Motorola Edge 2021 User guide

User Guide

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About your hardware 1 Insert and remove SIM and SD cards 3 Copy data from old phone 5 Manage dual SIMs 7 Set up voicemail 8 Set up email 8 Prepare for emergencies 10 Make it yours 11

Learn the basics 12

About your home screen 12 About your lock screen 13 What's new in Android 11? 13

New to Android? 16

If this is your first smartphone 16 If you had an iPhone 17 About your Google account 18 Status bar icons 19 Phone terms you should know 23

Get around on your phone 25

Learn gestures 25 Use edge action bar 26 Move between apps and screens 27 Use quick settings 28 Turn screen off and on 31 Adjust volumes 31

Frequently used tools 34

Turn flashlight on and off 34 Take screenshots 34 Record your screen 35 Measure with a ruler 36 Control phone with your voice 37 Get directions to a location 38 Use clock and weather widget 38 Manage time spent on your phone 41

Work with text 44

Use onscreen keyboard 44 Cut, copy, paste text 45 Use voice typing 46 Fill in forms automatically 46

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Personalize your phone 47

Home screen 47

Change wallpaper 47 Customize your Favorites tray 47 Add widgets, shortcuts, or folders 47 Remove widgets, shortcuts, or folders 50 Remake your home screen with launchers 50

Lock screen 52

Use a screen saver 52

Sounds 53

Set ringtones 53 Enhance sound 54 Avoid interruptions with Do Not Disturb 55 Stop phone from speaking 57

Other sound settings 59

Silence “Hello Moto” during power up 59 Turn off charging sounds 59

Apps 60

About your apps 60 View two apps on screen 64 View notifications 66 About Moto experiences 67 Enhance your gaming 68

Manage your apps 71

Install or update apps 71 Manage or delete apps 73 Protect against harmful apps 75

Search and browse 77

Search the web 77 Search your phone 79 Browse websites 80

Text messaging 82

About text and multimedia messages 82 Read, send, manage text messages 82 Add attachments 85 Save attachments from text message 85 Turn group messaging on or off 86 Change default messaging app 86 Control notifications for text messages 86 Change text message reply to incoming calls 87

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Get text messages on your computer 87

Email 89

Read, send, manage emails 89 View email attachments 90 Preview inboxes from home screen 91 Add email signature 91 Control email notifications 91

Calendar app 93

About the calendar 93 Find calendar events 93 Create and manage events 94 Control notifications for calendar events 94

Clock app 96

Set alarms 96 Use timer or stopwatch 96 Set date and time 98

Photos app 100

Share photos and videos 100 Upload photos and videos 100

Calls, contacts, voicemail 102

Phone calls 102

Answer calls 102 Make calls 103 During a call 105 Make video calls 106 Make conference calls 107 Block calls and texts 107 Turn call waiting on and off 108 View and delete call history 109 Make emergency call from locked phone 110

Contacts 111

Add contacts 111 Edit or delete contacts 112 Star your favorite contacts 113 Sort contacts 113 Share contacts 114

Voicemail 116

Use voicemail 116 Send all calls from contact to voicemail 117

Music 118

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Listen to radio 118 Listen to music 119 Transfer music files 120 Connect a MIDI device 121

Battery 122

Charge phone 122 Extend battery life 122 Use Battery Saver mode 123 Show battery percentage in status bar 124

Storage 125

About storage options 125 Manage phone storage 125 Manage SD card 126 Find downloaded files 127 Recover recently deleted files 128 Upload music to cloud 128 Upload photos and videos 128 Scan documents and make copies 129

Network and internet 131

Connect to Wi‑Fi networks 131 Use Airplane mode 132 Control data usage 132 Share your internet connection 134 Connect to VPNs 137

Connected devices 138

Connect with Bluetooth™ 138 Connect with Wi-Fi Direct 140 Make contactless payments 140 Share or receive with NFC 141 Cast screen or media to TV 142 Share files and links with nearby Android phones 143 Transfer files between phone and computer (USB) 145 Print from your phone 146 About wireless sharing 147

Other settings 151

Apps & notifications 151

Change app settings 151 Choose how apps notify you 152

Display 156

Adjust screen brightness 156 Change display style 156

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Use Dark theme 156 Adjust Edge lights 157 Control display on edge of the screen 158 Show apps full screen 159 See Peek Display notifications 159 Change screen timeout 161 Stop automatic rotation 162 Choose color mode 162 Change font and display size 162 Set recording options 163 Customize Edge touch 163 Set lock screen preferences 164

Location 166

Use location services 166

Security 168

About security 168 Protect against harmful apps 169 Be ready to find a lost phone 169

Lock and unlock phone 170

Set screen lock 170 Adjust lock options 171 Unlock with trusted devices 172 Unlock with your face 173 Unlock at trusted places 174 Keep phone unlocked while it's on you 175

Use fingerprint security 175 Pin an app screen 177 Lock SIM card 178

Accounts 179

Add or remove accounts 179 Change name & info in your Google account 180 Sync apps with your Google account 180 Control what info Google collects 181

Accessibility 183

Visual assistance 183 Hearing assistance 185 Use accessibility shortcuts 187

System 189

Languages & input 189

Customize the keyboard 189

Use multiple languages 190

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Open apps faster with Adaptive performance 191

Gestures 192

Customize Power button gesture 192

Change System navigation 192

Turn flashlight on and off 192

Twist phone to open camera 192

Adjust screenshot settings 193 Back up phone 193

Users and guests 195

Share your phone 195

Add, modify, remove users 196

Add or delete guest 197

About phone 198

Record your IMEI number 198 Find legal and product information 198

Fix a problem 199

Hardware issues 199

Phone is slow or unstable 199 Phone feels warm or hot 199 Phone won't turn on 200 Phone restarts or crashes 200 Screen is frozen or won't respond 201 Screen displays wrong colors 202 SD card problems 202

Call and SIM issues 205

Problems making/receiving calls 205 Problems during calls 206

Battery issues 209

Charging problems 209 Battery drains too fast 209

Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB issues 211

Bluetooth problems 211 Wi-Fi problems 213 Can't transfer files or connect to computer 214

Account and sign-in issues 216

Forgot unlock code 216 Can't sign in to Google 216 Account sync issues 216

App issues 218

App or widget problems 218

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Camera problems 219 Messaging problems 221 Gmail problems 222 Play Store problems 222

Maintenance procedures 223

Update Android software 223 Reset Wi-Fi, cellular data, and Bluetooth 223 Reset phone 224 Get more help 225

Set up phone 1

About your hardware

Hardware diagram

1. Proximity sensor

2. Front camera (To learn more, read help in the Camera app.)

3. Microphone

4. Earpiece

5. Tray for SIM and SD card

6. Volume up/down button

7. Power button

8. Fingerprint sensor

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1. Laser auto-focus

2. Telephoto camera (To learn more, read help in Camera app.)

3. Main camera

4. Wide angle camera

5. Flash

6. NFC touchpoint for sharing content or paying with your phone

7. Headset jack

8. USB-C port for charging, transferring files, sharing connection with tethered devices.

9. Microphone

10. Speaker

Care for your phone

To clean the screen:

While this does not disinfect your phone, the best way to keep your phone clean is to wipe it thoroughly

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with a dry soft cloth. Avoid abrasive cloths, including paper towels and other materials with rough surfaces.

If the screen gets drops of liquid on it, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth.

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To disinfect your phone:

It is okay to use wipes or cloths moistened with 70% isopropyl alcohol to gently wipe your screen.

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When disinfecting or cleaning your phone, turn it off and avoid getting any moisture in its openings,

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including the charging port, headphone jack, microphones and speakers.

Don't submerge your phone in any cleaning agents, avoid using any cleaners with bleach or abrasives,

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and avoid spraying cleaners directly on the screen.

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Prevent water damage

Mobile phones marketed as water repellent are not waterproof. Avoid prolonged exposure to water, and do not submerge in water. If your phone is exposed to water, dry your phone and ports with a soft, clean cloth.

Water damage is not covered by your warranty.

To prevent water damage to your phone:

Dry your phone and ports thoroughly with a soft, clean cloth.

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Don’t try to charge your phone when it’s wet.

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Don't expose your phone to salt water or other liquids other than fresh water.

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Don't expose your phone to water at high pressure.

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Don't drop or puncture your phone, as this could damage the water repellent features.

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Insert and remove SIM and SD cards

About the SD card

Your phone supports an optional microSD card up to 1 TB.

A Class 2, 4, or 6 card is sufficient.

Your phone uses the card as portable storage for media files: photos, videos, and music. Because it's portable, you can easily swap the card and its content between devices. After you insert the card, be sure to update settings within media apps (like camera, music, and podcast apps), so they use the card to store content you create or download.

You can't store apps on the SD card because it is portable storage.

Insert or replace cards

1. If you are removing an SD card, unmount it first.

2. Insert the tool into the hole in the tray and gently push to pop it out.

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3. Insert or remove the cards as needed.

To use an SD card and a SIM card:

Or, to use two SIM cards (dual-SIM models only):

To see if your phone supports dual SIMs, go to Settings > About phone > SIM Status. If you see SIM Slot 1 and SIM Slot 2, then your phone supports dual SIMs.

4. Push the tray back into the phone.

5. If you inserted an SD card, format it now.

If you inserted two SIMs, you'll receive a notification to set them up. Swipe the notification down and touch it to manage dual SIMs. If you see , troubleshoot the issue.

Note: If you need to activate a SIM, contact your carrier.

