Motorola DROID 68000202474-B User Manual
User Guide
Congratulations
DROID by Motorola
DROID by Motorola gives you a premium browsing
and messaging experience with the very latest from
Google™, all in a thin touch QWERTY slider.
• Browsing. Get more from the Web, with a huge
screen and full HTML. Search, browse, everything
you want to do, all made easier.
• Maps, entertainment, and more. The latest
technology and apps. Google Maps™ to find your
way. YouTube™ to stay entertained. Easy access to
Google and thousands of Android applications to
expand your world.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
phone. Once your phone is up and running, touch
Menu >
information
Settings > About phone > Safety
to read the full information.
More information
On your computer—Go to
http://www.motorola.com/support/droid
So, whether you want to read, watch, or play, we can
help.
.
1Congratulations
Your phone
When you open or turn your phone,
the screen adjusts for you.
Scroll &
Return
Space
Alternate
Shift
Press for
text search.
Select
Delete
Search
Menu
the important keys & connectors
3.5mm Headset Jack
Power Key
Press to put
the display to
sleep, or hold
to turn on or off.
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect
to PC.
Messaging Market
Menu Key
Touch to open
menu options.
Back Key
Touch to go
back.
Phone
2 Congratulations
Contacts Browser Maps
Microphone
Volume Keys
To u chscreen
Home Key
Touch to return
to the home
screen.
Camera Key
Search Key
Touch for text
search.
Contents
3H
Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
YouTube™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Manage your life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bluetooth™ wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 MicroSD in (may
already be inserted)
3 Cover on 4 Charge up
Note: Your device is always on when being charged.
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 44.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through signing in to your existing
Google™ account. If you don’t have a Google account,
you can create one using the wizard.
2 Battery in
3Contents
Tip: Remember to write down your user name and
Alex Pico
Dan Smith
Kate Shunney
Keith Zang
Luke Carmody
A
L
M
L
password, and keep them in a safe place.
Turn it on & off
To turn on your phone, press and
hold Power (on top of the
phone).
To turn off your phone, press and
hold Power , then touch
off
on the screen.
Power
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi computer network for even
faster Internet access, touch Menu >
Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
>
Settings
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™.
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “USB drag & drop”
on page 40.
4 Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your
phone.
Touch
To choose an
icon or option,
touch it.
Touch & hold
To open special options,
touch and hold an icon or
other item. Try it: In the home
screen, touch
then touch and hold a contact
to open options.
Contacts,
Phone
Contacts Browser Maps
Drag
Alex Pico
Dan Smith
Kate Shunney
Keith Zang
A
D
K
Home Key
Back Key
Menu Key
Search Key
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag across
the touchscreen. Tr y it: In
the home screen, touch
Contacts, then drag
Contacts list up or
your
down.
Tip: When you drag or
flick a list, a scroll bar
appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar to move the
list to a letter A - Z.
Flick
To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the
touchscreen (drag quickly and release).
Tip: When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop
it from scrolling.
Zoom
Get a closer look at maps or web pages. To zoom in,
double-touch the screen. To zoom out, double touch
the screen again.
Key tips
Menu, home, & back
Touch Home to close any menu or app and return
to the home screen. In the home screen, touch and
hold Home to show the last few apps you used,
then touch an app to open it.
Touch Search for text search, or touch and hold for
voice search.
Touch Menu to open menu options, or touch
Back t o go back .
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent
accidental touches, or when you
want to wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to
sleep by pressing Power . To
wake up the touchscreen, just press
Power again, or open the phone.
5Touchscreen & keys
To change how long your phone waits before the
Volume Keys
Phone
Messaging Market
Contacts Browser Maps
Status Bar
Touch & drag this bar down
to check notifications.
Status Indicators
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Applications Tab
Drag up to see
all your apps.
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.
>
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use “Screen lock” on page 42. To unlock the screen,
press Power or open the phone. Then, drag to
the right.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key
menu, where you can turn off the phone (
Airplane mode or Silent mode on or off.
or turn
Power off),
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to
change the ring volume (in
the home screen), or the
earpiece volume (during a
call).
