Motorola moto e7 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
Set up voicemail 7
Set up email 7
Prepare for emergencies 8
Make it yours 10
Accessibility settings 12
Visual assistance 12
Hearing assistance 14
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 34
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
Fill in forms automatically 47
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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
Manage your apps 69
Install or update apps 69
Manage or delete apps 71
Protect against harmful apps 73
Search and browse 74
Search the web 74
Search your phone 76
Browse websites 77
Text messaging 79
About text and multimedia messages 79
Read, send, manage text messages 79
Add attachments 81
Save attachments from text message 82
Turn group messaging on or off 83
Change default messaging app 83
Control notifications for text messages 83
Change text message reply to incoming calls 84
Get text messages on your computer 84
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Email 86
Read, send, manage emails 86
View email attachments 87
Preview inboxes from home screen 88
Add email signature 88
Control email notifications 88
Calendar app 90
About the calendar 90
Find calendar events 90
Create and manage events 91
Control notifications for calendar events 91
Clock app 93
Set alarms 93
Use timer or stopwatch 93
Set date and time 95
Photos app 96
Share photos and videos 96
Upload photos and videos 96
Calls, contacts, voicemail 98
Phone calls 98
Answer calls 98
Make calls 99
During a call 100
Make video calls 101
Make conference calls 102
Make calls over Wi-Fi 102
Block calls and texts 104
Turn call waiting on and off 105
View and delete call history 105
Make emergency call from locked phone 106
Contacts 108
Add contacts 108
Edit or delete contacts 109
Star your favorite contacts 110
Sort contacts 110
Share contacts 111
Voicemail 112
Use voicemail 112
Send all calls from contact to voicemail 113
Music 114
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Listen to music 114
Transfer music files 115
Connect a MIDI device 116
Battery 117
Charge phone 117
Extend battery life 117
Use Battery Saver mode 119
Show battery percentage in status bar 119
Storage 121
About storage options 121
Manage phone storage 121
Manage SD card 122
Find downloaded files 123
Recover recently deleted files 124
Upload music to cloud 124
Upload photos and videos 125
Scan documents and make copies 125
Network and internet 127
Connect to Wi‑Fi networks 127
Use Airplane mode 128
Control data usage 129
Share your internet connection 130
Connect to VPNs 133
Connected devices 134
Connect with Bluetooth™ 134
Connect with Wi-Fi Direct 136
Cast screen or media to TV 136
Transfer files between phone and computer (USB) 138
Print from your phone 139
Other settings 141
Apps & notifications 141
Change app settings 141
Choose how apps notify you 142
Display 145
Adjust screen brightness 145
Adjust screen colors at night 145
Change display style 145
Set Dark theme 146
Show apps full screen 146
See Peek Display notifications 147
Change screen timeout 148
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Stop automatic rotation 149
Choose color mode 149
Change font and display size 149
Set lock screen preferences 150
Location 151
Use location services 151
Security 152
About security 152
Protect against harmful apps 153
Be ready to find a lost phone 153
Lock and unlock phone 154
Set screen lock 154
Adjust lock options 155
Unlock with trusted devices 155
Unlock with your face 156
Unlock at trusted places 158
Keep phone unlocked while it's on you 159
Use fingerprint security 159
Pin your screen 161
Lock SIM card 162
Accounts 163
Add or remove accounts 163
Sync apps with your Google account 164
Manage information in your Google account 165
System 166
Languages & input 166
Customize the keyboard 166
Use multiple languages 167
Gestures 169
Customize Power button gesture 169
Change System navigation 169
Turn flashlight on and off 169
Adjust screenshot settings 170
Back up phone 170
Users and guests 172
Share your phone 172
Add, modify, remove users 173
Add or delete guest 174
About phone 175
Record your IMEI number 175
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Find legal and product information 175