Fix a problem

Select a problem to see troubleshooting steps.

SIM card

SIM not recognized

Can’t make calls

Can't answer calls

SD card

Phone doesn't recognize card

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Copy data from old phone

Copy data from iPhone

You’ll use Google Drive to copy files from your iPhone and iCloud account to your new phone and Google

account:

Photos will back up to Photos.

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Contacts will back up to Contacts.

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Calendar will back up to Calendar.

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1. Charge both phones and connect them to a Wi-Fi network.

2. To ensure you don’t miss any messages or calls:

Turn off iMessage. (Settings > Messages > off. Or, if your SIM has been removed, deregister

your phone.)

Turn off FaceTime. (Settings > FaceTime > off.)

3. Download the Google Drive app on your iPhone.

4. On your iPhone, open Drive and then:

a. Sign in with your Google account. If you don’t have one, you can create it now.

Touch > Settings > Backup and start the backup.

5. Wait for the backup to complete.

6. When complete, on your new phone, sign in with the same Google account (Settings > Accounts > Add

account).

Copy data from Android phone

During setup, you can copy your apps, music, contacts, messages, and more. Learn what does and doesn't

get copied.

If you no longer have your old phone or can’t turn it on, you can copy files using a backup from the cloud with your Google account.

To copy files:

1. Charge both phones and turn them on.

2. On your new phone:

a. If this is the first time you’ve turned it on, select your language on the setup screen.

b. If you skipped copying files during setup, open the Settings app and touch Finish setting up your

device.

3. Touch Start.

4. Insert your SIM to connect to the mobile network, or touch Skip.

5. Connect to a Wi-Fi network and touch Next.

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6. Follow the onscreen instructions to select the old phone or backup associated with your Google account, and to choose which apps and data to copy.

Tip: Be sure to leave Back up to Google Drive turned on.

What gets copied from Android phone

If you copy data from another Android phone during setup, here's what gets copied:

Apps and app data

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Music, photos, and videos

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Google accounts

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Contacts stored on your phone or SIM card

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Text messages

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Multimedia attachments in messages

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Most phone settings

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Wallpaper

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Call history

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You’ll see these when you sign in to your Google account on your new phone.

What won't copy:

Downloads, like PDF files

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Apps that aren’t from Play Store

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Accounts other than Google accounts

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Contacts and calendars for services other than Google (such as WhatsApp)

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Ringtones

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Import contacts from SIM

If you have a SIM card with contacts saved on it, you can import them into your Google account.

1. Insert the SIM in your phone.

Or, if your old phone is an Android phone and can connect to Wi-Fi, turn it on.

Open the Contacts app.

Touch > Settings > Import > SIM card > OK.

4. If you have multiple Google accounts, choose the account where you want to save them.

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Manage dual SIMs

About dual SIMs

When two SIMs are inserted:

You see at the top of the home screen. If you see , troubleshoot the issue.

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Both SIMs can make and receive calls and text messages.

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Only the owner of the phone (not additional users or guests) can access dual SIM settings.

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Set up SIM profile

Set SIM options based on how you expect to use the cards:

1. Go to Settings > Network & internet > SIM cards.

2. Select the option that best meets your needs:

Smart SIM: Automatically select SIM for voice calls based on your call history. In Brazil, selection is

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also based on your contact's carrier.

Personal and Work: Use one SIM for personal and the other for work-related voice calls.

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Manual: Choose which SIM to use for voice calls, for data, and for SMS.

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3. Follow onscreen instructions to complete setup.

Change SIM profile

1. Go to Settings > Network & internet > SIM cards.

2. Touch Dual SIM usage profile.

3. Select a different profile and touch CHANGE PROFILE.

4. Select a new profile.

5. Follow onscreen instructions to complete setup.

To keep the same profile but adjust options for data, SMS, voice calls, video calls, or contacts:

1. Go to Settings > Network & internet > SIM cards.

2. Touch each preferred SIM and contact option to change.

This information applies only to phones that support dual SIM cards and have both cards inserted.

Change SIM name, color, ringtone

When two SIMs are inserted, you'll see them referenced in apps like Contacts, Messages, and Phone. The SIM name shows your carrier and, if you're using the Personal and Work profile, shows which it’s assigned to, but you can rename it. You can also change SIM icon color to make them easy to differentiate.

1. Go to Settings > Network & internet > SIM cards.

2. Touch the SIM to change.

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3. Change settings as needed.

Set up voicemail

Set voicemail password

Contact your carrier for help setting or recovering your password/PIN for voicemail.

Set mailbox greeting

Your carrier provides and manages your voicemail.

To set your greeting:

Touch > .

Touch & hold to dial into your mailbox.

3. Follow your carrier’s system prompts. If your voicemail is not set up, contact your carrier for instructions.

Change voicemail options

Touch > > Settings.

(If you don't see , swipe down on the screen.)

2. Touch Voicemail.

3. If you have dual SIMS, touch the SIM for the account to change.

4. Touch Advanced Settings.

5. Change any of the options:

To change voicemail service from your provider to another voicemail service or app, touch Service.

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To change the number dialed to access voicemail, touch Setup.

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Set up email

Set up personal email

You can add multiple email accounts of the following types:

Gmail

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Personal email from other providers (IMAP/POP)

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If you added a Google account on your phone:

When you open the Gmail app for the first time, you'll see your email for that account. You're already

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set up.

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To set up additional accounts, open Gmail, touch your profile icon , then touch Add another

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account.

If you didn’t add a Google account to your phone and want to set up email for an IMAP/POP provider (an address that's not Gmail):

1. Open the Gmail app.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your email address, password, and account options.

If you have problems setting up the account, read Google's help for Gmail.

Set up corporate email

If you use Microsoft Office Outlook on your work computer, your phone can synchronize emails, calendar events, and contacts with the Microsoft Exchange server. Before you start, you'll need the following information from your company's IT department:

Email address

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Email password

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Domain name

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Username

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Server name

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Security type/SSL settings

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Client certificate requirement

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To set up corporate email:

1. Open the Gmail app.

2. Do one of the following:

If this is your first time opening the Gmail app, touch Add another email address.

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If you have been using Gmail with another account, touch your profile icon , then touch Add

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another account.

3. Touch Exchange and Office 365.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your email address, password, and other information from your company's IT department.

Switch account views

In the Gmail app, touch your profile icon , then select an account.

To open each inbox with one touch from your home screen, add task shortcuts:

Touch & hold .

Drag for each account to a blank space on your home screen.

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Prepare for emergencies

Set up emergency information

You can set up emergency information for first responders or others to view from your lock screen, such as your emergency contact and medical information (blood type, allergies).

To set up your emergency information:

1. Go to Settings > About phone.

2. Touch Emergency information.

3. Set up your information.

Note: Anyone who picks up your phone can see your emergency info without unlocking your phone.

View emergency information

1. From the lock screen:

Swipe up and touch Emergency below the keypad.

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Or, press and hold the Power button, then touch Emergency.

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2. Touch Emergency information twice.

Add message to lock screen

To add your name or a short message to your lock screen for anyone who finds your phone:

1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced > Lock screen.

2. Touch Add text on lock screen.

3. Type the text to display and touch Save.

Tip: Don't put your mobile number as your contact info unless you can access your voicemail from another device.

Send your location to emergency services

Not all carriers and countries support this feature.

If Android Emergency Location Service (ELS) works in your country and on your carrier's network and if you haven't turned off ELS, when you call or text an emergency number, ELS sends your location to authorized emergency responders to help them locate you.

If ELS is off, your carrier might still send the phone’s location during an emergency call. For more information, check with your carrier.

To turn ELS on or off:

1. Go to Settings > Location > Advanced.

2. Touch Emergency Location Service.

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Turn it on or off .

To learn more about ELS, read Google's help.

Make it yours

This topic lists things that most people want to do with their new phone, with links to instructions on how to do them.

Personalize your phone

Set the wallpaper.

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Add apps to your home screen.

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Adjust screen settings, like style (font size, color scheme), rotation settings, and dark background.

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You can use either the buttons or gestures to move between apps and screens. Choose which

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System navigation to use.

Assign ringtones or photos to friends you call.

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Set your schedule for Do Not Disturb , to automatically silence your phone when you don't want to be

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interrupted.

Protect your phone

Set up a screen lock.

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Set up fingerprint security to unlock your screen safely and quickly with a touch.

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In case you lose your phone, set up Find My Device and record your IMEI number.

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Other common set up tasks

Connect with your Bluetooth devices and Wi-Fi networks.

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If you use multiple languages, set them up so they appear on your keyboard.

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Learn the basics

About your home screen

You see the home screen when you turn on and unlock your phone or swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

You can add more pages to the right as needed. To add a page, drag an app shortcut or widget to the edge of an existing page and place it on the new page.

Swipe right or left to move between pages.

Here are the parts of your home screen:

1. Status bar: Displays the time and icons that tell you about your phone's battery and network

connections. Swipe down to see your notifications and quick settings.

2. Widget: You can add widgets to your home screen for quick access to information or frequent tasks.

3. Action bar: Swipe in to open shortcuts and swipe up/down to move between apps and screens. You can customize it.

4. Shortcut: You can add shortcuts to open apps or web pages you use frequently.

App list: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see the list of all your apps.

6. Favorites tray: Provides one touch access to your most-used apps from any home screen page. You can customize which apps appear here.

7. Navigation bar: Use gestures to move between apps and screens. You can replace the bar with the

navigation icons instead.

