Motorola X User Manual
Motorola X User Manual

Motorola X User Manual

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  • Page 1 Moto X™ pick a topic, get what you need Start Home screen & apps Control & customize Calls Contacts At a glance www. PLAYLISTS q w e r Type Socialize Browse Photos & videos Messages Music 44 West Street Locate...
  • Page 2: First Look

    First look • Start: Nano SIM in, charge up, and register. See “Start”. Your new Moto X has a bright display that goes from one side Top topics all the way to the other. Its curved body fits in your hand. And •...
  • Page 3: Top Topics

    At a glance At a glance Top topics Tips & tricks First look • Intuitive: To get started quickly, touch Apps > Check out what your phone can do. Top topics Moto Care for interactive tutorials. • Personalize your phone: see “Redecorate your home”. •...
  • Page 4 Start let’s get up & running Start Charge up Tips & tricks Charge up • SIM tray & tool: The SIM tray is on the side of your phone. Put the SIM in, charge up, and power on. Battery life Push the key-like tool that came in your phone’s box into the Sign in (Your SIM may already be in your phone.
  • Page 5: Battery Life

    . To set automatic rules to save power, Settings Battery • Widgets that stream information to your home screen, like touch Apps > Assist . See “Motorola Assist”. news or weather. • Unused online accounts that you registered: Touch Apps > Settings . Under...
  • Page 6 Do you have a Google Account? used the Android Backup and Restore feature, your contacts If you use Gmail, answer Yes. automatically appear on your new phone. Otherwise, use the Motorola Migrate app in “Old phone to new phone”. Or, visit www.motorola.com/transfercontacts. Contacts, appointments,...
  • Page 7: Old Phone To New Phone

    Android™ phone is quick and Sign in Old phone to new phone painless—we promise. Google Play™ On your old Android phone, download the Motorola Migrate app on Google Play™ to get started. Then on your new phone, touch Apps > Migrate.
  • Page 8: Google Play

    Start Start Google Play™ Tips & tricks Charge up • Find more about Google products: See Google Play is a new digital content experience from Google Battery life www.google.com/about/products. where you can find and enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV Sign in Old phone to new phone shows, books, magazines, and Android apps and games.
  • Page 9: Home Screen & Apps

    Home screen & apps you have quick access Home screen & apps Quick start: Home screen & apps Tips & tricks Quick start: Home screen & apps • Pages: To add or show other pages of shortcuts and Start from the home screen to explore apps and more. Redecorate your home widgets, flick the home screen left or right.
  • Page 10: Redecorate Your Home

    Home screen & apps Home screen & apps Redecorate your home Moto Care Quick start: Home screen & apps For quick access to your favorite things, customize your home How do you do it? Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Talk to Redecorate your home screen the way you want.
  • Page 11: Google Now

    • To search for text in the search field, touch on the Touchless control Quick start: Home screen & apps keyboard. Tell your Moto X what you want without touching it, even if it’s Redecorate your home asleep on the table. Moto Care Google Now™...
  • Page 12: Status And Notifications

    Settings. For more, see “Quick settings”. See messages, calls, and more coming in to Moto X, no matter what screen you're on. Even when your Moto X is sleeping, info quietly appears on your screen to tell you what you need to know—you choose the alerts.
  • Page 13: Motorola Connect

    Download apps • Find: To search, touch in the top right. Take care of your apps If your Moto X is Update your phone • Download: To download an app you found, touch it to open asleep when you get a text, it lets details and then touch , or the price.
  • Page 14: Take Care Of Your Apps

    Safe Mode: Turn off your phone, then turn it back before installing. on—when you see the “Motorola” logo during power-up, press and hold both volume keys until you see the home • If you doubt the safety of an app, don't install it.
  • Page 15: Update Your Phone

    > Apps . A bar at the bottom tells you how much On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/support and check Redecorate your home app storage space you have left. At the top, touch the list of the “Software” links. If an update is available, just follow the...
  • Page 16: Control & Customize

    • Drag or flick: Scroll slowly (drag) or quickly (flick). Quick settings • Search: Type text in the Google Search box at the top of Motorola Assist your home screen, or touch to search by voice. • Pinch or double-tap: Zoom in and out on websites, photos, Accessibility and maps.
  • Page 17 • More panels & apps: To open more apps from your lock 2:37 Quick settings screen, flick the screen right, touch , and choose the apps Motorola Assist Flick left for the you want to add. Accessibility camera. THU, JULY 6 •...
  • Page 18 Airplane mode Joe Black Mobile” or “Call Suzi Smith Work.” Quick settings vibrate, or silent. To choose the confirmations and prompts you want to hear, Power Motorola Assist Put the touchscreen to sleep by touch > > Settings > Voice Accessibility pressing the Power key.
  • Page 19: Quick Settings

