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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Type........... . 37 the Motorola Experience. See “Discover your Moto X” on Organize.
Page 4: At A Glance
(if necessary), and register. See “Start” on page 4. Your new Moto X has a bright display that goes from one side • Top topics: Just want a quick list of what your smartphone all the way to the other. Its body curves to fit in your hand. And can do? See “Top topics”...
Page 5 Top topics Tips & tricks • Interactive: To get started quickly, tap Apps > Help Check out what your smartphone can do. for interactive tutorials. • Personalize your smartphone: see “Redecorate your • Helpful: To quickly change common smartphone settings, home”...
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
Tips & tricks • Display brightness: Tap Apps > > Settings Display > > (slide dimmer setting left). Brightness • Power/Sleep key: To make the screen sleep or wake up, press the Power key. To turn your smartphone on or off, •...
Page 8 Do you have a Google Account? automatically appear on your new smartphone. Otherwise, If you use Gmail or Google Apps, answer Yes. use the Motorola Migrate app in “Old phone to new phone” on page 7. Or, visit Contacts, www.motorola.com/transfercontacts.
Page 9: Old Phone To New Phone
• Signing into your Google account copies your apps if they • From Android™: On your old smartphone, download the are backed up to the cloud. Motorola Migrate app on Google Play™ to get started. Then on your new smartphone, tap Apps >...
Page 10: Google Play
Google Play™ Tips & tricks • Find out more about Google products: See Google Play is a digital content experience from Google www.google.com/about/products. where you can find and enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books, magazines, and Android apps and games. It’s •...
Page 11: Home Screen & Apps
Home screen & apps • App & widget list: To show all of your apps and widgets, tap Apps . (To see widgets, tap at the top.) WIDGETS Quick start: Home screen & apps Tips & tricks • Pages: To show other pages of shortcuts and widgets, swipe You’ll see the home screen when you turn on your smartphone the home screen left or right.
Page 12 • Add widgets: Touch and hold an empty spot on the home Help & more screen and tap WIDGETS How do you do it? Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Talk to Tip: Some apps include widgets. To download apps, tap someone.
Page 13: Google Now
Search Google Now™ Google Now brings you just the right information at just the At the top of the home screen, tap the Google Search box for a right time, before you even ask. Weather, traffic, transit text search, or say your custom prompt to ask your phone a schedules, even the latest scores come automatically, question.
Page 14 Status & notifications Icons on the right tell you about smartphone status: At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new network strength battery charging/full messages or events. If you don’t know what an icon means, = 4G LTE network) drag the status bar down for details.
Page 15 Discover your Moto X Moto Voice Your Moto X is always ready for you. Use your voice to control Your Moto X knows whether you’re in the car, in a meeting, or your Moto X, even when it’s not within reach.
Page 16 Moto Display just by the screen. reaching toward your Moto X with your hand. Or launch the camera with two flicks of your wrist. Tip: If you need to adjust these settings, tap Apps >...
Page 17 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 phone to your “Play Movies & TV” apps. computer. See call, contact, and messaging info on your computer.
Page 18 Safe Mode: Turn off your smartphone, then turn it battery, and processing power—some more than others. back on—when you see the “Motorola” logo during For example, a simple battery level widget will use less than power-up, press and hold both volume keys until you see the a streaming music player app.
Page 19: Control & Customize
Tap a shortcut to open. Touch & hold to move or delete. • Using your computer: On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/update. Play Store Google Drag shortcuts on top of each other to make a group.
Page 20 Tips & tricks • Home screen: For more about changing your home screen, see “Redecorate your home” on page 9. • Tap: Choose an icon or option. • Touch and hold: Open options for items in lists. On, off, lock & unlock •...
Page 21 Don't use covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that Touch cover this sensor. Find your way around: • Screen lock: To unlock the screen, touch and drag to the • Back: Tap Back to go to the previous screen. outer circle that appears.
Page 22 Press Speak Just tell your smartphone what you want. Power key Tip: Speak naturally but clearly, like using a speakerphone. Press and hold the Power key to choose Power off Airplane mode • Dialing and commands: Say your custom prompt to ask wireless connections—see “Airplane your phone a question.