8. Folder: Add folders to organize app shortcuts.

If you want an entirely new look and feel for your home screen, you can use a different launcher. For a less drastic renovation, just change the wallpaper.

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About your lock screen

The lock screen appears when you're using a screen lock and you power on your phone or turn on the screen.

Tip: If you're using Peek Display, you'll see those notifications before you get to your lock screen.

From the lock screen, you can:

Make an emergency call.

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View and respond to notifications. Double touch one to open it.

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Open your quick settings. Swipe down from top of screen.

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Start a voice command. Swipe up diagonally from either bottom corner.

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Go into Lockdown. Temporarily turn off notifications and fingerprint unlocking.

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You can customize your lock screen to add a message and control which notifications appear.

What's new in Android 11?

After upgrading, you'll see the following improvements to the Android operating system and other apps.

Notification improvements

Conversations

When you view notifications, you'll see a new Conversations section, just for message apps:

You’ll see notification counts in the preview if you have multiple notifications in the same conversation.

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Learn the basics

You can mark conversations as Priority to keep them on top of the list and using a bubble. The contact’s

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photo will show on the lock screen and in your notifications.

Bubbles

Bubbles keep your conversations accessible by floating over any app you’re using:

Drag the bubble to move it around the screen.

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Read and send messages from the bubble without opening the app.

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You can turn bubbles off from any conversation notification.

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One-time permissions

Keep closer control of your most sensitive permissions, like camera and mic access, by granting an app permission for one-time use only. The next time the app wants to access the feature, you’ll be asked to again grant permission.

Auto-reset permissions

If you haven’t used an app for an extended period of time, your phone will auto-reset all permissions associated with that app and will notify you.

You can re-grant the app permissions the next time you open the app.

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The option to grant permission all the time is no longer available for many apps.

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If an app requests permission multiple times and you repeatedly deny it, the app will be blocked from

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requesting the permission again.

Other improvements

Notification history now lets you access notifications you accidentally swiped away.

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You can now hide Silent notifications from the unexpanded status bar view, and see them only when it’s

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expanded.

Navigation

Quick settings and media controls

Media controls are now in quick settings, instead of in your notifications, for easier access:

From media controls, you can now switch between the phone’s speaker and other connected devices.

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You can now swipe away the media controls if you don’t want to see them when you've stopped

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listening to music.

New features in Power menu

When you press & hold the Power button, you'll see the Power menu. This menu now includes:

Toggles, sliders, live video streaming, and a temperature control panel to control your connected smart

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home devices.

Quick access to Google Wallet.

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The Screenshot option has moved from this menu to Recent apps, for easier access.

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Changes to Recent apps

You can now take screenshots from your list of recent apps.

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Suggested apps no longer appear in your recent apps. They're at the bottom of your home screen.

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System improvements

Custom dark mode scheduling

You can now schedule Dark theme to turn on based on custom times or the sunset.

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If you turned on Dark theme in Settings, you can turn it off within individual apps that support light/

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dark modes.

Screen recorder

Capture a video of your screen while you're using it:

Start recording conveniently from quick settings or when you're playing a game.

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Use the selfie camera to capture audio or video of yourself narrating while you record.

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Learn more.

Nearby Share

Nearby Share improves the sharing ecosystem. Now you can share files and links easily and securely with Android phones near yours, without revealing contact information:

No internet connection required.

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Turn sharing on or off in quick settings.

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Learn more.

Do Not Disturb mode

When you're adjusting these settings:

You can allow selected people to call or, separately, text you.

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You can allow selected apps to send notifications when Do Not Disturb is on.

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Learn more.

When Do Not Disturb is on, both audio and vibration will be muted for system-generated sounds like alarms or reminders.

Other system improvements

Now any smartphone with Android 11 and 5GHz Wi-Fi can use Android Auto wirelessly.

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You can now customize back gesture sensitivity on both sides of the screen, making it easier to tap

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menus and use gestures.

When you turn on airplane mode, Bluetooth now stays connected and bluetooth headphones won’t

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disconnect.

You can get app suggestions and pin suggested apps at the bottom of your home screen.

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Accessibility features now have a shortcut to start them from the lock screen.

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If this is your first smartphone

Learn the basics

To get around your phone, here are the key concepts.

You can choose how you move between apps and screens: gestures or icons.

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In addition to touching the screen to select items, you can use other gestures, such as pinch to zoom.

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The icons at the top of your home screen tell you important stuff at a glance, like your phone’s battery

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level and network connection, and whether you’ve missed a call.

Your phone and apps send you notifications for things like new messages, calendar events, and

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upcoming alarms. You’ll find notifications in several places, and can do a lot with them.

To learn about these common tasks, touch one below:

Answer a call.

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Make a call.

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Set an alarm.

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Turn the flashlight on/off.

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Listen to music.

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Get apps

Your phone comes with many fun and useful apps, but you can really unlock its power by installing apps that suit your lifestyle. Go to Play Store to explore free and paid apps that help you be more productive, organized, informed, in touch, and entertained.

Protect your phone

You carry your phone around with you, and accidents happen; phones get lost sometimes. So set up some

security and prevent heartache if you and your phone become separated.

Set up a screen lock. This is your first line of defense in keeping your sensitive information safe. Prefer numbers, shapes, words? Set up a PIN, pattern, or password required to unlock your phone. Learn how.

A screen lock doesn't prevent you from immediately answering a call or accessing your camera.

Display your owner info. On your lock screen, you can discreetly display a “please return” message with some of your contact info so that, if your phone is lost, someone can to return it to you. Learn how.

Enable lost phone features. For peace of mind, check out Find My Device, in case you ever need to remotely locate and lock or erase your phone.

Personalize your phone

While changing your wallpaper is probably your first customization, don't stop there. Be sure to explore your Settings to set ringtones, font sizes, data usage preferences, keyboard preferences, and much more. It's a great way to learn many of your phone's capabilities while customizing it to suit your needs.

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In most apps you can touch or for app-specific settings. Be sure to see what options are available to you there, too.

Manage cellular data

Understand your data usage. Keep an eye on your data usage and learn how to make the most of it. See

which apps use large amounts of data and adjust their settings. If your phone is using too much data, you can also stop accounts from auto-syncing.

Use Wi-Fi to conserve cellular data. When you connect to a Wi-Fi network, your data will use that network connection instead of your carrier's network, saving your cellular data for when you need it. Learn how to

connect to Wi-Fi networks.

Useful to know

Find phone info. To find your phone number, device name, and other information, go to Settings > About phone.

Tell your phone what to do. Use your phone hands-free with voice commands. Tell it to navigate you, and

listen to it speak the directions to you as you drive--it'll even reroute you if you've gone off course. Tell it to set alarms, find information on the web, make calls.

Never miss a photo opportunity. Automatically open the camera right from your lock screen. Just twist your phone twice. You can automatically back up your photos and videos with your Google account or with other photo sharing apps available from Play Store.

Store your stuff. You have several storage options. Store apps and content on your phone. For more storage space, use an SD card for photos, videos, and music. You can open stored items in associated apps, like Photos to see your photos and videos. For even more storage space, plus the ability to access your media and files from any internet-connected device (phone, computer, tablet), use cloud storage. Your

Google account includes free cloud storage on Drive, which has its own app and is also available from the

menu throughout other apps.

Wi-Fi hotspot. You can use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot to share your internet connection with your other devices that need internet access (for example, a laptop or tablet).

Reboot phone. In the unlikely event that your phone becomes unresponsive, frozen, shows a blank or black screen, or doesn't respond to the Power button, you can reboot it. Press and hold the Power button for 7 10 seconds. The phone will restart normally.

Certain features, services, and applications are network or carrier dependent and may not be available in all areas.

If you had an iPhone

Welcome to Android! Here are some differences between your old iPhone and your new phone.

Your assistant: You've retired Siri. Now, find info and get things done with Google Assistant. Just set up “OK, Google”. Then ask for info or help with everyday tasks.

Apps:

Goodbye Apple App Store, hello Google Play Store. Play Store is now your default app store. Apps aren't

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compatible between iPhone and Android. However, many developers make iPhone and Android versions of their apps; if the app stores your data online, then you can switch with little effort. Just download the Android version from Play Store and log in.

Continue listening to podcasts. You can listen with the YT Music app. Or, there are lots of podcast apps

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on Play Store - search for “podcast” in Play Store and download one of your choice.

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Install apps remotely. On a computer, visit play.google.com. Browse apps on the bigger screen and then

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install them on your phone from your computer.

Your home screen:

On your old iPhone, your home screen was far left. Now, you start with one home screen and can add

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more pages to the right as needed.

Your old phone showed all apps on your home screen. With your new phone, you can put shortcuts to

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your most important apps on your home screen for easy access. Or, find your full list by swiping up from your favorites tray. This frees up room on your home screen for widgets, making your new home much more lively.

Like your old iPhone, you'll see notifications at the top of the screen, which you can swipe down to

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review. But on your new phone, you can swipe them left or right to dismiss them.

Quick access to settings: On your old iPhone, to adjust settings you opened a Settings app. You can still do that. But now you've also got quick settings. Swipe down from the top of the screen for easy access to toggles for airplane mode, Wi-Fi, and other frequently-used settings.

In the cloud: Your Google account is your key to cloud storage with Google. If you migrated your contacts to your phone, then you can see them from any device or computer by logging into Gmail. Your Google account includes apps like Calendar and Drive that let you work well with others. And it has apps that let you play too - access your photos, videos, music from any device when you log in with your Google account. Use YT Music to upload your iTunes library.