Rotate the screen
When you rotate the phone 90 degrees
counterclockwise, the touchscreen can rotate to stay
right-side up:
Find it: Menu >
Orientation
>
Settings > Sound & display
Home screen
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The home screen gives you all your latest information
in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the
phone or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically
like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
6 Home screen
The home screen extends beyond what you see on
Phone
Messaging Market
Contacts Browser Maps
Messaging Market
the screen to give you more room for adding
shortcuts, widgets, and more. Flick the home screen
left and right to see more panels or to add widgets or
shortcuts.
Widgets
Add a widget, such as a clock, music player, or a
calendar that shows upcoming appointments.
To open a widget, touch it. To add widgets, touch
Menu >
you won’t see the add option. You’ll have to delete
widgets or shortcuts to make room.
Note: If you install apps from Android Market that
have widgets, touch and hold the home screen, then
select a widget to add to the home screen.
Add > Widgets. If your home screen is full,
Shortcuts
To add shortcuts to the home screen, open the app
menu (see below), then touch and hold the shortcut
you want. It will be added to the home screen. Or,
touch Menu >
Add > Shortcuts.
Apps
Your phone comes with some apps already, and you
can download and install more. To open an app, touch
it.
App menu
All the apps on your phone,
including the apps that
came with your phone, and
the ones you download and
install, are listed in
alphabetical order in your
app (application) menu.
To open the app menu,
touch and drag up.
Running multiple apps
No need to close an app before opening another one.
Your phone runs multiple apps, all at once.
You can open a new app while already running another.
Touch Home to return to the home screen. Open
7Home screen
the app menu and touch the app you want. To switch
Google Search
Search by voice.
For a text search, touch
the text box & type
using the touch keypad
or the QWERTY keypad.
Then, touch the icon for
a text search.
from one running app to another, touch and hold
Home to see what apps are already open, then
touch the one you want. You can view up to the last six
apps that you ran.
Search
To search, touch Search on the front of the phone,
or touch Search on the QWERTY keypad.
Phone status & notifications
The status bar at the top of
the screen contains icons
that tell you about
messages and phone
status. To view your
notifications, touch the
status bar and drag it
down.
8 Home screen
December 9, 2009
Verizon Wireless
Notifications
New voicemail
Dial 1-800-555-5555
Missed call
John Smith 11/20/2009
Icons on the right tell you about phone status:
Bluetooth™ active network (full signal)
GPS active network (roaming)
Wi-Fi active downloading
volume voicemail message
vibrate 3G (fastest data)
silent flight mode
mute call battery (charging)
battery (full charge) speakerphone active
alarm set
Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status bar
at the top of the screen.
2:55 PM
Clear
07:21
Calls
Call log FavoritesContactsPhone
123
456
789
0
ABC DEF
GHI JKL MNO
TUVPQRS WXYZ
Contacts
Touch to open, then touch
an entry to call.
Recent Calls
Touch to open, then touch
an entry to call.
Call
Enter a phone number &
touch here to call it.
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
Find it:
Phone
In-call options
During a call:
• To use a Bluetooth™
device, touch
Bluetooth. (The
device must be
Add Call
Bluetooth
Speaker
End Dialpad
Mute
Speaker
turned on and
previously
paired—see “Connect new devices” on page 38.)
• To mute a call, touch
• To use the speakerphone, touch
Mute.
Speaker.
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
Tip: You can touch Home or Back to leave the
active call display. To reopen it, touch Home
Phone > Return to call in progress.
>
Make & answer calls
To make a call, touch Phone, enter a number, then
touch .
Tip: If the screen is locked, drag to the right.
To answer a call, drag to the right.
To end a call, touch
To ignore a call, drag to the left.
End.
9Calls
Enter numbers during a call
Add callAdd call
BluetoothBluetooth
MuteMute
End DialpadDialpad
SpeakerSpeaker
Add call
Bluetooth Mute
Dialpad
Speaker
To enter numbers during a call, touch Dialpad.
Recent calls
Find it: Phone > Call log
• To call a number, touch it.