Page 23: Quick Settings
Customize • Language and region: To set your menu language and region, tap Apps > > Settings Language & input Customize your smartphone’s sounds and appearance: > Language • Ringtone and notifications: To choose ringtones or Quick settings notifications, tap Apps >...
Page 24 (app dependent). Note: For general information, accessories, and more, visit • Browsers: Enable web pages in your browser to be read out www.motorola.com/accessibility. loud. Move between pages, paragraphs, lines, words, or characters. Voice recognition Tip: Navigate through your menus to hear how voice readouts Just tell your phone what you’d like to do—dial, browse,...
Page 25 To turn on Explore by Touch when TalkBack is active, tap To turn off Explore by Touch when TalkBack is active, tap Apps > > > > Apps > > > Settings Accessibility TalkBack SETTINGS Settings Accessibility TalkBack > > , and uncheck Explore by touch SETTINGS...
Page 26 Caller ID magnify—tap Apps > > Settings Accessibility > Magnification gestures When you want to hear who’s calling: • Big text: Show bigger text throughout your • Read out loud: Have your caller announced—tap Apps smartphone—tap Apps > > Settings Accessibility >...
Page 27 Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility (visit • : Hearing-Carry-Over—type text on your TTY TTY HCO www.motorola.com/hacphones). You may also want to device and listen to voice replies on your smartphone’s consult your hearing health professional, who should be able to speaker.
Page 28: Calls
Calls Apps Want more? No problem. With over 1,000,000 apps to choose Quick start: Calls from, Google Play has something for everyone, and many apps provide useful accessibility features. Dial contacts, recent calls, or numbers, all from one app. Find it: Tap Apps >...
Page 29 Tips & tricks Make, answer & end calls • During a call: Your touchscreen goes dark to avoid When you make or answer a call, you have options: accidental touches. To wake it up, move it away from your • Make a call: Tap to see your recent calls, favorites, Phone face or press the Power key.
Page 30: Recent Calls
you move your smartphone away from your ear, the screen Recent calls lights up again. View your calls (with newest first), to call, text, or store them: During a call, your touchscreen might stay dark if the sensor Find it: Tap >...
Page 31: Contacts
Emergency calls Contacts Note: Verizon Wireless programs one or more emergency Quick start: Contacts phone numbers that you can call under any circumstances, even when your smartphone is locked. Emergency numbers Combine information from your Google™ contacts and social vary by country. Your pre-programmed emergency number(s) networks for quick access to everyone you know.
Page 32: Create Contacts
Edit Delete For help with transferring contacts and to learn about Motorola Migrate, see “Old phone to new phone” on • Call, text, or email: Tap a contact, then tap an option. page 7 or go to www.motorola.com/TransferContacts. Tips & tricks Create contacts •...
Page 33: Get Contacts
7 or go to select . To view these contacts, or delete them Delete 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 People list, tap Menu >...
Page 34: Messages
Groups Messages Create groups of contacts (like “friends,” “family,” or Quick start: Verizon Message+ “coworkers”), then find contacts faster by showing one group. Find it: Tap Message+ Find it: Tap Apps > > People • Create: Tap at the top of the messaging screen. To create or show a group, tap , then tap at the bottom...
Page 35 Messaging Tips & tricks • Forward a message: In a conversation, touch and hold a Send messages and pictures using the native messaging app message for more options, such as forwarding it. on your smartphone. • Save pictures: Touch and hold a picture to save it. To see Find it: Tap Apps >...
Page 36 • Delete: Touch and hold a conversation, then tap at the Set your default messaging app bottom. Or, open the conversation, touch and hold one You can also use Google Hangouts™ to send and receive your message, then tap Delete text messages.
Page 37: Quick Responses
Email • Add email accounts: To add personal accounts, Email follow the prompts when you first open the app, or tap Check email accounts, and send responses, photos, websites, , go to the section, then Apps > Settings ACCOUNTS and more. Add account >...