File sharing: If you used AirDrop on your iPhone, now you'll use Nearby Share to easily share files or links

with friends.

About your Google account

Benefits of your account

When you set up your phone, you added a Google account. If you haven't had a Google account before, this is more than just a password you set up for your phone.

A Google account lets you organize and access your personal information and files from any computer or mobile device:

Synchronize everything. Never lose your contacts. Associate them with your Google account if you

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create them on your phone, and view them from Gmail on any computer or by signing into your Google

account on any phone. Create emails or calendar events on your phone and view them on any computer. Access your browser bookmarks from any device.

Store in the cloud. Upload your photos, videos, and music to the cloud; get to all of it without taking up

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space on your phone.

Keep your stuff secure. Your account password secures it all and lets you access it from anywhere.

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Maintaining your account

Other than remembering your password, you don’t need to do much maintenance on your Google account just enjoy the benefits of your secure, synchronized information. However, you can:

Control how frequently your phone syncs your information.

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Review and manage the information Google collects from you, such as search and browsing history.

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Learn about Google apps

Many Google apps, like Gmail, Chrome, Photos, and Maps are preloaded on your phone. To learn about and download additional Google apps, read Google’s information.

Can't sign in to Google account

If you’re having problems signing in to your account, read Google's support information.

Status bar icons

About status icons

The status bar at the top of the home screen contains icons that help you monitor your phone.

On the left, icons tell you about apps, such as new messages or downloads. If you don't know what one

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of these icons means, swipe the status bar down for details.

On the right, icons tell you about your phone's battery level and network connections.

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A dot means there are more icons to view. Drag down from the top of the screen to see all icons.

What status icons mean

These are the icons from apps that came on your phone and the phone status icons.

Icon Meaning

CALLS

Active call.

Missed call.

Speakerphone on.

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Microphone muted.

NETWORK

Connected to cellular/mobile network (full signal). Speed of your network connection is also shown. For example, or . Possible speeds, from slowest to fastest, are 3G, H, H+, 4G, 5G. Available

speeds depend on your carrier and your location.

Poor connection to cellular/mobile network.

Connected to different cellular/mobile network (roaming).

Data Saver is on, preventing apps from using background data.

Wi‑Fi network within range.

Connected to Wi‑Fi network.

Poor connection to Wi‑Fi network.

No SIM card.

Location services are in use.

Airplane mode on.

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth connected.

Trusted device connected.

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Your phone is a Wi‑Fi hotspot. Devices can connect to share your data connection.

Wireless display or adaptor connected.

Connected by USB cable.

USB tethering enabled.

NFC enabled. Only some versions of this phone, sold in certain countries, support this feature.

SYNC AND UPDATES

App updates are available for download from Play Store.

App successfully installed from Play Store.

Email and calendar sync in progress.

Upload complete.

Download complete.

Google backup in progress.

Google backup complete.

SOUND

Vibrate.

DO NOT DISTURB

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Do Not Disturb is on.

BATTERY

Battery fully charged.

Battery charging.

Battery low.

Phone is in Battery Saver mode.

ALARM AND CALENDAR

Alarm set.

Upcoming calendar event.

EMAIL AND MESSAGING

New Gmail message.

New text message.

New voicemail.

Important alert.

OTHER ICONS

Screenshot is available.

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Screen recording in process.

Focus mode is on.

Apps that you download might show other icons to alert you about their status.

Certain features, services, and applications are network or carrier dependent and may not be available in all areas.

Phone terms you should know

Airplane mode

A mode allowing access to a device’s non-wireless functions (e.g., music, games, etc.), while disabling its wireless radio functions that are banned on airplanes during flight.

app

Software that you can download for added functionality, such as games, email apps, bar code scanners and more. Some apps are already on your phone, and more can be downloaded from your phone's app store.

Bluetooth™

A short-range wireless technology you can use to connect a device to other nearby Bluetooth-capable devices and accessories, such as headsets, speakers, printers, etc. Use Bluetooth to make handsfree calls on a headset or in your car, listen to music on wireless speakers, use a wireless mouse or keyboard, or print a document in another room. Set up Bluetooth.

cellular network or mobile network

A network of radio-transmitting towers. You make calls on your phone using radio waves sent between the phone and the network towers. You also send data and access the Internet on this network. Carriers use different technologies to handle these radio transmissions (GSM, CDMA, Edge, 3G, 4G, LTE, HSPA, iDEN).

data

Information sent or received from your phone other than calls and text messages. You may use data when you access the internet, check your email, play games, use apps and more. Background tasks, such as syncing or location services, may also use data.

data usage

The amount of data your phone uploads or downloads over a network in a given period. Your phone uses your carrier's cellular network or over a Wi-Fi network. Depending on your plan with your carrier, you may be charged additional fees when your data usage exceeds your plan's monthly limits.

GPS

Global Positioning System. A global satellite-based system for determining precise locations on Earth.With GPS, your phone becomes your navigator when you're driving and your concierge when you're looking for a nearby meal, movie, or cup of coffee.

mobile hotspot

A device or app that lets you share your mobile data connection with multiple devices via Wi‑Fi. You can connect different devices to your hotspot, including notebooks, netbooks, MP3 players, cameras, Smartphones, and portable gaming systems. The number of devices that can connect at one time depends on your carrier and connection speed.

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notification

An alert from your phone or an app on your phone. Your phone displays icons in the status bar to notify you of new messages, calendar events and alarms. Icons can also indicate ongoing status, such as connection to a Wi‑Fi network.

Play Store

Google's store where you can download apps, books, movies, and music. Choose from an assortment of free books or apps; purchase from an even larger selection.

SD card

Secure Digital (SD) card. A small, high-capacity removable memory card used in small, portable devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and digital cameras.

short cut

An icon you can add to your home screen that lets you quickly open an app. Create short cuts for apps you use frequently.

SIM card

Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. A card that securely stores information your carrier uses to authenticate your phone on the cellular network.

software update

An update to your phone's operating system that typically includes new features and fixes reported problems. The update is wirelessly downloaded to your phone at no additional cost to you.

status bar

Thin bar at the top of your home screen that displays the time and icons that tell you about your phone's battery and network connections. Apps display icons in the status bar to alert you of events, such as new messages.

sync

The process of sharing the same information across multiple devices and websites. Contacts, calendars and email are often synced through cloud services, so you can enter information on one device and access it through another.

widget

An element you can add to your home screen that gives you quick access to information or frequent tasks. For example, widgets can provide weather updates, upcoming calendar events. Many are preinstalled on your phone. Apps you download may also include widgets.

Wi‑Fi

A short-range wireless technology that provides a high-speed internet connection to wireless data devices. Many locations offer Wi-Fi connections, including airports, hotels, restaurants and more. Using a Wi-Fi connection instead of your cellular network can help reduce your cellular data usage. Some public Wi-Fi connections may not be secure. You should only connect to those you trust and use some form of internet security on your devices. Set up Wi-Fi.

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Learn gestures

You can use gestures on your touch screen to move between apps and choose or manipulate items.

There are also gestures, which you can turn on/off, to perform everyday tasks like screenshots or turning on the flashlight.

Touch, drag, swipe, zoom

Gesture Description

Touch

Touch & hold

Drag

Swipe

Press with one finger and lift.

Result: Open something (app or email) or choose something (checkbox, icon).

Press and wait before lifting one finger.

Result: Select something (app icon, text on a page) and see possible actions.

Try it: Touch & hold text on this page to see the copy feature.

Touch & hold an item and then, without lifting, slide your finger until you reach the target position.

Result: Move elements on the screen; for example, change a toggle from on to off .

Try it: Drag an app shortcut from one spot on your home screen to another.

Quickly move one finger across the screen, without pausing when you first touch (so you don’t drag instead).

Pinch out to zoom

Result: Switch between home screens or between tabs in an app. Or, move quickly through a list. You can swipe different directions (up, down, left/right) for different results. Learn more.

Try it: Open the Phone app and swipe left/right to switch between tabs. Or, swipe up from the bottom of this screen to go home.

Put two fingers on the screen and then drag them apart.

Result: Zoom in to see larger version of photos and maps. Or, open expandable notifications.

Try it: Open a photo and pinch out to zoom in on an area.

Tip: If you have visual impairments, you can enable additional magnification gestures.

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Pinch in to zoom

Put two fingers on the screen, far apart, and then drag them together.

Result: Zoom out to see smaller version of photos or maps. Or, close expandable notifications.

Press Power button twice

Press the Power button twice to open Google Assistant.

You can customize settings to open the camera instead.

Use edge action bar

Move between apps and screens

Use these gestures to move between screens and apps with the action bar.

Gesture Result

Swipe down See notifications

Swipe down twice See quick settings

Swipe up See recent apps

Swipe up twice Open list of all apps

Touch twice quickly Open shortcuts

If the gestures aren't working, check that Edge touch is turned on in settings.

Double tap for shortcuts

Touch the action bar twice quickly to see shortcuts for opening apps, actions, tools, and contacts.

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1. Open the app or contact

2. Customize these shortcuts - replace, delete, or rearrange

Move between apps and screens

Choose how to get around

You can change how you move between apps and screens using your touch screen: Settings > System > Gestures > System navigation.

Use gesture navigation

Use these gestures to move between screens and apps if you chose Gesture navigation and see at the bottom of your home screen.

Action Gesture to use

Switch between apps At the very bottom of the screen, swipe left or right.