• To send a text message, create a contact, view a
contact, or other options, touch and hold an entry.
• To clear the list, touch Menu >
Clear call log
Frequent calls
Find it: Phone > Favorites
• To call a number, touch it.
• To send a text message, view a contact, or other
options, touch and hold an entry.
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After
they answer, touch
When the next number answers, touch
Tip: Before merging, you can switch back and forth
between the two calls by touching .
Add call and call the next number.
Merge call.
Your phone number
Find it: Menu > Settings > About phone > Status
My phone number
>
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers (such as 911 or 112) that
you can call under any circumstances, even when your
phone is locked. Emergency numbers vary by country.
Your pre-programmed emergency number(s) may not
work in all locations, and sometimes an emergency
call cannot be placed due to network, environmental,
or interference issues.
1 Touch Phone (if your phone is locked, touch
Emergency Call).
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Touch to call the emergency number.
10 Calls
Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite
signals to help emergency services find you (“GPS &
AGPS” on page 46).
Web
you don’t need a PC, surf the web with your phone
Quick start: Browser
Find it: Browser
Connection
Over the air
Windows
More
or Wi-Fi.
Links
Touch to open.
Drag or flick
to scroll.
Touch to
display
options.
http://www.google.co...
Web
Local News more
Images
Google Search
View Google in: Mobile
Refresh
Sign in
Bookmarks
iGoogle Settings Help
Privacy
©2009 Google
Forward
Classic
New window
Note: If you can’t connect, contact your service
provider.
Connect
Your phone uses the mobile phone network (over the
air) to connect to the Web automatically.
11Web
Note: Your service provider may charge to surf the
Darwin Wings Baseball Team
Home History Organizaons Darwin Wings Baseball Team
The Darwin Wings was a minor league baseball club in Darwin, Ohio, beginning in
the 1939 season.
The Wings played in the Middle Atlanc League and were affiliates of the Chicago
Panthers. They were renamed the Ducks before the 1941 season. The Ducks
moniker was a reference to Ducky Heinz, the team’s manager and club owner.
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Zoom In/Out
y
Web or download data.
To use a wireless network, touch Menu >
Wireless & networks. Touch Wi-Fi to turn it on and
>
Wi-Fi settings to search for nearby wireless
touch
networks. Touch a network to connect.
Web touch tips
Zoom & magnify
In Web pages, when you scroll (drag or flick), zoom
icons appear at the bottom of your screen.
Select links
When you touch a
link, your phone
outlines it and goes to
that page. If you touch
12 Web
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Settings
and hold the link, your phone shows options, like Open
in new window
or Bookmark link.
Browser options
Touch Menu to see browser options:
options
Open Open a new browser window.
Bookmarks See your bookmarks.
Windows View the browser windows that
Refresh Reloads the current page.
Back/Forward Navigate to previously viewed
More Shows additional browser
are currently open.
pages.
options.
Google Maps™
where you are, where you’re going
Note: This feature is not available in all areas. Check
with your ser vice provider.
Quick start: Google Maps
Where am I? Where do I want to go? Don’t worry—let
Google Maps™ find out for you.
Find it:
Maps
E Ontario St
Ontario St
Grand Red
M
N Dearborn St
N Clark St
Wacker Dr
State/Lake
W Lake St W Lake St
M
M
Lake
M
E Randolph St
Messaging Market
Washington-Blue
Search
My Location Join Latitude More
E Ohio St
N Wabash Ave
N Rush St
E Grand Ave
N Micigan Ave
44 West Street
A
E S WaterSt
E Wacker Pl
N Micigan Ave
Randolph/
Wabash
M
Randolph
St Metra
Directions Layers
N New St
N Park St
rD submuloC N
Map View
Drag or flick to scroll.
Touch to show zoom.
E Randolph St
Touch to show options.
Google Maps™ opens by default in “Map mode”. To
learn more about the different map modes, go to
“Select map mode” on page 14.
Set your location sources
Set your phone to determine your location using GPS
satellite signals (highly accurate, but uses battery
13Google Maps™
power) or using the mobile network (less accurate, but
conserves battery power).
