Motorola Moto G User Manual
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Start
Messages
Email
Music
Books
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Protect
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Home screen & apps
Control & customise
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Games
Locate & navigate
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Calls
Socialise
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Work
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Photos & videos
Connect & transfer
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  • Page 1 Moto G pick a topic, get what you need At a glance Start St t Home screen & apps Control & customise Calls Contacts Messages Email Type Socialise Browse Photos & videos Music Books Games Locate & navigate Work Connect & transfer &...
  • Page 2: First Look

    Tips & tricks First look • Start: Ready to start? See "Start". Your new Moto G with 4G has pretty much everything— Top topics camera, Internet, email, and more. You can even change the • Top topics: just want a quick list of what your phone can do? back cover for a new look with Motorola Shells.
  • Page 3: Top Topics

    At a glance At a glance Top topics Tips & tricks First look • Intuitive: to get started quickly, touch Apps > Help Check out what your phone can do. Top topics for interactive tutorials. • personalise your Home screen: see "Redecorate your •...
  • Page 4: Set Up Your Phone

    The SIM card clicks in. Take off the back cover. Micro SIM Put your fingernail in the charging port. microSD (optional) Press your thumb on the Motorola symbol. Pry the cover off. Micro nano SIM & Adapter Don’t be afraid to Note: To remove a Power on.
  • Page 5: Battery Life

    Mode To see more ways to save power, touch Apps > Assist > to turn off GPS tracking. Battery saving (see "Motorola Assist"). • Display brightness: touch Apps > Settings > Display > > (slide dimmer setting left), if you don’t want Brightness to use the automatic light sensor.
  • Page 6: Sign In

    Android Backup and restore feature, your contacts Got Google? automatically appear on your new phone. Otherwise, use the Motorola Migrate app in "Old phone to new phone". Do you have a Google Account? Or, visit www.motorola.com/transfercontacts. If you use Gmail or Google Apps, answer Yes.
  • Page 7: Old Phone To New Phone

    Battery life Sign in • If you didn’t copy your content when setting up your new 1 On your old phone, download the Motorola Migrate app on Old phone to new phone phone, you can always do it later. Google Play™ to get started.
  • Page 8: Google Play

    Start Start Google Play™ Tips & tricks Set up your phone • Find out more about Google products: see Google Play is a digital content experience from Google Put the SIM & memory cards in, then power on www.google.com/about/products. where you can find and enjoy your favourite films, books, Battery life Sign in 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 show other pages of shortcuts and widgets, swipe The Home screen is what you see when you first turn on your Redecorate your home the Home screen left or right.
  • Page 10: Redecorate Your Home

    Home screen & apps Home screen & apps Redecorate your home Help & more Quick start: Home screen & apps For quick access to your favourite things, customise 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: Status And Notifications

    Home screen & apps Home screen & apps • To search for text in the search field, touch on the To turn Google Now on/off, set your preferences or learn more, Quick start: Home screen & apps touchscreen keyboard. open Google Now, scroll to the bottom of the screen and Redecorate your home touch Menu >...
  • Page 12: Download Apps

    Home screen & apps Home screen & apps Icons on the right tell you about the phone's status: • Use a computer: to find and manage apps from any Quick start: Home screen & apps computer, go to http://play.google.com using your Redecorate your home network strength battery charging/full...
  • Page 13: Take Care Of Your Apps

    Safe mode: turn off your phone, then turn it back battery and processing power—some more than others. For on—when you see the "Motorola" logo during power-up, example, a simple battery level widget will use less than a press and hold both volume keys until you see the Home streaming music player app.
  • Page 14: Update Your Phone

    (25 MB or more) and may not be available in all countries. If the mobile network updates are not available in your country, update using a computer. • Using your computer: On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/update. Menu More Back Next...
  • Page 15: Control & Customise

    • Choose widgets: To put widgets such as a clock, • Flick: quickly open or delete items. Quick settings interactive calendar and more on your Home screen, touch • Swipe: scroll through lists or between screens. Motorola Assist Apps > WIDGETS (at the top).
  • Page 16 • Owner info: to add a message to your lock screen in case Quick settings you lose your phone, touch Apps > Settings Motorola Assist Add your owner info or a > > . (To set your message, just touch...
  • Page 17 "Flight the item. Quick settings mode"), silent , vibrate or sound Motorola Assist • To show a menu for the current screen, touch Menu in the Power Accessibility corner of the screen (if available). To conserve battery power, prevent •...
  • Page 18 "Send text", "Go to" an app or "Help" for voice command Quick settings help. Home screen (ringtone volume), during a call (earpiece Motorola Assist Accessibility volume), or while playing music or a video (media volume). Tip: If a contact has more than one number, you can say which number to call.
  • Page 19: Quick Settings