See all recent apps Drag up from the bottom, hold, then let go.

See all apps Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen.

Go back Swipe towards the middle from the left or right edge of any screen.

Go home Swipe up from the bottom of any screen.

Open Google Assistant Swipe diagonally from either lower corner of the screen.

Use 3-button navigation

Use these icons to move between screens and apps if you chose 3-button navigation.

takes you back one screen.

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returns you to the home screen from any app.

lets you switch between recent apps.

Tip: For visual assistance, you can add to open the Accessibility Menu or magnify what's on the screen.

Use quick settings

Open quick settings

Settings you adjust frequently, like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, are “quick settings”, easy to get to from any screen.

To see your first few quick settings, swipe down once from the top of your screen. Or, swipe down twice on the action bar.

To see all quick settings, swipe down again.

Adjust quick settings

Do one of the following:

Touch an icon to toggle the setting on or off .

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Touch & hold an icon to adjust related settings.

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Icon Setting

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

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Do Not Disturb

Flashlight

Moto Audio. You can add this to quick settings.

Auto-rotate

Battery Saver

Mobile data

Airplane mode

Screen Cast

Screen Record

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Nearby Share

Data Saver. Appears after you turn on Data Saver the first time.

Night Light . Appears after you turn on Night Light the first time.

NFC

Wi-Fi hotspot. Appears after you turn on hotspot the first time.

You can also slide to adjust screen brightness.

Open all settings

To open the full list of all settings:

Open quick settings and touch .

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Or, open the Settings app.

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Tip: You can search the Settings app to find what you need quickly. Just touch at the top of the app and type your search term.

Customize quick settings

You can rearrange quick settings, putting your most used at the top. You can also add or remove them.

1. Open quick settings.

Touch .

3. Drag to add, remove, or rearrange.

To return quick settings to its original state, touch > Reset.

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Tip: You can also change the background color to be light or dark.

Turn screen off and on

Why your screen turns off automatically

To save battery power, your screen turns off if you haven't used it for some time. You can lengthen or

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shorten the time before your screen automatically turns off.

You can also use Attentive Display to keep your screen from turning off when you're looking at it.

When you bring the phone to your face to speak into it during calls, the screen turns off to prevent

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accidental touches. When you pull the phone away from your face, the screen turns on so you can use it. (If the screen stays dark, follow these steps.)

Turn screen off and on manually

To turn the screen on:

Press the Power button. If you've set up a screen lock, you need to unlock it.

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Your screen automatically turns on when you have an incoming call.

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To turn the screen off:

Press the Power button. When you set down your phone, it's good habit to do this. You prevent

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accidental touches, save a bit of battery, and keep it secure with the screen lock.

To keep your screen off and phone quiet when you don't want interruptions, like at night, use Do Not

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Disturb settings.

When your screen is off, battery-friendly Peek Display notifications fade in and out, showing only notifications delivered since the screen was last on.

Adjust volumes

Use Volume buttons

In-call audio. When you’re on a call, the Volume buttons control the volume of the other person.

Media. When you’re not on a call, the Volume buttons control media volume during playback or before you

listen.

Phone ringtone, notification sounds, and alarms. To adjust these volumes, press a Volume button and then use this shortcut on your home screen:

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Touch to toggle the phone ringtone and notification sounds between on , silent , and vibration only .

2. Slide to adjust media volume.

3. Touch to mute media volume.

4. Touch to access all volume controls (call, ring, alarm, media).

Set app volumes and auto-mute apps

You can adjust the volume of each app.

Also, your phone can learn to automatically mute apps you usually do. You can review and adjust the list of apps at any time.

Set it up

1. Go to Settings > Sound.

Touch Multi-volume and turn it on .

Adjust app volumes

Press a Volume button, then touch .

2. Slide to adjust the app's volume.

View and remove automatically muted apps

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Multi-volume.

2. Touch Auto mute to see the list of muted apps.

3. To remove an app from the list, just unmute it in the app.

If you don’t want your phone to learn your usage patterns and automatically mute apps, go to Settings > Sound > Multi-volume and turn Auto mute off .

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Silence with Power & Volume buttons

To silence a ringing phone, press either the Power button or the Volume down button.

To switch to vibrate at any time, press & hold the Power & Volume up buttons until you feel a vibration and see .

If you want to customize Power & Volume up so that it silences the phone instead of vibrating:

1. Go to Settings > System > Gestures.

2. Touch Prevent ringing > Mute.

Tip: Use Do Not Disturb to silence all calls, messages, events, and reminders. Turn it on from quick

settings, or schedule it to turn on automatically during certain times or during calendar events.

Pick up to silence

You can simply pick up your phone to silence incoming calls and alarms, and to turn vibration on.

To enable this gesture:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Advanced.

Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Actions.

Touch Pick up to silence and turn it on .

3. If you want this gesture to silence calls but not alarms (or vice versa), touch Settings and turn the appropriate option off .

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Turn flashlight on and off

To turn your flashlight on or off:

1. Open quick settings.

Touch or .

Or, make a chopping motion to turn the flashlight on or off.

If the camera opens instead of turning on the flashlight, be sure to use a chop gesture, not a twist gesture.

To control the chop gesture:

1. Go to Settings > System > Gestures.

Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Actions.

2. Touch Fast flashlight and turn it on or off.

Take screenshots

Take a screenshot

1. Do one of the following:

Touch & hold three fingers on the screen. (If this doesn't work, turn Three finger screenshot on.)

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Drag from the bottom of the screen and hold to see recent apps, then touch Screenshot.

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Press & hold Power and Volume Down simultaneously until the screen is captured.

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To scroll and capture more content, touch .

To stop scrolling before the end of the page, touch STOP.

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3. Do any of the following:

To edit the screenshot, touch .

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To share it, touch .

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To analyze it with Google Lens, touch .

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For more time to review it before taking an action, touch the thumbnail to open the screenshot.

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To open the screenshot after the thumbnail disappears, swipe the status bar down and touch the

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notification.

If you touched :

To crop the screenshot, touch . To switch between standard, circular, or freeform, touch

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again.

To change tools, touch to draw, to write, or to erase. Touch the icon again to adjust

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related options, like stroke thickness, color, and pattern.

Touch to undo and to redo a change.

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Touch Done > Discard to close without saving, or touch Done > Save.

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Find screenshots later

Open the Photos app and touch > Library > Screenshots.

Record your screen

You can record a video of your screen while you’re using it. You can choose to include your audio or a selfie video when recording.

Record screen

1. To start recording:

Open quick settings and touch .

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If you're playing a game and Moto Gametime is on, touch > .

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2. Touch Start to open the recorder and see a 3-second countdown before recording.

To adjust sound and video options before recording:

a. Immediately touch the countdown icon.

b. Adjust options.

c. Touch to unpause and start recording.

3. To stop recording:

Touch on the recorder.

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Or, swipe down from the top of the screen, then touch the red notification.

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While recording:

You can drag the recorder to reposition it.

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You’ll see a timer next to and in the status bar.

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Adjust sound and video options

You can mute or record your phone's sound, and you can include your own narration or a thumbnail view of your selfie video in the corner of the screen.

To adjust sound, touch the current setting and change it.

Icon Meaning

Mute

Record your narration using the microphone

Record only your phone's sound

Record both your narration and your phone's sound

To include a selfie video in the corner, touch .

To turn the selfie video off, touch .

You can adjust more options, like frames per second or screen touches, in phone Settings. Learn more.

View recordings

To view a recording immediately after you capture it, swipe down from the top of the screen and touch the

notification.

To view any time, open the Photos, Files, or other media viewing app, and look for the Screen record folder.

Measure with a ruler

You can enable a ruler on the edge of your screen.

Double tap the action bar to see your shortcuts, and touch .

If you don't see this shortcut, add it.

If nothing happens when you swipe in, check that the action bar is turned on.

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2. Touch cm or in to change the unit of measure if needed.

3. Drag the sliders to mark the measurement. The number displayed shows the measurement between the sliders.

To save the current measurement on the screen or add another, touch .

To remove a measurement, touch on the number.

Control phone with your voice

Speak a command

Not all languages support voice commands.

You can tell Google Assistant to call people, get directions, send messages, set alarms. Or, ask questions.

1. Get your assistant's attention by doing any of these:

Press the Power button twice.

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For hands-free control, say “Hey Google” or “OK Google”, if you've taught it to recognize your

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voice.

Swipe up from the bottom left or right corner of your phone. Learn more.

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Touch .

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2. Ask a question or say a command. For example, you can say “What's the weather today?” or “Set alarm for 7 AM tomorrow.”

Tip: To see a list of commands, say “Help”.

To silence Google Assistant when it's talking to you, touch .

Google Assistant will stop listening after a few seconds.

To learn about changing settings for Google Assistant, read Google's help.

Teach Google Assistant to recognize your voice

1. Open the Google app, then touch More > Settings > Voice > Voice Match.

2. Turn on Hey Google and follow the onscreen instructions to record your voice.

Fix a problem

If Google Assistant isn't recognizing your voice:

1. Is Battery Saver on?

If it's on, you need to get your assistant's attention by touch instead of voice, or turn off Battery Saver.

If it's off, then follow the remaining steps.

2. Open the Google app.

3. Touch More > Settings > Voice.

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4. Touch Voice Match > Voice model.

5. Touch Retrain voice model.

Get directions to a location

Navigation and battery life

Navigation is one of the most power-intensive apps, so keep your phone plugged into a high-quality car charger, especially if you're streaming music and/or using Bluetooth (also power-intensive features).