Page 38: Wireless Emergency Alerts
Chat using Google Hangouts™ Wireless Emergency Alerts Sign in with your Google account to stay in touch with friends Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known WIRELESS EMERGENCY and family. as CMAS or PLAN, is a U.S. national ALERTS emergency alert system. Emergency CAPABLE Find it: Tap Apps >...
Page 39: 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 40 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. Find it: Tap Apps >...
Page 41: Organize
Organize Calendar See events stored on your smartphone and in your online Clock calendars, all together in one place. Find it: Tap Apps > > (in the upper left) Clock Find it: Tap Apps > Calendar • Alarm: Touch an alarm to edit it, or touch to add a new June 2014 alarm.
Page 42: Google Drive
• Show, edit, or delete events: Tap an event to open it, then • Place your cursor by tapping the text. tap edit or delete • Select text by double-tapping it. • Show, hide, or add calendars: Tap Menu > Calendars to •...
Page 43: Socialize
Remove account Our Software team has been working hard to bring you the best of Android as soon as it can—so, we are rolling out KitKat on Moto X, sta... We’re making changes all the time. Your screen may look a little different.
Page 44: Browse
Browse Tips & tricks • Webpage shortcut: To add a shortcut to a webpage on Quick start: Chrome™ your home screen, when viewing the webpage, tap Menu > Add to homescreen Find it: Tap Apps > Chrome • Internet search shortcut: In the home screen, tap the •...
Page 45: Browser Options
To connect to a Wi-Fi network, see “Wi-Fi Networks” on Safe surfing & searching page 54. Keep track of what your browser and searches show: Bookmarks • Incognito: To open a tab that won’t appear in your browser or search history, tap Apps >...
Page 46: Photos & Videos
Photos & videos Tip: Tap Camera , swipe the screen right and tap to turn Quick Capture on or off. Quick start: Photos & videos Tips & tricks • Take a photo: Open the camera, then tap anywhere on the Take super clear photos with a twist of your wrist and a tap on screen to take the photo.
Page 47: Take Photos
• Clarify: For the clearest photos and videos, clean the The perfect shot camera lens with a soft, dry cloth. Point, touch, and you’re done. But when you want something a • Print: Want to print your photos? Check out “Print” on little different, play with these camera options.
Page 48 Edit, share, or delete photos & videos Create a highlights reel Find it: Tap Apps > Your smartphone automatically creates a video of selected Gallery pictures and video clips. It even sets it to music. • Play, share, or delete: Tap a thumbnail to open it, then to share, to delete, or Menu for more.
Page 49: Play Music
Play Movies & TV Play Music Find and rent movies and TV shows to watch on your Quick start: Music smartphone, tablet, or computer: Music everywhere—stream it, buy it, save it, play it. Listen and Find it: Tap Apps > Play Movies &...
Page 50: Play Books
Play Books Tips & tricks • Volume: Press the volume keys. Quick start: Books • Hide the music player: To use another app while your music plays, tap Home . To return to the music player, Read your favorite books, magazines, and newspapers when drag the status bar down and tap the song title.
Page 51: Play Games
Play Games Tips & tricks • Turn pages: While reading the book, turn the pages by Quick start: Games swiping them. • Recent page: When you open a book, it shows the last page Download and play the latest fun games. you were reading.
Page 52: Locate & Navigate
Locate & navigate Tips & tricks • Challege friends: You can play against people in your Quick start: Locate & navigate Google+ circles. Scroll down to and choose a person Players or tap Add friends Find a nearby cafe, get directions or step-by-step navigation •...
Page 53 Tips & tricks Get directions with Navigation (Beta) • Find an address: Tap and enter an address or something Get spoken turn-by-turn directions to any destination. you’re looking for, like “restaurant.” The map moves to show , type or select your destination, then tap Start the address or local suggestions.
Page 54: Connect & Transfer
Or, touch and hold the Power key > Airplane mode Turn on a portable Moto Motion Wi-Fi hotspot. • Print: Want to print your photos, docs, or other things? Motorola Connect Check out “Print” on page 40. Sound Display Storage Connect & transfer...
Page 55 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. Find it: Tap Apps > , then tap the Settings Bluetooth Manage devices switch to turn it To manually reconnect your smartphone with a paired device,...
