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- Page 1 User’s Guide...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
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Page 4: At A Glance
Do you crave the newest smartphone innovations in a sleek, Tips & tricks compact design? Droid MINI has you covered. • Start: The SIM card is pre-installed in your smartphone. Just Cool & compact: Your ultra compact smartphone wraps a charge up, power on, and register. - Page 5 Top topics Tips & tricks Help • Intuitive: To get started quickly, tap Apps > Check out what your smartphone can do. interactive tutorials. • Personalize your smartphone: see “Redecorate your • Helpful: To quickly change common smartphone settings, home” on page 9. drag the status bar down and tap in the upper right.
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Page 6: Start
Start Power on & charge up Press and hold the Power key until the screen turns on. Then SIM in charge up the battery when you need to. A nano SIM card is already installed in your smartphone. If you need to replace your nano SIM, pull the SIM card tray out of the Power on. -
Page 7: Battery Life
Menu > Assist tap Apps > (see “Motorola Assist” on page 21). • Recording or watching videos, listening to music, or taking When the battery level is low, your smartphone will prompt you pictures. to activate battery saver mode. To manually activate this... -
Page 8: Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging Sign in Charge your smartphone without wires. Just place it on an If you use Gmail™, you already have a Google™ account—if optional Qi (pronounced “chee”) charging pad accessory. not, you can create an account now. Sign in to your Google Inductive charging coils in the smartphone receive electricity account to see your contacts, appointments, photos, and wirelessly from the charging pad. -
Page 9: Old Phone To New Phone
Android Backup and Restore feature, your contacts automatically appear on your new smartphone. Otherwise, Make the switch from old to new. use the Motorola Migrate app in “Old phone to new Copy your stuff from your old phone to Tip: If you don’t migrate phone”... -
Page 10: Google Play
Tips & tricks your entertainment hub: you can access it from the web or from your Android device, and all your content is instantly • While you’re migrating, you can keep using your available across your devices. smartphone. Tips & tricks •... -
Page 11: Home Screen & Apps
Home screen & apps Tips & tricks • Pages: To show other pages of shortcuts and widgets, swipe Quick start: Home screen & apps the home screen left or right. • Settings: To quickly open settings, drag the status bar down Start from the home screen to explore apps and more. - Page 12 Help • Resize widgets: You can resize some widgets—touch and hold a widget until you feel a vibration, then release. Drag How do you do it? Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Talk to the white circles at the edges to resize. someone.
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Page 13: Google Now
Google Now™ Search Google Now brings you just the right information at just the Type text in the Google Search box at the top of the home right time, before you even ask. Weather, traffic, transit screen, or tap for Google Voice Search™. schedules, even the latest scores come automatically, As you type, suggestions appear below the search field: appearing throughout the day just as you need them. - Page 14 Touchless control Status & notifications Tell your smartphone what you want without touching it, even if At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new it’s asleep on the table. Get directions using Google Voice messages or events.
- Page 15 More privacy Icons on the right tell you about smartphone status: Tip: If that’s not your style, select to keep it all hidden. network strength battery charging/full = 4G LTE network) Wi-Fi silent in range/connected If your smartphone is asleep Bluetooth®...
- Page 16 Motorola Connect • Enjoy music, books & movies: You can also use Google Play Store to access the “Play Music”, “Play Books”, and Use your Google account to connect your smartphone to your “Play Movies & TV” apps. computer. See call, contact, and messaging info on your computer.
- Page 17 Safe Mode: Turn off your smartphone, then turn it processing power it’s using, uninstall it. You can always back on—when you see the “Motorola” logo and the install it again later. smartphone vibrates during power-up, press and hold the...
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Page 18: Control & Customize
Touch & hold to move, delete, Wed, Sep 25 4:00 or open options. • Using your computer: On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/update. Touch & hold an empty spot to change wallpaper. Email Chrome Play Store Tools Control &... - Page 19 • Customize: Get your notifications and more—drag the • Home screen: For more about changing your home screen, SETTINGS status bar down and tap . Tap for more see “Redecorate your home” on page 9. settings. On, off, lock & unlock Tips &...
- Page 20 Note: During a call, your • Sleeping smartphone, active display: When your touchscreen might stay smartphone is asleep and the active display is working, dark if the proximity sensor touch and drag down to to unlock the screen. just above the top of the screen is covered. Don't use covers Tip: To change the notifications your sleeping smartphone or screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover this sensor.
- Page 21 • To go back just one screen, tap Back Volume keys Your volume keys help in a few ways: • To close a touchscreen keyboard, tap Back • Ringer volume: Press the keys in the home screen. Press • To reopen an app you closed, tap Recent and tap the them when your smartphone is ringing to silence it.