    > Menu > , then Messaging Settings Note: Your quick settings may look a little different. Quick settings choose Notifications Motorola Assist • Display settings: To change brightness and other display Accessibility 8:58 settings, touch Apps > > Settings Display...
  • Page 20: Motorola Assist

    Find it: Apps > > Settings Accessibility Customize Motorola Assist suggests actions to automate based on how Quick settings Note: For general information, accessories, and more, visit you use your phone. When you see a suggestion in the status Motorola Assist www.motorola.com/accessibility.
  • Page 21 : Set different volumes for your music or videos, Customize ringtone, text or email notifications, and alarms. Explore by touch Quick settings Motorola Assist • : Set your phone to vibrate for Vibrate when ringing Explore by touch to expand...
  • Page 22 Display brightness Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility (visit Quick start: Control & customize www.motorola.com/hacphones). You may also want to consult your Your phone automatically adjusts the screen brightness when On, off, lock & unlock hearing health professional, who should be able to help you get you’re in bright or dark places.
  • Page 23 Want more? No problem. The Google Play Store app provides On, off, lock & unlock access to thousands of apps, and many provide useful Press accessibility features. Speak Customize Find it: Apps > Play Store Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility Menu More Back Next...
  • Page 24: Quick Start: Calls

    Calls when you need to talk Calls Quick start: Calls Tips & tricks Quick start: Calls • During a call: Your touchscreen goes dark to avoid Dial numbers, recent calls, or contacts, all from one app. Make, answer & end calls accidental touches.
  • Page 25: Recent Calls

    Calls Calls Make, answer & end calls Recent calls Quick start: Calls When you make or answer a call, you have options: View your calls (with newest first), to call, text, or store them: Make, answer & end calls Recent calls •...
  • Page 26: Your Phone Number

    Calls Calls • To dial a second call, touch , enter a number or select a messages. To avoid possible damage to your battery and Quick start: Calls number from recent calls or contacts, then touch phone, you should follow these instructions until the phone is Make, answer &...
  • Page 27: Quick Start: Contacts

    & more. Anna Medina For help with transferring contacts, see “Old phone to new phone” or go to www.motorola.com/TransferContacts. Astrid Fanning Avery Durning Search your contacts. Add a contact. Barry Smyth...
  • Page 28: Get Contacts

    Contacts Contacts Create contacts • To delete the contact, touch it, then touch Menu Quick start: Contacts > Delete Find it: People > Create contacts Contacts from social networks will become hidden if you Call, text, or email contacts Touch a text box to type the name and details. When you’re Favorite contacts select Delete...
  • Page 29: Share Contacts

    Contacts Contacts For help with transferring contacts, go to “Old phone to new Quick start: Contacts phone” or visit www.motorola.com/TransferContacts. Create contacts Call, text, or email contacts Share contacts Favorite contacts Edit, delete, or hide contacts Send a contact with a Bluetooth connection, text message, or...
  • Page 30: Quick Start: Messages

    Messages say it & go Messages Quick start: Messages Tips & tricks Quick start: Messages • Forward a message: In a conversation, touch and hold a Stay in touch with messages and pictures. Read, reply, forward & delete text messages message for more options, such as forwarding it.
  • Page 31 Messages Messages Read, reply, forward & delete text messages Email Quick start: Messages Find it: Apps > Messaging Check email accounts, and send responses, photos, websites, Read, reply, forward & delete text messages and more. Email • Open: Touch a conversation to open it. Chat using Google Hangouts™...
  • Page 32: Chat Using Google Hangouts

    Messages Messages Apps > > > , then Tip: Emergency alerts have a special sound and vibration that Settings ACCOUNTS Add account Quick start: Messages enter details. For Microsoft™ Exchange server work email is two seconds long, followed by one second, then another one Read, reply, forward &...
  • Page 33: Quick Start: Type

    Type keyboard when you need it Type Quick start: Type Tips & tricks Quick start: Type • Keyboard changes: Your touchscreen keyboard changes When you touch a text box, like in a message or search, you Text entry settings & dictionary depending on whether you’re entering a text message, have keyboard options.
  • Page 34: Text Entry Settings & Dictionary

    Type Type Text entry settings & dictionary 3 Open the text box where you want to paste the text (even if Quick start: Type it’s in a different app). Choose your keyboard style and edit the dictionary of words Text entry settings & dictionary 4 Touch inside the text box, then touch and hold to show the your phone suggests: Cut, copy &...
  • Page 35: Quick Start: Socialize

    Socialize your life & your friends Socialize Quick start: Socialize Tips & tricks Quick start: Socialize • Upload photos: Touch Apps > and touch a Gallery Google+ makes connecting on the web more like connecting photo or video. Choose > Google+ and select your in the real world.
  • Page 36 Browse explore & find Browse Quick start: Chrome™ Tips & tricks Quick start: Chrome™ • Home screen shortcut: In your home screen, touch the Find it: Apps > Chrome Web connection Google Search widget at the top and enter a website Bookmarks •...
  • Page 37: Browser Options