    It can. Touch Press even more settings, touch Settings Motorola Assist suggests actions to automate, based on how Speak Need help finding this screen? See "Status & notifications". you use your phone. When you see a suggestion in the status Customise bar, drag the bar down to accept or delete it.
  • Page 20 To pause/resume TalkBack: Quick settings search, send a text and more. Check it out—touch at the Motorola Assist • Wave your hand over the proximity sensor at the top of the top of the Home screen for voice search. Accessibility phone.
  • Page 21 (for example, swipe up then left in a single Accessibility shortcut Quick settings motion to go to the Home screen). To see or change these Motorola Assist Use simple gestures to quickly activate TalkBack and other Accessibility shortcuts, touch Apps >...
  • Page 22 Display Brightness Customise and alarms. adjust the slider to set brightness level Quick settings Motorola Assist • Vibrate when ringing determines whether your phone Note: Setting brightness to a high level decreases your Accessibility vibrates for incoming calls (even if the ringer is silent).
  • Page 23 Want more? No problem. Google Play™ Store provides On, off, lock & unlock access to thousands of apps, many with useful accessibility Touch features. Press Speak Find it: Apps > Play Store Customise Quick settings Motorola Assist Accessibility Menu More Back Next...
  • Page 24: Make, Answer & End 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 contacts, recent calls or numbers, all from one app. Make, answer & end calls accidental touches.
  • Page 25: Recent Calls

    Calls Calls Recent calls • Answer a call: touch and drag to Quick start: calls With call waiting on, touch and drag to to answer the View your calls (with newest first), and then call, text, or store Make, answer & end calls new call, then touch Hold current call + Answer them:...
  • Page 26: Your Phone Number

    Calls Calls Your phone number Quick start: calls Find it: Apps > Settings > About phone > Status > Make, answer & end calls Recent calls phone number 3-way calls Your phone number Emergency calls Emergency calls Note: Your service provider programs one or more emergency phone numbers that you can call under any circumstances, even when your phone is locked.
  • Page 27: Quick Start: Contacts

    You can also see these contacts at www.gmail.com. Touch to view contact Abe Baudo For help with transferring contacts, see "Old phone to new information, call, send a text phone" or go to www.motorola.com/TransferContacts. message & more. Allie Smyth Anna Medina Astrid Fanning Search your contacts.
  • Page 28: Create Contacts

    Contacts Contacts Create contacts Edit, delete or hide contacts Quick start: contacts Find it: Apps > People > Find it: Apps > People Create contacts Call, text or email contacts Touch a text box to type the name and details. When you’re •...
  • Page 29: Get Contacts

    Contacts Contacts Get contacts Share contacts Quick start: contacts Get all your contacts in one place. Send a contact with a Bluetooth® connection, email or Google Create contacts Drive™: Call, text or email contacts • To add your social networking contacts, touch Apps Favourites >...
  • 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: Set Your Default Messaging App

    Messages Messages Email • Delete: touch and hold a conversation, then touch at the Quick start: messages bottom. Or, open the conversation, touch and hold one Check email. Set up and manage accounts. Read, reply, forward & delete text messages message, then touch Delete Set your default messaging app...
  • Page 32: Chat Using Google Hangouts

    Messages Messages • Add email accounts: To add personal Email accounts, Quick start: messages follow the prompts when you first open the app, or touch Read, reply, forward & delete text messages Apps > , go to the section, then Settings ACCOUNTS Set your default messaging app...
  • 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, such as 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 Cut, copy & paste Quick start: type Choose your keyboard style and edit the dictionary of words Cut, copy and paste names, phone numbers, addresses, Text entry settings & dictionary your phone suggests: quotes or anything else in a text box.
  • Page 35: Quick Start: Socialise

    Socialise your life & your friends Socialise Quick start: socialise Tips & tricks Quick start: socialise • Upload photos: touch Apps > and touch a Gallery Google+™ makes connecting on the web more like photo or video. Choose > Google+ and select your connecting in the real world.
  • Page 36: Web Connection

    Browse explore & find Browse Quick start: Chrome™ Tips & tricks Quick start: Chrome™ • Webpage shortcut: to add a shortcut to a webpage on your Find it: Apps > Chrome Web connection Home screen, when viewing the webpage, touch Menu Bookmarks •...
  • Page 37: Browser Options

    Browse Browse Bookmarks Safe surfing & searching Quick start: Chrome™ To bookmark a page in your browser, touch Menu > Keep track of what your browser and searches show: Web connection Bookmarks To go to a bookmark, touch Menu > , then touch •...
  • 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 selfie: touch on the camera screen to switch to Take super clear photos and share them easily. Take photos the front camera, to take a self portrait.
  • Page 39: Take Photos

    Photos & videos Photos & videos Take photos The perfect shot Quick start: photos & videos Find it: Apps > Camera Point, touch and you’re done. But when you want something a Take photos little different, play with these camera options. Record videos Touch anywhere on the camera screen to take the photo.
  • Page 40: Capture Your Screen

    Photos & videos Photos & videos View, share, & use photos & videos Capture your screen Quick start: photos & videos Find it: Apps > Gallery Share a screen capture of your favourite playlist, your new high Take photos score or a friend's contact information. If you can show it on Record videos •...
  • 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 any time. • 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 favourite books, magazines and newspapers when swiping them. and where you want. •...
  • Page 43: Play Games