To set your location, touch Menu >
Location & security > Use GPS satellites and/or Use
>
wireless networks
.
Settings
Find your location
Note: Don’t forget to set your location sources.
From the main Map screen, touch Menu >
Location
. Your location is shown on the map as .
The bigger the circle, the less accurate the location.
Find any location
1 Touch Menu > Search.
2 Enter text in the search box, like an address,
business, or city, then touch .
Tip: If it’s an address you have visited before, select
from the list shown.
3 Touch the search box to view all the results, then
touch the one you want.
Get directions
1 Touch Menu > Directions.
2 Enter a starting point address or touch and select
My current location, Contacts, or Points on map.
14 Google Maps™
My
3 Enter an end point address or touch and select
Contacts or Points on map.
4 Select your mode of transport (car, public transport
or walk), then touch
Go. Your directions are shown
as a list. To view your directions on a map, touch
Show on map.
5 When you have finished, touch Menu >
Clear map.
>
More
Select map mode
Touch Menu > Layers to select from Traffic,
Satellite, Latitude or recent searches, viewed
positions or directions.
Touch Menu >
My Maps, Wikipedia, or Transit Lines.
Clear Map to clear your selections.
Touch
Map view
Shows a map, complete with names of streets, rivers,
lakes, mountains, and borders. This is the default view.
Satellite view
Shows map on top of aerial photo.
Traffic view
If available in your area, real-time traffic conditions are
shown on the roads as color-coded lines.
Layers > More layers to select from
Latitude
where are your friends & family?
Note: This feature is not available in all areas. Check
with your ser vice provider.
Join Latitude
See where your friends and family are on Google
Maps™. Plan to meet up, check that your parents got
home safely, or just stay in touch.
Don’t worry, your location is not shared unless you
agree to it. You need to join Latitude, and then invite
your friends to view your location or accept their
invitations. When using Google Maps, touch Menu
Join Latitude. Read the privacy policy and if you
>
agree with it, touch
Add & remove friends
Find it: Maps >Menu >Latitude
To add friends:
1 Touch Menu > Add friends.
Select from Contacts or Add via email
2 Touch
address
, then touch a contact > Add friends.
If your friends already use Latitude, they’ll receive an
email request and a notification. If they have not yet
joined Latitude, they’ll receive an email request that
Agree & share.
invites them to sign in to Latitude with their Google
account.
To remove friends:
1 Touch Menu > Latitude to show your friend’s
list, then touch a friend in your list.
Remove.
2 Touch
Share location
When you receive a request to share location details
you can choose to:
Accept and share back—see your friend’s location,
•
and your friend can see yours.
Accept, but hide my location—see your friend's
•
location, but they can't see yours.
Don't accept—location information is not shared
•
between you and your friend.
Hide your location
Touch Menu > Latitude to show your friend’s list.
Touch your contact name, then touch Menu
Privacy > Hide your location.
>
Turn off Latitude
Touch Menu > Latitude to show your friend’s list.
Touch Menu >
Privacy > Turn off Latitude.
15Latitude
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YouTube
Search Upload
SettingsCategoriesMy account
TM
Categories
Touch a video to play.
Touch to show
options.
go and create your own classic
Quick start: YouTube
Post that great video you’ve taken and see how many
hits you get.
Find it: >
YouTube
YouTube user-generated content web site lets you
share videos with YouTube users everywhere. You
don’t need a YouTube account to browse and view
videos.
Note: If you don’t have a YouTube account, visit
http://www.youtube.com
to find out more. To create
an account or sign in, go to “Your account” on
page 17.
Watch videos
See popular video categories, like Most viewed, Most
discussed and Most recent. Touch a category, then
touch the video to start playing it. To see more video
categories, touch Menu >
video in high quality, touch Menu >
Categories. To see a
High quality.
Search for videos
Find it: Menu > Search
Enter text, then touch .To clear your search history,
touch Menu >
Settings > Clear search history.
Share videos
Send someone a link to a video that you are watching.
1 Touch Menu > Share.
2 Address and complete your email, then touch
Send.
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