    Browse Browse Web connection Browser options Quick start: Chrome™ To access the web, your phone uses your Wi-Fi network (or To change your browser security settings, text size, and other Web connection your mobile phone network if no Wi-Fi network is connected). options, touch Menu >...
  • Page 38: Photos And Videos

    Photos & videos see it, capture it, share it! Photos & videos Quick start: Photos & Videos Tips & tricks Quick start: Photos & Videos • Take a photo: Open the camera, then touch anywhere on Take super clear photos with a twist of your wrist and a tap on Take photos the screen to take the photo.
  • Page 39: Take Photos

    Photos & videos Photos & videos Take photos Options Quick start: Photos & Videos Find it: Camera Take photos Shutter Tone Turn the shutter click on or off. Record videos Touch anywhere on the screen to take the photo. Quick Catch it fast.
  • Page 40: Capture Your Screen

    Photos & videos Photos & videos Tip: To show the slideshow on a television or other device, Quick start: Photos & Videos see “Connect & transfer”. Take photos Record videos Capture your screen The perfect shot Edit, share, or delete photos & videos Share a screen capture of your favorite playlist, your new high Capture your screen score, or a friend’s contact information.
  • Page 41: Play Music

    Play Music when life needs a soundtrack Play Music Quick start: Music Tips & tricks Quick start: Music • Volume: Press the volume keys. Music everywhere—stream it, buy it, save it, play it. Listen and create playlists anytime. • Hide the music player: To use another app while your music plays, touch Home .
  • Page 42: Play Books

    Play Books even thick books fit Play Books Quick start: Books Tips & tricks Quick start: Books • Turn pages: While reading the book, turn the pages by Read your favorite books, magazines, and newspapers when flicking them. and where you want. •...
  • Page 43: Locate & Navigate

    Locate & navigate where you are, where you’re going Locate & navigate Quick start: Locate & navigate Tips & tricks Quick start: Locate & navigate • Find an address: Touch and enter an address or Must. Have. Coffee. Find a nearby cafe, get directions or Google+ Local™...
  • Page 44: Google Maps™ With Navigation Beta

    Locate & navigate Locate & navigate Google+ Local™ Quick start: Locate & navigate Google+ Local lets you find the restaurants, cafes, bars, and Google+ Local™ attractions that are close to you: Google Maps™ with navigation beta Find it: Apps > Local Google Maps™...
  • Page 45: Corporate Sync

    • To add your Corporate account, see “Email”. And with Moto X, you have 50 GB of extra storage for the next Google Calendar™ two of years on top of the 15 GB you already get from Google. • To choose what to sync from your...
  • Page 46: Google Calendar

    Work Work Clock Google Calendar™ Corporate sync Find it: Apps > Clock > (in the lower left) Quickoffice™ Show events stored on your phone and in your online Office network • Alarm: Touch an alarm to edit it, or touch to add a new calendars, all together in one place.
  • Page 47 Work Work • Show, hide, or add calendars: Touch Menu > Calendars Corporate sync to display to show or hide calendars from your Google Quickoffice™ account. You can use a computer to add or remove Office network calendars on your Google account at Google Drive™...
  • Page 48: Connect & Transfer

    Connect & transfer wired up or wireless Connect & transfer Quick start: Connect & transfer Tips & tricks Quick start: Connect & transfer • Bluetooth devices: To connect a Bluetooth headset, Connect accessories, computers, networks, and more. Bluetooth® wireless keyboard, or other device, touch Bluetooth Wi-Fi Networks Find it: Apps...
  • Page 49: Bluetooth® Wireless

    Connect & transfer Connect & transfer Bluetooth® wireless Manage devices Quick start: Connect & transfer To manually reconnect your phone with a paired device, touch Bluetooth® wireless Turn Bluetooth power on/off the device name in the list. AVAILABLE DEVICES Wi-Fi Networks Find it: Apps >...
  • Page 50 Connect & transfer Connect & transfer Wi-Fi Networks Note: Keep it secure. To protect your phone and hotspot from Quick start: Connect & transfer unauthorized access, it is strongly recommended that you set Bluetooth® wireless Turn Wi-Fi power on/off up hotspot security (WPA2 is the most secure), including Wi-Fi Networks password.
  • Page 51: Usb Cables

    Your cloud few minutes. Phone & tablet Wi-Fi modes 1 With the home screen showing, connect a Motorola micro Virtual Private Networks (VPN) USB data cable from your phone’s micro USB port to a USB Mobile network For those who like to get a bit more technical, your phone Airplane mode port on your computer.
  • Page 52 Connect & transfer Connect & transfer 1 Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable. Touch an app to open its details. Apps that use a lot of data Quick start: Connect & transfer might also use a lot of battery power. Note: If your computer is running something older than Bluetooth®...
  • Page 53: Your Cloud