Fix a problem 176
Hardware issues 176
Phone is slow or unstable 176
Phone feels warm or hot 176
Phone won't turn on 177
Phone restarts or crashes 177
Screen is frozen or won't respond 178
SD card problems 178
Call and SIM issues 181
Problems making/receiving calls 181
Problems during calls 183
Battery issues 186
Charging problems 186
Battery drains too fast 186
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB issues 187
Bluetooth problems 187
Wi-Fi problems 189
Can't transfer files or connect to computer 190
Account and sign-in issues 191
Forgot unlock code 191
Can't sign in to Google 191
Account sync issues 191
App issues 193
App or widget problems 193
Camera problems 194
Messaging problems 195
Gmail problems 197
Play Store problems 197
Maintenance procedures 198
Update Android software 198
Reset Wi-Fi, cellular data, and Bluetooth 198
Reset phone 199
Get more help 200
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About your hardware
Hardware diagram
1. Tray for SIM and SD card
2. Microphone
3. Headset jack
4. Front camera (To learn more, read help in the Camera app.)
5. Earpiece
6. Proximity sensor
7. Google Assistant button
8. Volume up/down button
9. Power button
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1. Fingerprint sensor
2. Depth camera (To learn more, read help in Camera app.)
3. LED flash
4. Main camera
5. Microphone
6. Micro USB port for charging, transferring files, sharing connection with tethered devices.
7. Speaker
Care for your phone
To clean the screen:
•While this does not disinfect your phone, the best way to keep your phone clean is to wipe it thoroughly with a
dry soft cloth. Avoid abrasive cloths, including paper towels and other materials with rough surfaces.
•If the screen gets drops of liquid on it, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth.
To disinfect your phone:
•It is okay to use wipes or cloths moistened with 70% isopropyl alcohol or Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes to gently
wipe your screen.
•When disinfecting or cleaning your phone, turn it off and avoid getting any moisture in its openings, including
the charging port, headphone jack, microphones and speakers.
•Don't submerge your phone in any cleaning agents, avoid using any cleaners with bleach or abrasives, and
avoid spraying cleaners directly on the screen.
The CDC advises to clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily.
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Insert and remove SIM and SD cards
About the SD card
Your phone supports an optional microSD card up to 256 GB.
A Class 2, 4, or 6 card is sufficient.
Your phone uses the card as portable storage for media files: photos, videos, and music. Because it's portable, you
can easily swap the card and its content between devices. After you insert the card, be sure to update settings
within media apps (like camera, music, and podcast apps), so they use the card to store content you create or
download.
You can't store apps on the SD card because it is portable storage.
Insert or replace cards
1. If you are removing an SD card, unmount it first (Settings > Storage).
2. Insert the tool into the hole in the tray and gently push to pop it out.
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3. Insert or remove the cards as needed.
To use an SD card and a SIM card:
Or, to use two SIM cards (dual-SIM models only):
To see if your phone supports dual SIMs, go to Settings > About phone > SIM Status. If you see SIM Slot 1
and SIM Slot 2, then your phone supports dual SIMs.
4. Push the tray back into the phone.
Note: If you need to activate a SIM, contact your carrier.
Fix a problem
Select a problem to see troubleshooting steps.
SIM card
No signal/SIM not recognized
Can’t make calls
Can't answer calls
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SD card
Phone doesn't recognize card
Copy data from old phone
Copy data from iPhone
You’ll use Google Drive to copy files from your iPhone and iCloud account to your new phone and Google account:
•Photos will back up to Photos.
•Contacts will back up to Contacts.
•Calendar will back up to Calendar.
1. Charge both phones and connect them to a Wi-Fi network.
2. To ensure you don’t miss any messages or calls:
a. Turn off iMessage. (Settings > Messages > off. Or, if your SIM has been removed, deregister your
phone.)
b. Turn off FaceTime. (Settings > FaceTime > off.)
3. Download the Google Drive app on your iPhone.
4. On your iPhone, open Drive and then:
a. Sign in with your Google account. If you don’t have one, you can create it now.
b. Touch > Settings > Backup and start the backup.
5. Wait for the backup to complete.
6. When complete, on your new phone, sign in with the same Google account (Settings > Accounts > Add
account).
Copy data from Android phone
During setup, you can copy your apps, music, contacts, messages, and more. Learn what does and doesn't get
copied.