- Page 22 • Text entry: On a touchscreen keyboard, tap , then speak • Rotate: In many apps, the touchscreen switches from your message. You can also speak punctuation. portrait to landscape when you rotate your smartphone. To Settings Display turn this on or off, tap Apps >...
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Page 23: Quick Settings
It can. Note: Your quick settings may look a little different. Motorola Assist suggests actions to automate, based on how you use your smartphone. When you see a suggestion in the status bar, drag the bar down to accept or delete it. - Page 24 • Browsers: Enable web pages in your browser to be read out Note: For general information, accessories, and more, visit loud. Move between pages, paragraphs, lines, words, or www.motorola.com/accessibility. characters. Voice recognition Tip: Navigate through your menus to hear how voice readouts Just tell your smartphone what you’d like to do—dial, browse,...
- Page 25 Tip: When you turn on TalkBack for the first time, your Braille Enable Explore by Touch? smartphone asks if you want to Combine your Braille display with TalkBack for braille and to turn it on. speech feedback. Explore by Touch changes your smartphone’s touch gestures 1 Download the BrailleBack app on Google Play™...
- Page 26 Force enable zoom Volume & vibrate Tip: Use to allow zooming on all webpages. Settings Sound Volumes Find it: Tap Apps > > > Vibrate when ringing Display brightness Volumes • opens sliders that let you set different volumes for Your smartphone automatically adjusts the screen brightness your music or videos, ringtone, text or email notifications, when you’re in bright or dark places.
- Page 27 Aids” printed on it, then please read the following guidance. device and listen to voice replies on your smartphone’s speaker. Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility (visit www.motorola.com/hacphones). You may also want to TTY VCO • : Voice-Carry-Over—speak into your smartphone consult your hearing health professional, who should be able to and read text replies on your TTY device.
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Page 28: Calls
Calls Tips & tricks • During a call: Your touchscreen goes dark to avoid Quick start: Calls accidental touches. To wake it up, move it away from your face or press the Power key. Dial numbers, recent calls, or contacts, all from one app. •... -
Page 29: Recent Calls
Recent calls • Ignore a call: Touch and drag to to send the call to your voicemail. You can also press the Power key to ignore View your calls (with newest first), to call, text, or store them: the call, or press a volume key to silence the ringer. Phone RECENT Find it: Tap... -
Page 30: Contacts
Add call • To dial a second call, tap , enter a number from Contacts DIALER RECENT FAVORITES , or , then tap Quick start: Contacts The first call goes on hold when you tap . To join the calls after the second call answers, tap Combine information from your Google™... -
Page 31: Create Contacts
For help with transferring contacts, see “Old phone to new phone” on page 7 or go to • Call, text, or email: Tap a contact, then tap an option. www.motorola.com/TransferContacts. Tips & tricks Create contacts • Groups: To show or create a group of contacts, tap... -
Page 32: Share Contacts
Delete phone” on page 7 or go to select . To view these contacts, or delete them www.motorola.com/TransferContacts. permanently, use the social network's app or website. • To hide the contacts from an account or group in your Share contacts... -
Page 33: Messages
Groups Messages Create groups of contacts (like “friends,” “family,” or Quick start: Messages “coworkers”), then find contacts faster by showing one group. People GROUPS Stay in touch with messages and pictures. Find it: Tap > Messaging Find it: Tap To show or create a group of contacts, tap the group or the bottom of the screen. - Page 34 Settings Tips & tricks • Settings: Tap Menu > to change your notifications and other options. • Forward a message: In a conversation, touch and hold a message for more options, such as forwarding it. Set your default messaging app •...
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Page 35: Quick Responses
Motorola Mobility... 8:44AM Remove account Motorola Mobility shared a post the account name, then tap Menu > on Google+ - Motorola Mobility shared a ... Abe Baudo Sep 24 Quick responses Did you see this? - [image] [image] “Star” a message to add it Hard to believe they could do this... -
Page 36: Wireless Emergency Alerts
Chat using Google Hangouts™ you are, and you won’t receive alerts if you’re outside of the U.S. For more, visit www.ctia.org/consumer_info/safety/. Sign in with your Google account to stay in touch with friends and family. Hangouts Find it: Tap Apps >... -
Page 37: Type
Type Tips & tricks • Keyboard changes: Your touchscreen keyboard changes Quick start: Type depending on whether you’re entering a text message, email, or other text. When you tap a text box, like in a message or search, you have •... - Page 38 Text entry settings & dictionary Cut, copy & paste Choose your keyboard style and edit the dictionary of words Cut, copy, and past names, phone numbers, addresses, your smartphone suggests: quotes, or anything else in a text box. Settings Language & input Find it: Tap Apps >...
