaccessGoogleAssistantbysimplysaying
“OK Google” or “Hey Google”.
ACCESSIBILITY
←
Settings>Accessibility
Accessibilityservicesarespecialfeaturesthatmake
using the device easier for those with certain physical
disabilities.YoucanturnAccessibilityfeaturesONto
assist with several aspects of the device.
Screen Readers
• Select to Speak:Tapaspecicitemonyourscreento
hear it read aloud.
• TalkBack:Setthedevicetoreadwhat’sonthescreen
aloud 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.

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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:Zoominoroutbytappingthescreen
threetimesorbysettingashortcut.Youcantemporarily
magnifywhat’sunderyourngerbytriple-tappingand
holding.Thisfeaturedoesnotworkonthekeyboardor
navigationbar.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 customize the length of touch time that is
considered one touch.
• Time to take action: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.
• 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.

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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.
APPS
←
Homescreen>swipeup
The Apps home screen displays all preloaded and
downloadedapps.Someappswillshowyoutheapp
information with a simple touch and hold of 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.
Google apps
ViewanddownloadAndroidapps,games,movies,music
andmoredirectlyfromthePlayStore.Youcanviewall
apps and organize widgets and folders on the Home
screen.

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Use Folders
You can create and name folders to help you to organize
AppshortcutsontheAppslist.Ifyoudeleteafolder,the
app shortcuts will return to your Apps list.
To create a folder:
1.FromtheHomescreen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.
CALENDAR
←
Apps>Calendar
Createandshareeventswithyourfamily,friends,and
co-workersusingthecalendar,soyoucanbesurenotto
miss or overlap any appointments or events. When your
events are saved from the device to your Google account,
they are automatically synced with the Google calendar.
You can sync other devices with the Google calendar so
that the same events appear on those devices also.
This is where you can create and schedule a goal, a
reminder, or an event. You can view the calendar as a
schedule, 1-day, 3-day, week, or one-month grid. You can
add notes, comments and edit any entry as needed.

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CAMERA
←
HomeScreen>Camera
Rear camera resolution: 13MP + 2MP depth sensor
Front camera resolution: 5MP
Video recording resolution: FHD 1920x1080
The pictures and high-quality videos you take with the
phone’scameraare,bydefault,savedtoyourphone’s
Photos.Ifyouhaveanoptionalmemorycard(not
included) installed, you can select to save pictures and
videos to the memory card to help keep memory space
onyourdeviceavailable.
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.
 • Tapanywheretocapture:Thisneedstobecongured
inthecamerasettingsrst.
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tocontainthepicture.Likewise,capturinga
screenshotautomaticallycreatesaScreenshotsfolder.

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Options
←
Homescreen>Camera
Once you launch the camera, you can select from the
camera options at the top of the screen.
• HDR (Rich tone): Automaticallycorrectsthebacklight
toproduceabrighterandricherpicture.
• 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.
• 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.
• Photo: Selectasubjectandtaponthescreenwhere
youwantthemain-focusareatobe.Adjustexposure
and zoom levels as needed.
Modes
←
Camera>Swiperight
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.
• Slow motion: With this mode selected, videos recorded
will play in slow motion.
• 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
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Camera>Settings
• Photo/Video size:Settheresolutionforyourpictures
and videos.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Watermark: Add a signature, emoji or other watermark
to your photos.
• Auto Smile Capture: Automatically detects a smile and
takesaphotowhenallthesubjects(uptovefaces)in
theviewnderaresmiling.
• Gesture sele:Yourdevicewilldetectanopen/close
palmgestureandwilltaketheseleforyou.
• 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.
• 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takeapictureorsimplypointat
somethingwithyourcamera.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 phone at the text
youneed,andcopy/pasteitintoanewscreen.

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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.
• Edit photos and videos
 • Shareles
• Write or draw on the photo
CONTACTS
←
Homescreen>Apps>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: 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.

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DATA USAGE
←
Settings>Network&internet>Mobilenetwork
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O
 • TurnDataSaverOnorO
 • Setunrestricteddataaccessforupto2apps
 • Setorremovelimitstomobiledatausage
 • Monitormobiledatausageforyourapps
 • CheckWi-Fiusage
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
» Daily timer: Tap the time value in the daily chart to
seehowlongeachapphasbeenopenedandused
that day.
» Notications: Taptoseehowmanynotications
havebeenreceivedfromeachappthatday.
» Unlocks: Tap to see how many times each app has
beenopened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.
» Wind Down:Onceenabled,youcansetaschedule
for the screen to convert to greyscale and all
noticationsoundstobemuted.Thisfeature
helps you disconnect from your device and avoid
interruptions during the set schedule.
» Focus mode:Congureascheduletoavoid
receivingnoticationsandotherdistractionsfrom
your phone when you need time to focus.
• 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silencethe
soundsandvibrationofyourdeviceforallcontacts
andnotications.Youcancreateaprioritylistfor
theonesyouwanttostillreceivenoticationsfrom
during the set schedule.
• 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.

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MOTO
←
Homescreen>Swipeup>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 Actions
• Fast ashlight: While you are holding the phone, turn
theashlightON/OFFwithtwochoppingmotions.
• Three nger screenshot: Press the screen using three
ngerstocaptureascreenshot.
• Pick up to silence:Liftthephonetoswitchincoming
callstovibratemode.
• Flip for DND (do not disturb): Place the phone face
downtosilencenoticationsandcalls.
• Screenshot toolkit: Get shortcuts to edit and share
screenshots right after you capture them.
• Media controls:Usethevolumebuttonstochange
musictrackswhenthescreeniso.
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Moto Display
• Peek Display:Whilethescreeniso,simplybumpthe
edge of your phone to wake up Peek display and show
yournotications.Youwillbeabletotakeanactionon
noticationsdisplayed.
• Attentive Display: Your screen won’t dim or sleep
whileyou’relookingatit.YouwillneedtogiveMoto
permission to use your camera so it knows when you’re
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OFFICE FEATURES
Printing
←
Settings>Connecteddevices>Connectionpreferences
>Printing
ConnecttocompatibleBluetoothprinters(notincluded)
to print images and documents. To install additional print
service drivers, simply tap Add service and install the print
driver from the Play store.
SCREENSHOTS
AScreenshotsalbumwillautomaticallybecreatedin
Photoswhereallscreenshotswillbesaved.Youcan
capture an image of your screen several ways:
 • PressandholdthePowerbuttonontherightedgeof
thephoneandtapScreenshot
 • Tapthescreenwiththree(3)ngertips.AMotoAction
mustbesetupforthisoptionrst.
SECURITY
←
Settings>Security
Screen Lock
Itisrecommendedthatyousecureyourdeviceusinga
Screenlock.Thisaddedlevelofsecurityhelpsprevent
someone from accessing your device including your
personal data, apps, and email accounts. There are a
varietyofscreenlocktypeswithdierentlevelsofsecurity
for your selection including a swipe, a pattern, a numeric
PIN,apassword,orngerprintrecognition.
Inaddition,youcansetaSmartLocktounlockyour
device automatically and keep it unlocked when it’s on
you, when you are in a trusted location or when trusted
devices are detected.