    Connect & transfer Connect & transfer Share with Android Beam™ Look for the NFC logo to confirm that you can make a mobile Quick start: Connect & transfer payment. Touch the back your phone to the payment device to Use Android Beam to share content on your phone with Bluetooth®...
  • Page 54: Virtual Private Networks (Vpn)

    Connect & transfer Connect & transfer • Transfer media and files: Copy files to your phone and Airplane mode Quick start: Connect & transfer transfer them to other devices with “Transfer files”. Use airplane mode to turn all your wireless connections Bluetooth®...
  • Page 55: Quick Start: Protect

    Protect help keep it safe Protect Quick start: Protect Tips & tricks Quick start: Protect • Face unlock: Unlock your phone by looking at it. Make sure your information is protected in case your phone is Screen lock Touch Apps >...
  • Page 56: Screen Lock

    Protect Protect Screen lock Can’t unlock? Quick start: Protect Face unlock: If your phone doesn’t recognize your face, you’ll To keep your phone secure, you can make the touchscreen Screen lock be prompted to enter your backup pattern or PIN code to lock when it goes to sleep.
  • Page 57: Backup And Restore

    Protect Protect To encrypt your phone and require a PIN or password Quick start: Protect whenever you turn on your phone: Screen lock Find it: Apps > > > Settings Security Encrypt phone SIM lock Encrypt your phone Backup & restore Backup &...
  • Page 58: Want More

    • News: Get the latest news, apps, tips & tricks, videos and so much more—join us on: YouTube™ www.youtube.com/motorola Facebook www.facebook.com/motorola Twitter www.twitter.com/motomobile Google+™ www.google.com/+Motorola/posts Tip: If you’re in Canada, check out www.motorola.ca. There’s a Canadian Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/motorolacanada. And Twitter is better at: www.twitter.com/motorola_ca. Menu More...
  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    If you have questions or need assistance, we’re here to help. Go to www.motorola.com/repair (United States) or www.motorola.com/support (Canada), where you can select from a number of customer care options. You can also contact the Motorola Customer Support Center at: 1-800-734-5870 (United States), 1-888-390-6456 (TTY/TDD United States for hearing impaired), or 1-800-461-4575 (Canada).
  • Page 60: Battery Charging

    Battery Use & Safety applications. Third Party Accessories Battery Use & Safety Warning: Your mobile device contains a battery that should only be removed by a Motorola Seizures, Blackouts & Eyestrain Driving Precautions approved service center or recycler. Seizures, Blackouts & Eyestrain To reduce eyestrain and avoid headaches, it is always a good idea to hold the screen a Seizures, Blackouts &...
  • Page 61: Glass Parts

    (such as below decks on boats), fuel or chemical transfer or Driving Precautions storage facilities, or areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain dust, or To care for your Motorola mobile device, please observe the following: Use & Care Seizures, Blackouts & Eyestrain metal powders.
  • Page 62: Regulatory Information

    • When using the mobile phone next to your body (other than in your hand or against your Battery Use & Safety EU Conformance The following CE compliance information is applicable to Motorola mobile devices that carry head), maintain a distance of 2.5 cm (1 inch) from your body to be consistent with how Battery Charging one of the following CE marks: the mobile phone is tested for compliance with RF exposure requirements.
  • Page 63: Location Services

    See 47 CFR Sec. 15.19(a)(3). information from known and available Wi-Fi networks. RF Energy Motorola has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any Mobile devices transmit location-based information when connected to a wireless network Regulatory Information changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 64: Disposal And Recycling

    Use your device’s security and lock features, where available. www.motorola.com/recycling For Your Safety • Keep software up to date: If Motorola or a software/application vendor releases a patch Packaging & Product Guides Battery Use & Safety or software fix for your mobile device that updates the device’s security, install it as soon...
  • Page 65: Export Law Assurances

    Please retain your original dated sales receipt for your records. For warranty service of your Location WARRANTY ARE IN ADDITION TO ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CONVEYED BY Motorola product you will need to provide a copy of your dated sales receipt to confirm Navigation SUCH CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
  • Page 66 Motorola may provide service outside the country of purchase, to the extent that it is possible or subjecting the Product to conditions beyond its stated specifications or limits); (iii) use of For Your Safety and under the terms and conditions of the country of purchase.
  • Page 67 CORRECTED. EU Conformance OTHER APPLICATIONS. • TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA FCC Notice • WARNING AGAINST UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER OR ALTERING A BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL THEORY...
  • Page 68: Copyright And Trademarks

    EU Conformance accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any FCC Notice information or specifications without notice or obligation.

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