Page 56 Transfer files 2 Make sure the switch at the top is , then tap Menu > Scan • Photos or videos: Open the photo or video, then > Bluetooth 3 Tap a found network to connect it (if necessary, enter , and , and Network SSID...
Page 57 Wi-Fi modes more instructions or driver files, visit For those who like to get a bit more technical, your smartphone www.motorola.com/support. supports the following Wi-Fi modes: 802.11a, b, g, n. • For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer, available at www.android.com/filetransfer.
Page 58: Share Your Data Connection
Share your data connection Find it: Tap Apps > > Settings Data usage 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 59 Bluetooth & Wi-Fi one-touch setup Just touch the back of your smartphone to an NFC-enabled Near Field Communication technology lets you instantly share Bluetooth device or Wi-Fi access point to automatically pair or content (like web links, contacts, and photos), information, and connect with the device.
Page 60: 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: Find it: Tap Apps > Settings >...
Page 61: Protect
Mobile network Protect You should not need to change any network settings. Contact Quick start: Protect your smartphone Verizon Wireless for help. Make sure your information is protected in case your Tap Apps > > > to see Settings More Mobile networks smartphone is lost or stolen.
Page 62: Screen Lock
Slide password to unlock the smartphone. • 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 63: 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 or your smartphone locks your SIM card and asks for your PIN replace your smartphone, just log in to your Google account to unlock code.
Page 64: Want More
FAQs, or chat with people who can help, restarts. right on your smartphone. • Everything Moto X: Get PC software, user guides, and Service & repairs more at www.motorola.com/mymotox. If you have questions or need assistance, we’re here to help.
Page 65: Safety, Regulatory, & Legal
In rare cases, flashing patterns or lights, for example in video games or movies, may cause Battery Use & Safety Warning: Your mobile device contains a battery that should only be removed by a Motorola seizures or blackouts. If you suffer any seizures or blackouts, or have a history of seizures, stop approved service center or recycler.
Page 66: Operational Warnings
Allergens Operational Warnings Glass Parts Motorola Mobility avoids using known allergens in our products. From time to time, trace Operational Warnings Obey all posted signs when using mobile devices in public areas. amounts of an allergen may be added during manufacture of a device or device component Potentially Explosive Areas that could cause discomfort for some individuals.
Page 67: Regulatory Information
CE marks: the mobile phone is tested for compliance with RF exposure requirements. • If you use your mobile phone with a non-Motorola accessory case or holder, make sure the accessory maintains the required separation distance and has no metallic parts.
Page 68: Software Notices
Regulatory authorities within the EU may obtain compliance information by writing to: Product Safety and Compliance, Motorola Software Notices Mobility UK Ltd., Redwood, Crockford Lane, Chineham Business Park, Basingstoke, RG24 8WQ, UNITED KINGDOM. Software Notices Warning against unlocking the bootloader or altering a product's operating system...
Page 69: Hearing Aid Compatibility In The Us
Or, you may return unwanted Motorola mobile devices and • Keep software up to date: If Motorola or a software/application vendor releases a patch electrical accessories to any Motorola Approved Service Center in your region. For details on approved national recycling schemes and Motorola recycling activities, go to: or software fix for your mobile device that updates the device’s security, install it as soon...
Page 70: Open Source Software Information
For instructions on how to obtain a copy of any source code being made publicly available by www.motorola.com/hacphones. Motorola related to software used in this Motorola mobile device, you may send your request Results will vary depending on the user’s hearing aid and hearing loss. If your hearing aid in writing to the address below.
Page 71: What Is Not Covered
TRANSMISSION MODES AND THE INTENDED METHOD OF THE PRODUCT. If you make a valid claim under this Limited Warranty, Motorola will (at its discretion) either (1) (g) Normal wear and tear or otherwise due to the normal aging of the Product.
Page 72: What Other Limitations Are There
5. If the Product is not covered by this Limited Warranty (and you do not have any other DISCLAIMS LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL statutory rights in your place of usual residence), Motorola will inform you of the THEORY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE...
Page 73 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 Safety, Regulatory, & Legal...

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