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Page 39: Socialize
Socialize Tips & tricks Gallery • Upload photos: Tap Apps > and tap a photo Google+ Quick start: Socialize or video. Choose > and select your account. • Add a widget: Use a widget to quickly read your Google+ Google+™ makes connecting on the web more like WIDGETS posts: Tap Apps , tap... -
Page 40: Browse
Browse Tips & tricks • Home screen shortcut: In the home screen, tap the Quick start: Chrome™ Google™ search box at the top and enter a website address. Chrome Find it: Tap Apps > Note: If you can’t connect, contact your service provider. •... -
Page 41: Browser Options
Bookmarks Safe surfing & searching To bookmark a page in your browser, tap Menu > Keep track of what your browser and searches show: Bookmarks To go to a bookmark, tap Menu > , then tap the • Browse incognito: To open a tab that won’t appear in your Chrome bookmark. -
Page 42: Photos & Videos
Photos & videos • Share it: Swipe the screen left to view a photo or video from your gallery, then touch Share Quick start: Photos & Videos Camera Tip: Tap , swipe the screen right and tap to turn Quick Capture on or off. Take super clear photos with a twist of your wrist and a tap on Tips &... -
Page 43: Take Photos
• Clarify: For the clearest photos and videos, clean the Options camera lens with a soft, dry cloth. Flash Auto , or • Print: Want to print your photos? Check out “Print” on Tap to focus Set the camera to focus on the object page 49. -
Page 44: Capture Your Screen
Play Movies & TV • Zoom: Open a photo in your gallery, then drag two Find and rent movies and TV shows to watch on your fingers apart or together smartphone, tablet, or computer: on the screen. Play Movies & TV Find it: Tap Apps >... -
Page 45: Play Music
Play Music Tips & tricks • Volume: Press the volume keys. Quick start: Music • Hide the music player: To use another app while your music plays, tap Home . To return to the music player, Music everywhere—stream it, buy it, save it, play it. Listen and drag the status bar down and tap the song title. -
Page 46: Play Books
Play Books Tips & tricks • Turn pages: While reading the book, turn the pages by Quick start: Books swiping them. • Recent page: When you open a book, it shows the last page Read your favorite books, magazines, and newspapers when you were reading. -
Page 47: Play Games
Play Games Tips & tricks • Challege friends: You can play against people in your Players Quick start: Games Google+ circles. Scroll down to and choose a Add friends person or tap Download and play the latest fun games. You may know •... -
Page 48: Locate & Navigate
Locate & navigate Tips & tricks • Find an address: Tap and enter the address. The map Quick start: Locate & navigate moves to show the address. Tap the info sheet at the bottom to see more details. Must. Have. Coffee. Find a nearby cafe, get directions or •... -
Page 49: Work
Work Office network To connect your office network with a Virtual Private Network Corporate sync connection, see “Virtual Private Networks (VPN)” on page 57. If you use Microsoft® Office Outlook on your work computer, your smartphone can synchronize email, events, and contacts with your Microsoft Exchange server. -
Page 50: Google Drive
• Alarm: Touch an alarm to edit it, or touch to add a new Google Drive from all your devices. alarm. And with Droid MINI, you have 50 GB of extra storage for the When an alarm sounds, touch and drag to to turn it... - Page 51 Calendar • Change the view: Tap the date at the top left to choose Week Month Agenda , or See events stored on your smartphone and in your online • Go to today’s date: Tap at the top of the screen. calendars, all together in one place.
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Page 52: Connect & Transfer
Or, touch and hold the Power key > NFC, and more. DEVICE • Print: Want to print your photos, docs, or other things? Active Notifications Check out “Print” on page 49. Touchless Control Motorola Connect Droid Zap Sound Connect & transfer... - Page 53 Bluetooth® wireless Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey the laws and Turn Bluetooth power on/off drive safely. Settings Bluetooth Find it: Tap Apps > , then tap the Manage devices switch to turn it To manually reconnect your smartphone with a paired device,...
- Page 54 Transfer files 3 Tap a found network to connect it (if necessary, Network SSID Security Wireless password enter , and , and • Photos or videos: Open the photo or video, then Connect Bluetooth > When your smartphone connects, the Wi-Fi status People Share •...