If you no longer have your old phone or can’t turn it on, you can copy files using a backup from the cloud with your
Google account.
To copy files:
1. Charge both phones and turn them on.
2. On your new phone:
a. If this is the first time you’ve turned it on, select your language on the setup screen.
b. If you skipped copying files during setup, open the Settings app and touch Finish setting up your
device.
3. Touch Start.
4. Insert your SIM to connect to the mobile network, or touch Skip.
5. Connect to a Wi-Fi network and touch Next.
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6. Select how to copy:
•If you have your old phone, touch A backup from an Android phone.
•If you don’t, touch A backup from the cloud
7. Follow the onscreen instructions to select the old phone or backup associated with your Google account, and
to choose which apps and data to copy.
Tip: Be sure to leave Back up to Google Drive turned on.
What gets copied from Android phone
If you copy data from another Android phone during setup, here's what gets copied:
•Apps and app data
•Music, photos, and videos
•Google accounts
•Contacts stored on your phone or SIM card
•Text messages
•Multimedia attachments in messages
•Most phone settings
•Wallpaper
•Call history
You’ll see these when you sign in to your Google account on your new phone.
What won't copy:
•Downloads, like PDF files
•Apps that aren’t from Play Store
•Accounts other than Google accounts
•Contacts and calendars for services other than Google (such as WhatsApp)
•Ringtones
Import contacts from SIM
If you have a SIM card with contacts saved on it, you can import them into your Google account.
1. Insert the SIM in your phone.
Or, if your old phone is an Android phone and can connect to Wi-Fi, turn it on.
2. Open the Contacts app.
3. Touch > Settings > Import > SIM card > OK.
4. If you have multiple Google accounts, choose the account where you want to save them.
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Set up voicemail
Set voicemail password
Contact your carrier for help setting or recovering your password/PIN for voicemail.
Set mailbox greeting
Your carrier provides and manages your voicemail.
To set your greeting:
1. Touch > .
2. Touch & hold to dial into your mailbox.
3. Follow your carrier’s system prompts. If your voicemail is not set up, contact your carrier for instructions.
Change voicemail options
1. Touch > > Settings.
(If you don't see , swipe down on the screen.)
2. Touch Voicemail.
3. If you have dual SIMS, touch the SIM for the account to change.
4. Touch Advanced Settings.
5. Change any of the options:
•To change voicemail service from your provider to another voicemail service or app, touch Service.
•To change the number dialed to access voicemail, touch Setup.
Set up email
Set up personal email
You can add multiple email accounts of the following types:
•Gmail
•Personal email from other providers (IMAP/POP)
If you added a Google account on your phone:
•When you open the Gmail app for the first time, you'll see your email for that account. You're already set up.
•To set up additional accounts, open Gmail, touch your profile icon , then touch Add another account.
If you didn’t add a Google account to your phone and want to set up email for an IMAP/POP provider (an address
that's not Gmail):
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1. Open the Gmail app.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your email address, password, and account options.
If you have problems setting up the account, read Google's help for Gmail.
Set up corporate email
If you use Microsoft Office Outlook on your work computer, your phone can synchronize emails, calendar events,
and contacts with the Microsoft Exchange server. Before you start, you'll need the following information from your
company's IT department:
•Email address
•Email password
•Domain name
•Username
•Server name
•Security type/SSL settings
•Client certificate requirement
To set up corporate email:
1. Open the Gmail app.
2. Do one of the following:
•If this is your first time opening the Gmail app, touch Add another email address.
•If you have been using Gmail with another account, touch your profile icon , then touch Add another
account.
3. Touch Exchange and Office 365.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your email address, password, and other information from your
company's IT department.
Switch account views
In the Gmail app, touch your profile icon , then select an account.
To open each inbox with one touch from your home screen, add task shortcuts:
1. Touch & hold .
2. Drag for each account to a blank space on your home screen.
Prepare for emergencies
Set up emergency information
You can set up emergency information for first responders or others to view from your lock screen, such as your
emergency contact and medical information (blood type, allergies).