Use voice commands to get directions

1. Be sure you set up voice commands.

2. Say “OK, Google” or “Hey, Google.”

3. Say “Navigate to [destination].”

Use Directions widget

1. Before you hit the road, add a Maps Directions widget to your home screen, and you'll have directions to any destination you choose.

2. When you're ready to roll, just touch the widget, and your phone will talk you through the directions.

Tip: Combine your Directions widgets into a folder on your home screen.

Get directions to home or work

Get directions from anywhere to your home or work addresses with one touch by setting up a task shortcut for the Maps app:

Touch & hold .

Drag to a blank space on your home screen.

3. If you haven't set your home or work address yet in Maps, touch the shortcut and follow the onscreen instructions to add it.

When you're ready to roll, just touch the shortcut, and your phone will talk you through the directions.

Use clock and weather widget

Add widget to home screen

Put a clock on your home screen and get quick access to your alarms, calendar, weather, and daily steps.

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1. Touch & hold the home screen.

2. Touch Widgets.

3. Touch & hold the Moto Widget widget, then drag it to a home screen page.

Switch views

The widget shows the time, date, and weather by default.

Touch to switch between views:

Time/date/weather

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Weather only

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Time/date

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Your daily steps

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An icon to open widget settings

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To change the default view, touch > > Default window.

Set or delete alarms

1. Touch the time.

2. Adjust alarms:

To use an existing alarm, switch it on . Touch to view or edit its ringtone.

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To add a new alarm, touch and set the time and ringtone.

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To delete an alarm, touch next to it, then touch .

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To control general alarm settings, like alarm volume and snooze duration, touch > Settings.

When an alarm is set, shows in the status bar.

Manage weather forecasts

Display current conditions for your location or for a city you select.

Show temperature and conditions for current location

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1. Do one of the following:

Touch Add cities.

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Or, touch the current temperature, then touch .

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2. Turn Current location on.

Tip: To switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius, touch Temperature unit.

Add location

1. Do one of the following:

If you haven't added locations yet, touch Add cities.

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Or, touch the current temperature, then touch .

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2. Touch Add new location.

Enter a city name or ZIP code, then touch .

4. Touch the city to add.

5. When you add a city, it is set to show on the widget. If you want a different city's weather shown on the widget, select its button from the list of locations.

Remove location

1. Touch the temperature.

Touch .

Touch next to the city's name.

View forecasts

1. Touch the current temperature on the widget to open the forecast.

2. Then:

To switch between forecasts for multiple locations you added, swipe right and left.

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To see more details on the weather provider’s website, touch an item on the forecast.

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To change the frequency of forecast updates, touch > Forecast update period, then select a

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duration.

Control weather alert notifications

The Moto Widget widget sends notifications about weather conditions that need special attention.

To turn notifications on or off:

1. Touch the temperature.

Touch .

3. Turn Weather alert notifications on or off.

View your calendar

Touch the current date to open your calendar, where you can view or add upcoming events.

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View daily steps with Fit

You can track your daily steps on the widget. And, to open the Fit app, touch your steps.

To show or hide your daily steps:

On the widget, touch until you see , then touch it.

Turn Google Fit on or off .

3. If this is your first time using Fit, follow the onscreen instructions to set up your profile.

Manage time spent on your phone

Understand your habits

1. Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.

2. If this is your first time using this feature, touch Show your data.

3. Review the chart to see:

Time you spent using phone today

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Which apps you’ve had on screen and for how long

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How often you unlocked the phone today

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How many notifications you’ve gotten

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4. For more information, touch a label on the chart. For example, to see your screen time for the week, touch today’s usage time.

Tip: To find Digital Wellbeing & parental controls as an app, turn on Show icon in the app list.

Limit daily screen time

For individual apps, you can set a timer that limits the amount you use the app daily.

Tip: To manage your child's screen time, use parental controls.

To set an app timer:

1. Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Dashboard.

Or, Settings > Apps & notifications > Screen time.

Next to the app you want to limit, touch .

3. Set the total time that you can use the app per day.

When you reach your time limit in an app:

The app closes.

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Its icon dims and no longer opens the app.

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The app timer resets at midnight. To use the app before midnight, go back to the timer in Settings and extend its time or delete the timer.

Pause distracting apps to focus

Use Focus mode to pause selected apps for fewer distractions.

1. Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Focus mode.

2. Choose which apps you want to pause.

3. Do one of the following:

To turn it on, touch Turn on now.

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To have it turn on automatically, touch Set a schedule, then select days of the week and start/end

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times.

When Focus mode is on:

You'll see in the status bar.

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You won’t be able to use the selected apps and won’t get notifications from them.

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Tip: To add Focus mode to quick settings, open quick settings, touch , then drag the tile where you want it.

To turn Focus mode off:

Open quick settings and touch .

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Or, on the notification, touch Turn off now. (To turn it off for a short period, touch Take a break.)

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To remove the schedule:

1. Do one of the following:

Open quick settings, then touch & hold .

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Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Focus mode.

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Next to Schedule, touch .

Tip: To mute sounds, stop vibration, and block notifications for all calls and notifications, use Do Not

Disturb.

Make it easier to put your phone away at bedtime

You can schedule changes to get ready for sleep.

1. Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Bedtime mode.

2. Select when to turn on Bedtime mode.

3. Adjust start and end times if needed.

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4. Touch Customize to set what your phone should do during this scheduled time:

Remove screen colors (turn on Grayscale).

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Silence your phone (turn on Do Not Disturb).

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Use parental controls

You can:

Control your child’s access to devices and apps

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Control location settings and view the location of your child’s supervised device

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Set daily usage limits, monitor app usage, and remotely lock supervised devices

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Set filters and controls on what your child can browse, purchase, or download using Chrome, Google

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Search, Play Store, and YouTube

You’ll need to set up parental controls on your and your child's devices.

To set up parental controls on this phone:

1. Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.

2. Touch Set up parental controls.

3. Follow onscreen instructions to set up the phone for child or adult usage.

4. To set up parental controls on the other device, refer to the help for that device.

To learn more, read Google's help.

Learn the basics : Work with text

Use onscreen keyboard

Open, close, resize keyboard

To open the keyboard, just touch an area where you can enter text or numbers.

To close the keyboard so you can see other parts of the screen, touch .

To make the keyboard larger, turn your phone horizontally. If your screen doesn’t rotate, check your auto-

rotate setting.

Tip: If you installed other keyboards, you'll see next to the navigation buttons when you're typing. To switch to a different keyboard, touch .

Type special characters

Touch & hold a key to see related special characters. For example:

Touch & hold . to see other punctuation marks.

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Touch & hold e to see é and 3.

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Tip: To insert a period followed by a space, touch the spacebar twice quickly.

Capitalize letters

To type in ALL CAPS, touch twice, quickly, so you see . Touch it once more to turn ALL CAPS off.

To change capitalization of a word you've already typed:

1. Select the word.

Touch until you see the capitalization you want: first letter only, ALL CAPS, or lowercase.

Use glide typing

You have two options for entering text: type one letter at a time (multi-touch typing) or slide your finger through all the letters in a word using one continuous motion (glide typing). Start typing either way and switch whenever you like.

When you're using glide typing, you can:

Type a word. Drag your finger over the letters in the word.

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Delete words. Drag left slowly from to select a word or string of words, then lift your finger to

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delete.

Enter apostrophes in common words. Drag through the letters and the apostrophe is automatically

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inserted.

Add a space. There's no need to use the space bar. Just lift your finger and start the next word.

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You can disable glide typing.

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Get suggestions

Use suggestions to type faster.

When you're typing, you'll see a list of suggested next words above the keys:

Touch a word in the list to insert it in your text.

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If you don’t like a suggested word, touch & hold it, then drag it to .

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You can limit or turn suggestions off.

Spell check and auto correct

Misspelled words are automatically corrected as you type:

To undo a correction, touch .

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To prevent that word from being auto-corrected again, add it to your dictionary by touching the word in

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the list of suggestions above the keys.

If auto-correction is turned off, you can still check spelling:

1. After you're done typing, review your text; misspelled words (and words not in your dictionary) are underlined.

2. Touch an underlined word:

If the word is spelled correctly, touch it in the suggestion bar.

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If the word is misspelled, select the correct word in the suggestion bar or type the correction.

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Type in multiple languages

If you have added multiple languages as a system language in your phone settings, keyboards and text suggestion are available for those languages:

When using a keyboard language other than your primary system language, available keyboard

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languages are shown on the spacebar.

To toggle between languages, touch .

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To see a list of available keyboards, touch & hold or the spacebar.

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You can add keyboards for other languages.

Cut, copy, paste text

You can select and copy text from web pages and messages.

1. To select text, touch & hold a word.

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2. Touch Copy, Cut, Share, Select all or:

Select more text. Drag the sliders .

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Get information about selected text. Touch Web Search.

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Translate selected text. Touch > Translate. (If you don't see this option, install the Google

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Translate app.)

3. To paste text, touch to insert at the cursor or select a block of text to replace. Then touch Paste.

Tips:

In some apps, you need to double-tap a word to select it (instead of touching & holding it).

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When you use Copy, the text is copied to the clipboard in your phone's memory, overwriting

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previous text in the clipboard. If you want to save and manage everything you copy into the clipboard, search for “clipboard manager” in Play Store to select and download an app.

Use voice typing

1. Touch a text field to show the onscreen keyboard.

Touch on the onscreen keyboard.