- Page 55 For those who like to get a bit more technical, your smartphone Windows Media Player to transfer files. For more supports the following Wi-Fi modes: 802.11a, b, g, n. instructions or driver files, visit www.motorola.com/mydroidmini. • For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer, available at www.android.com/filetransfer. Connect & transfer...
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Page 56: Share Your Data Connection
Settings Data usage Share your data connection Find it: Tap Apps > > Your computer can access the internet through your Turn off roaming or auto sync, Data usage smartphone’s mobile network—you just need a USB cable. set data restrictions, & more. Mobile data Tip: To share a Wi-Fi connection, see “Wi-Fi hotspot”... - Page 57 Receive with NFC Receive web links, e-coupons, brochures, maps, and more Near Field Communication from an NFC tag. Look for the NFC logo on posters, signs, technology lets you instantly share store displays, and other places. Just touch the back of your content (like web links, contacts, and smartphone to the logo to receive its tag information.
- Page 58 Security your home screen and swipe down (after your friend tells you they’ve sent the picture). Mobile payments, wireless connections, and content sharing all demand security: Share instantly... • Range: NFC only works over a short range (about Easily send and receive photos and videos with 4 cm/1.5 inches), so it's unlikely you’ll connect by people nearby.
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Page 59: Wireless Display
Wireless display Smartphone & tablet Mirror your smartphone’s screen on an HDTV without any Your Android™ smartphone and tablet can work together to cords—with minimal setup. help you get the most out of both: Settings Display Wireless Find it: Tap Apps >... -
Page 60: Protect
Mobile network Protect You should not need to change any network settings. Contact Quick start: Protect Verizon Wireless for help. Settings More Mobile networks Make sure your information is protected in case your Tap Apps > > > to see smartphone is lost or stolen. -
Page 61: Screen Lock
NFC Unlock • : Use Motorola Skip and Skip dots to easily If you don’t have a Google™ account on your smartphone, unlock your smartphone. contact Verizon Wireless to have your device factory reset. -
Page 62: Sim Lock
SIM lock Backup & restore Caution: If you enter an incorrect SIM PIN code three times, Your Google™ account data is backed up online. If you reset your smartphone locks your SIM card and asks for your PIN or replace your smartphone, just log in to your Google account unlock code. -
Page 63: Want More
If you have questions or need assistance, we’re here to help. • Accessories: Find accessories for your smartphone at www.motorola.com/mobility. Go to www.motorola.com/support, where you can select Play Store from a number of customer care options. You can also contact •... -
Page 64: Safety, Regulatory & Legal
Battery Use & Safety Warning: Your mobile device contains a battery that should only be removed by a Motorola approved service center or recycler. • Concentrate on driving, and stop using the mobile device if you can’t concentrate. -
Page 65: Operational Warnings
Turn off your mobile device before entering such an area, and do not charge batteries. In Use & Care To care for your Motorola mobile device, please observe the following: such areas, sparks can occur and cause an explosion or fire. -
Page 66: European Union Directives Conformance Statement
Exposure to RF Energy & Device Operation EU Conformance The following CE compliance information is applicable to Motorola mobile devices that carry Your mobile device contains a transmitter and receiver of RF energy. It is designed to comply one of the following CE marks: with regulatory requirements concerning human RF exposure. -
Page 67: Fcc Notice To Users
These changes may affect the performance of location technology on your mobile device. Motorola has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) uses your wireless service provider’s network to changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. -
Page 68: Hearing Aid Compatibility In The Us
Use your device’s security and lock features, where available. may explode. Mobile devices or electrical accessories should be disposed of in • Keep software up to date: If Motorola or a software/application vendor releases a patch accordance with the national collection and recycling schemes operated by your local or regional authority. -
Page 69: Open Source Software Information
Please retain your original dated sales receipt for your records. For warranty service of your Content Copyright Motorola product you will need to provide a copy of your dated sales receipt to confirm warranty status. Content Copyright The unauthorized copying of copyrighted materials is contrary to the provisions of the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries. -
Page 70: What Does This Limited Warranty Cover
Complying with the warranty process, repair If you make a valid claim under this Limited Warranty, Motorola will (at its discretion) either (1) instructions and accepting such software updates is required in order to receive additional repair the Product using new, used, or reconditioned replacement parts;... -
Page 71: What Other Limitations Are There
(f) Products that have been modified in any manner without the written permission of A CLAIM UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU Motorola, including (i) serial numbers, date tags or other manufacturer coding that has been UNDERSTAND THAT. - Page 72 All features, functionality, and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this guide, are based upon the latest available information and believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.
- Page 74 Please recycle!