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To set up your emergency information:
1. Go to Settings > About phone.
2. Touch Emergency information.
3. Set up your information.
Note: Anyone who picks up your phone can see your emergency info without unlocking your phone.
View emergency information
1. From the lock screen:
•Swipe up and touch Emergency below the keypad.
•Or, press and hold the Power button, then touch Emergency.
2. Touch Emergency information twice.
Add message to lock screen
To add your name or a short message to your lock screen for anyone who finds your phone:
1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced > Lock screen display.
2. Touch Lock screen message.
3. Type the text to display and touch Save.
Tip: Don't put your mobile number as your contact info unless you can access your voicemail from another
device.
Send your location to emergency services
Not all carriers and countries support this feature.
If Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) works in your country and on your carrier's network and if you
haven't turned off ELS, when you call or text an emergency number, ELS sends your location to authorized
emergency responders to help them locate you.
If ELS is off, your carrier might still send the phone’s location during an emergency call. For more information,
check with your carrier.
To turn ELS on or off:
1. Go to Settings > Location > Advanced.
2. Touch Emergency Location Service.
3. Turn it on or off .
To learn more about ELS, read Google's help.
Turn emergency alerts off/on
Your phone can receive free, life-saving emergency alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to inform you of extreme weather or other threatening emergencies in your area, AMBER Alerts, and
Presidential Alerts during national emergencies.
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When an emergency alert is sent out, appears in the status bar. Touch the notification to read the alert.
You can turn most alerts off or on (Presidential Alerts cannot be disabled) and adjust alert notification settings.
Note: Because alerts are intended to save lives, please consider carefully before turning alerts off. For more
information, visit http://www.fema.gov/wireless-emergency-alerts.
1. Go to Settings.
2. Touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Wireless emergency alerts.
3. Adjust settings as needed.
Make it yours
Now that you're up and running (battery charged and stuff moved from old phone), it's time for fun.
Touch a task to learn more:
•Set the wallpaper.
•Assign ringtones or photos to friends you call.
•Find some games.
•Play some music.
•Start taking and sharing those selfies.
Protect your phone
•Set up a screen lock.
•Set up fingerprint security to unlock your screen safely and quickly with a touch.
•In case you ever lose your phone, set up Find My Device and record your IMEI number.
Learn to use your phone
Here are some articles to get you started:
•Move between apps and screens with gestures or with buttons
•Turn on the flashlight
•Make calls
•Take screenshots
Set options
You'll probably want to set up:
•Your Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections.
•Your schedule for Do Not Disturb, to automatically silence your phone when you don't want to be interrupted.
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You can use either the buttons or gestures to move between apps and screens. Choose which to use.
You can customize your phone to:
•Change the style (font size, color scheme).
•Use a dark background.
•If you use multiple languages, set them up so they appear on your keyboard.
Find your phone number
1. Go to Settings.
2. Touch About phone > Phone number.
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Visual assistance
Adjust colors if you’re color blind
1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.
2. Touch Color correction and turn Use color correction on .
3. Touch Correction mode and choose an option.
How you see colors Option to choose
It’s difficult to tell violet from blue. Yellow and green appear redder. Deuteranomaly (red-green)
Colors aren’t bright. Red, orange, and yellow appear greener. Protanomaly (red-green)
It’s difficult to tell yellow and red from pink. Blue appears greener. Tritanomaly (blue-yellow)
Color correction is an experimental feature and might not work correctly everywhere on your phone.
Magnify the screen
You can magnify the screen by triple tapping it or by swiping up from the bottom of the screen with two fingers. If
you're using 3-button navigation, you can add to magnify.
Set it up
To set up the way to start (zoom in) and stop (zoom out) magnification:
1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Magnification.
2. Select an option and turn it on :
•To touch the screen three times, choose Magnify with triple-tap.
•To swipe up from the bottom of the screen with two fingers (gesture navigation), choose Magnify with
shortcut.
•To add to the buttons (3-button navigation), choose Magnify with shortcut.
When magnification is on, you’ll see an orange border around the screen.
Use magnification
To zoom in/out:
1. Start magnification using the method you selected: triple tap, swipe up from bottom of screen with two fingers,
or touch .
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