3. Speak what you want to type:

Speak naturally but clearly. There's no need to shout or hold the phone close to your mouth.

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To include punctuation, say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” or “exclamation point.”

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To pause or restart, touch .

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To delete a word, touch .

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Fill in forms automatically

Don’t retype your personal information again and again. Save it securely, then with just one touch, fill in passwords, addresses, credit cards, and other information saved to your Google account.

To set it up:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Advanced > Autofill service from Google.

Or, Settings > System > Languages & input > Advanced > Autofill service > .

2. Touch CONTINUE.

3. Touch categories to review and edit personal information, addresses, credit cards, and passwords.

Personalize your phone : Home screen

Change wallpaper

You can change the background image on your home screen or lock screen.

1. Touch & hold a blank area on your home screen, then touch Wallpapers.

2. Touch Wallpapers.

3. Touch a wallpaper or photo to use.

4. Touch Set wallpaper.

5. Select whether you want to use the wallpaper on your home screen, lock screen, or both.

If your photo is too large

Open the photo and take a screenshot of it. Then edit the screenshot as needed and set it as the wallpaper.

If you selected a live wallpaper

Some live wallpapers play motion for several seconds then pause. To start or pause motion, touch the screen.

If your battery is low, temporarily change live wallpaper to a static image to save power. Or, touch the wallpaper to pause its motion, if supported.

Customize your Favorites tray

The Favorites tray at the bottom of the home screen gives you one-touch access to your most-used applications. You can customize these app shortcuts.

To change the app shortcuts:

1. Touch & hold one of the app shortcuts, then drag it up and drop it on Remove.

2. Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen to open your app list.

3. Touch & hold the app you want. When the new shortcut appears, drag it to the empty spot in your tray.

Tip: You can also use folders in your Favorites tray.

Add widgets, shortcuts, or folders

Add widgets

Widgets stream information, giving some of an app’s functionality without opening the app. For example, the Calendar widget shows your daily agenda and gives you one-touch access to your full calendar.

To add a widget:

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1. Touch & hold the home screen.

2. Touch Widgets.

Widgets are listed under their related apps.

3. Touch & hold a widget to add it.

You can make some widgets larger to view more content:

1. Touch & hold the widget until it's highlighted.

2. Release it to see an outline.

3. Drag a corner or side to resize.

Add app shortcuts

1. Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen to open your app list.

2. Touch & hold the app you want.

3. Drag the app to an empty spot on your home screen. Or, drag it to the edge of the screen and drop it onto a new home screen panel.

Add task shortcuts

Many apps icons include shortcuts to common tasks, so you don’t have to open and navigate the app.

1. Touch & hold an app icon to see available task shortcuts.

2. Do one of the following:

To perform the task, touch it.

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To create a shortcut for that task, drag to an empty space on your homescreen.

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Here are examples of task shortcuts for various apps. Not all apps include task shortcuts.

App Task shortcuts

Compose new email

Gmail

Maps

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Open to specific account

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Navigate to Work

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Navigate to Home

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YouTube

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Subscriptions

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Explore

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New incognito tab

Chrome

Calendar

Messages

Clock

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New tab

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New reminder

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New event

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Open most recent conversation

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New conversation

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Start screen saver

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Start stopwatch

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Create new timer

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Create new alarm

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Bluetooth

Settings

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Battery

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Data usage

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Wi-Fi

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Add web page shortcuts

1. Open the Chrome app.

2. Navigate to the web page.

Touch > Add to Home screen.

4. Edit the name if desired.

5. Touch Add.

6. Do one of the following:

Touch & hold the icon to drag it where you want on the home screen.

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Touch Add automatically.

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Add folders

Folders organize your shortcuts.

1. Touch & hold an app shortcut on your home screen.

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2. Drag it onto another to group them together, then release when a circle forms around them.

Then you can:

Add more apps. Drag app icons onto the circle from your home screen or app tray.

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Use an app in the folder. Open the folder and touch the app's icon.

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Name the folder. Open the folder, then touch its name and type a new name.

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Remove an app from the folder. Open the folder and drag the app icon onto the home screen, or drag

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it up and drop it on Remove.

Delete the folder. Touch & hold the folder, then drag it to Remove.

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Remove widgets, shortcuts, or folders

To remove items from your home screen:

1. Touch & hold it until it vibrates.

2. Drag it to Remove.

To select a totally new user interface for your home screen, download a different launcher.

Remake your home screen with launchers

Get different launcher

Totally changing the look and feel of your home screen is easy to do. Just select and download a new launcher app. Switch back to the standard look and feel at any time. Launchers frequently include new sets of wallpapers, new gestures for interacting with your phone, and customizable elements for your home screen.

1. Search for “launcher” in Play Store.

2. Read through the choices and download the one (or more) that you want.

3. To start using it, open the app or follow the onscreen instructions after downloading it.

Switch between launchers

1. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications.

2. Touch Default apps > Home app.

Or, touch Advanced > Default apps > Home app.

3. Select the launcher you want to use.

Delete launchers

You can only delete launchers that you installed.

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Touch & hold the launcher's app icon, then touch > Uninstall.

Personalize your phone : Lock screen

Use a screen saver

Set up screen saver

While your phone is idle on a dock or charger, turn it into a desk clock, a photo frame to show off your pics, or more.

1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced.

2. Touch Screen saver.

3. Do any of the following:

To change screen savers, touch Current screen saver, then select one. To set options for that

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screen saver, touch .

To preview your selection, touch Start now. Touch the screen anywhere (unlock if necessary) to

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return to settings.

To adjust when the screen saver starts (while docked, charging, or either), touch When to start.

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Start screen saver

The screen saver automatically starts when you connect your phone to a dock or charger and the screen turns off.

To exit the screen saver and return to your home or lock screen:

Press the Power button.

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Or, touch , , or .

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To manually start your screen saver any time, go to Settings > Display > Advanced > Screen saver and touch Start now.

Turn off screen saver

To prevent the screen saver from starting automatically:

1. Go to Settings > Display > Advanced.

2. Touch Screen saver > When to start > Never.

Add screen savers

Search for “Screen saver” in Play Store for apps that give you more.

After you install an app, you can select the new ones in Settings > Display > Advanced > Screen saver.

Personalize your phone : Sounds

Set ringtones

Change default call ringtone

1. Go to Settings > Sound.

2. Touch Advanced > Phone ringtone.

3. Do one of the following:

Select a ringtone from the list.

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To use a song as the ringtone, touch Add ringtone at the bottom of the list. Then touch > Audio

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and select the song stored on your phone.

For silence, touch None at the top of the list.

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Vibrate phone for calls

You can set the phone to vibrate when it rings for calls.

To extend battery life, turn vibrate off.

1. Go to Settings > Sound.

Turn Vibrate for calls on or off .

3. To adjust whether vibrations sync with the rhythm of the ringtone, turn Synchronized ring vibration on or off .

Set call ringtone for a contact

You can choose a unique ringtone for calls from specific people so you'll know instantly who's calling.

Open the Contacts app.

2. Touch the contact's name.

Touch > Set ringtone.

4. Do one of the following:

Select a ringtone from the list.

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To use a song as the ringtone, touch Add ringtone at the bottom of the list. Then touch to

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browse and select the song stored on your phone. Touch to show internal storage.

For silence, touch None at the top of the list.

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Set ringtone for app notifications

You can set a default sound for notifications from apps including messaging and email. You can also set a unique ringtone for notifications from specific apps. Learn how.

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Tip: To change your alarm sound, open the Clock app and touch . Then touch .

Get more ringtones

Although your phone comes with lots of ringtones, you can get more:

Search for “ringtones” in Play Store and install an app that provide ringtones.

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Search for “ringtone maker” in Play Store and install an app that lets you create custom ringtones.

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Open the app and use it to select entire songs or portions of songs.

If you have songs that are .mp3 files stored on your computer, connect your phone and computer with

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a USB cable, then copy the song to your phone.

Fix a problem

If you're not hearing your ringtones:

Look for in your status bar, which means you're in Do Not Disturb mode. Open quick settings and

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touch to turn Do Not Disturb off.

Check that your ringtone volume is set to .

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Enhance sound

Automatically adjust sound

Your phone automatically identifies the type of media you're playing and how you're listening (phone's speaker, headphones, or other connected audio device), and adjusts sound for that experience. You don't have to do anything. Moto Audio is always on, unless you turn it off.

Set sound profile for headphones or other device

You can select a preset sound profile for your headphones or other connected device, and your phone will remember the next time you connect it.

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Moto Audio.

2. Choose how to adjust sound:

To automatically adjust based on the media playing, turn Auto on .

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To use a preset sound profile, select Music, Movie, or Game.

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Add/remove as app or quick setting

To show or hide Moto Audio in your list of apps:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Moto Audio.

Touch > Show icon in the app tray or Hide icon in app tray.

To add or remove Moto Audio in quick settings:

1. Open quick settings.

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Touch , then:

To add, drag where you want it in the upper panel.

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To remove, drag from the upper to lower panel.

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Turn Moto Audio off

To turn Moto Audio off for headphones or another connected device:

1. Connect your headphones or other audio device.

2. Go to Settings > Sound > Moto Audio.

Turn it off .

To turn it off when you're listening through the loudspeaker:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Moto Audio.

Touch > About.

3. Tap the image three times to add the on/off switch.

Turn it off .

Avoid interruptions with Do Not Disturb

Quickly turn Do Not Disturb on or off

When you're busy, use Do Not Disturb to mute sounds, stop vibration, and block notifications.