    Play games Why be bored? Play games Quick start: games Tips & tricks Quick start: games • Challenge friends: you can play against people in your Download and play the latest fun games. Google+™ circles. Scroll down to Players and choose a Find it: Apps >...
  • Page 44: 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 Find a nearby cafe, get directions or step-by-step GPS voice something you’re looking for, like “restaurant.”...
  • Page 45: Corporate Sync

    Work get it done any time Work Corporate sync Google Drive™ Corporate sync If you use Microsoft® Office Outlook on your work computer, All your photos, videos, documents and more safely in one Quickoffice™ your phone can synchronise email, events and contacts with place—private unless you choose to share.
  • Page 46 Work Work Calendar • Show, edit or delete events: touch an event to open it, Corporate sync then touch edit or delete See events stored on your phone and in your calendar, all in Quickoffice™ • Show, hide or add calendars: touch Menu > Calendars to one place.
  • Page 47: Connect & Transfer

    Connect & transfer wired up or wireless Connect & transfer Quick start: connect & transfer Tips & tricks Quick start: connect & transfer • Quick settings: get to the most used settings quickly. Flick Connect accessories, computers, networks and more. Bluetooth®...
  • Page 48: 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 49 Connect & transfer Connect & transfer Wi-Fi networks Manage networks Quick start: connect & transfer To remove a network, touch it in the list, then touch Forget Bluetooth® wireless Turn Wi-Fi power on/off Wi-Fi networks To manage your networks, touch Apps >...
  • Page 50: Usb Cables

    Save Wi-Fi networks more instructions or driver files, visit USB cables When your Wi-Fi hotspot is active, other Wi-Fi enabled devices www.motorola.com/mymotog. Share your data connection can connect by entering your hotspot’s , selecting a SSID Data use •...
  • Page 51: Your Cloud

    Connect & transfer Connect & transfer Data use To turn off background data use for all apps, just touch Menu Quick start: connect & transfer > Restrict background data You can track the amount of data uploaded and downloaded Bluetooth® wireless Note: Usage information is provided to help you manage your by your phone.
  • Page 52: Virtual Private Networks (Vpn)

    Connect & transfer Connect & transfer Flight mode • Bluetooth® accessories: if you have a Bluetooth keyboard Quick start: connect & transfer or other accessories to use with your tablet, remember you Use flight mode to turn off all your wireless Bluetooth®...
  • Page 53: 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. Touch Make sure your information is protected in case your phone is Screen lock Apps >...
  • Page 54: Encrypt Your Phone

    Protect Protect Encrypt your phone • Password : enter four to 16 letters, digits or symbols to Quick start: protect unlock. Caution: If you forget your encryption code, you cannot Screen lock To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep, see "Power recover the data stored on your phone or memory card.
  • Page 55 Protect Protect Reset Quick start: protect To reset your phone to factory settings and erase all the data on Screen lock your phone, touch Apps > > > SIM lock Settings Privacy Factory Encrypt your phone data reset > Reset phone Back up &...
  • Page 56: Want More

    Help online at www.google.com/support. walk-through tutorials or chat with people who can help. • Everything Moto G: Get PC software, user guides and more at www.motorola.com/mymotog. • Accessories: find accessories for your phone at www.motorola.com/mobility. • Apps: Touch Apps >...
  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    If you have questions or need assistance, we're here to help. Go to www.motorola.com/support, where you can select from a number of customer care options. You can also contact the Motorola Customer Support Centre on 0870-9010-555 (UK) 1850-909-555 (Ireland). Menu...
  • Page 58: Battery Charging

    Recycling • Turn the volume down if you can't hear people speaking near you. charging experience. Using a non-Motorola battery or charger may present a risk of fire, Software copyright If you experience hearing discomfort, including the sensation of pressure or fullness in your explosion, leakage, or other hazard.
  • Page 59: Glass Parts

    (such as below decks on boats), fuel or chemical transfer or Seizures, blackouts & eyestrain storage facilities, or areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain dust or Use & care To care for your Motorola mobile device, please observe the following: High Volume metal powders. liquids Repetitive motion Turn off your mobile device before entering such an area, and do not charge batteries.
  • Page 60: Radio Frequency (Rf) Energy

    Exposure to RF energy & device operation Battery charging 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 with Third party accessories one of the following CE marks: regulatory requirements concerning human RF exposure.
  • Page 61: Fcc Notice To Users

    See 47 CFR Sec. 15.19(a)(3). Navigation Emergency calls Motorola has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any Privacy & data security changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. See 47...
  • Page 62: Software Copyright

    Seizures, blackouts & eyestrain 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 High Volume accordance with the national collection and recycling schemes operated by your or software fix for your mobile device that updates the device's security, install it as soon local or regional authority.
  • Page 63: Open Source Software Information

    Battery charging website prior to requesting warranty service. Motorola related to software used in this Motorola mobile device, you may send your request 2. If the Product is still not functioning properly after making use of this resource, please Third party accessories in writing to the address below.
  • Page 64: Copyright And Trademarks

    Operational warnings accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation. RF energy Note: The images in this guide are examples only.

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