Turn it on

Open quick settings and touch .

You'll see in the status bar when Do Not Disturb is on.

To change how long it stays on, in quick settings, touch & hold , touch Advanced > Duration for Quick Settings, and then choose one:

To keep it on indefinitely, touch Until you turn off.

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To select a duration, touch For 1 hour, then touch + or - to adjust the time.

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To choose each time you turn Do Not Disturb on, touch Ask every time.

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Turn it off

Open quick settings and touch .

If it's turning itself on again, but you don't want it to:

Make sure you're not silencing on a schedule or during calendar events.

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If you're using Bedtime mode, touch Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Bedtime

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mode and turn Do Not Disturb off .

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Choose what can interrupt

You can choose which interruptions to allow when Do Not Disturb is on.

Choose interruptions by People

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb.

Or, in quick settings, touch & hold .

2. Touch People.

3. Choose what and who to allow.

Conversations: Allow all or priority conversations, or allow none. Touch to make selections.

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Calls: Allow calls from starred contacts, other contacts, all callers, or none. You can also allow calls if

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the same person calls twice in 15 minutes; turn Allow repeat callers on .

Messages: Allow messages from starred contacts, other contacts, anyone, or none.

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Choose interruptions by Apps

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb.

Or, in quick settings, touch & hold .

2. Touch Apps.

Touch .

Touch the app to allow, and set notifications to allow .

You'll see selected apps under APPS THAT CAN INTERRUPT. To change which notifications can interrupt, touch the app in the list.

Allow alarms and other interruptions

Alarms and media sounds are allowed by default, but you can turn them off. You can also allow touch sounds, reminders, and calendar events to send notifications.

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb.

Or, in quick settings, touch & hold .

2. Touch Alarms & other interruptions.

Turn interruptions on or off .

Choose settings for hidden notifications

If you have chosen to hide status bar icons for silent notifications, you can also hide them in the pull-down shade.

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb.

Or, in quick settings, touch & hold .

2. Touch Advanced > Display options for hidden notifications.

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3. Select what to allow or block:

No sound from notifications: You will see notifications in the pull-down shade but won’t hear their

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sound.

No visuals or sound from notifications: You won’t see or hear notifications.

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Custom: Start with not seeing or hearing notifications, and make small adjustments, like allowing

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notification dots.

Silence during calendar events

Your phone can automatically switch into and out of Do Not Disturb mode for all scheduled events in calendars that you specify.

Open quick settings, then touch & hold .

2. Touch Schedules.

3. Do one of the following:

To use an existing one, turn it on.

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To create a new one, touch Add more. Touch Event, then enter a name and touch Add.

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4. Adjust options to select the calendar to use and your reply status.

To stop your phone from automatically silencing:

1. Go to Settings > Sound.

2. Touch Do Not Disturb > Schedules.

3. Do any of the following:

To use the schedule later, uncheck it to turn it off.

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To delete a schedule, touch > .

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To delete multiple schedules, touch > Delete schedules.

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Stop phone from speaking

Silence replies to voice commands

Some voice commands (like “What's up?” and “What is the current weather?”) cause Google Assistant to speak in response.

To quickly silence a voice command response, touch .

To have your phone show responses to voice commands on screen and only speak them when you’re wearing headphones or a Bluetooth headset:

1. Open the Google app.

2. Touch More > Settings.

3. Touch Voice > Spoken results.

4. Touch Hands-free searches only.

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Turn off screen reader

If your phone describes everything you touch on screen, speaking your notifications, and reading messages aloud, you might have turned on a screen reader. This accessibility feature helps people with visual impairments.

To turn it off:

1. Press & hold both Volume Up and Down buttons for three seconds. If TalkBack was reading the screen, this pauses readout so you can update settings more easily.

2. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

3. Turn off all screen readers, such as TalkBack or Select to Speak.

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Silence “Hello Moto” during power up

If you don’t want your phone to say “Hello Moto” when it powers up:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Advanced.

Turn Power on sounds off .

You can't adjust the volume level for this sound.

Turn off charging sounds

If you don’t want your phone to make a sound when it comes in contact with a charger:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Advanced.

2. Turn off Charging sounds and vibration.

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About your apps

Open an app

Swipe up from the bottom of your home screen, then touch the app to open. Or, swipe up twice on the

action bar.

Preloaded apps

The following apps are preloaded on your phone. Don’t want some? Delete or disable them.

Icon App Description

Assistant Use your voice to control your phone.

Calculator Make some quick calculations.

Calendar Keep track of your upcoming events, get automatic reminders on your phone,

and coordinate with others by sharing calendars.

Camera Capture photos or videos. To learn more, read help in Camera app.

Chrome Browse the web. Access your browser bookmarks from any device, and sync

tabs with your computer or Android devices.

Clock Set alarms. Use a timer or stopwatch.

Contacts Organize and connect with your contacts. Assign ringtones to people.

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Docs Create, edit, and collaborate with others on documents.

Drive Store and synchronize your files on Google's cloud, then access them

anywhere you have an internet connection. Create and share spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. Scan documents and share or print them.

Duo Make video call with your friends across Android and iOS.

Files Browse and manage files and folders stored on your device or SD card.

Fit Track your health and physical activity.

FM Radio Listen to FM radio stations. (Available in Play Store if not preloaded.) To learn

more, open the app and touch > Help.

Gmail Compose, send, view, or search your email from your phone or computer.

Google Search the web, see your updates, and adjust Google settings, including

privacy.

Google One Get expanded storage, Google support, and other member benefits with a

paid subscription.

Google Pay Pay with your phone in-store or online, and send cash using this secure digital

wallet.

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Google TV Get movies and TV shows for instant viewing from Play Store.

Home Set up and control your Google Home and Chromecast devices, and other

home products like lights, cameras, and thermostats.

Interactive wallpapers

Maps Find your destination, explore locations.

Messages Send and receive text messages.

Moto Select available gestures for phone shortcuts and control notifications.

Phone Make calls.

Provides access to Motorola's interactive wallpapers, hosted on the cloud so they don't take up space on your phone until you download them.

Photos Manage photos and upload them automatically to your private album.

Play Store Get apps for your phone, as well as books, magazines, music, and movies and

access them from your computer or any Android device.

Podcasts Find the latest episodes of your favorite podcasts, browse popular and

trending podcasts, or discover new podcasts based on your listening history and preferences.

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Settings Customize your phone settings.

Sheets Create, edit, and collaborate with others on spreadsheets.

Slides Create, edit, collaborate with others, and play presentations.

YouTube Find, view, and upload videos to the web.

YT Music Stream your favorite albums, singles, and live performances, and get

recommendations for new music.

Get more apps

You can download free and paid apps from Play Store.

Tip: Swipe up and touch Search apps. Type the missing app's name to go to Play Store and install with one touch.

Get help for an app

1. Open the app.

Touch or .

3. Look for Help or Settings > Help.

Switch between recent apps

1. Drag the navigation bar up from the bottom of the home screen, hold, then let go. Or, swipe up on the

action bar.

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2. In your list of recent apps:

Touch any app screen to return to it.

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Swipe left or right to see more apps.

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Swipe an app up to remove it from the list.

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To clear the list, swipe all the way right and touch Clear all.

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Tips:

To switch between your two most recently used apps, swipe the navigation bar left or right. Or,

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touch the action bar twice quickly.

Use two apps at once with split screen.

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Close apps

To get out of an app, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

You don't need to close apps. Android manages the memory and battery that apps use, so you don't need to worry about leaving apps open.

To remove apps from your recently used list:

1. Drag up from the bottom of the home screen, hold, then let go.

2. Do one of the following:

To remove one app, swipe up to remove it from the list.

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To remove all apps, swipe right to the end of the list and touch Clear all.

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Tips for using apps

You can change the background color of your app list to be light or dark.

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See how long you use each app and set app timers to improve your digital wellbeing.

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You can print from many apps.

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Copy and paste text between apps with the clipboard.

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To organize apps into groups on your home screen, use folders.

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Want to turn the flashlight on or off? Use quick settings ( or ). No app required.

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If you’re having problems with an app, try these troubleshooting steps.

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View two apps on screen

Use split screen view

1. Open the first app.

2. Drag up from the bottom of the home screen, hold, then release.

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In the list of recent apps, touch the app's icon at the top of the preview to see and .

Be sure to touch the app's icon instead of the preview, which opens the app.

Touch Split screen.

5. Select the second app to use.

Use a gesture to split the screen

To set it up:

1. Go to Settings > System > Gestures.

Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Actions.

Touch Swipe to split and turn it on .

To use it:

1. In the first app you want to view in split screen, swipe once back and forth across the screen.

2. Select the second app to use.

Exit split screen view

Drag the black divider all the way up or down.

Use Picture-in-picture

With some apps, you can watch video in a small, movable frame while you do other things. Use it when

navigating with Google Maps, too.

When you’re playing a video or navigating with Maps, touch or swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

The video (or navigation) shrinks.

2. You can drag the video (or navigation) anywhere on the screen.

To return it to full size, touch it twice.

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To close it, drag it to the bottom of the screen. Or, touch it, then touch .

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To turn off Picture-in-picture for the app in use, touch it, then touch and turn Allow picture-in-

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picture off .

To see all apps that support Picture-in-picture:

1. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications.

2. Touch Advanced > Special app access > Picture-in-picture.

To turn off Picture-in-picture for an app, touch it and turn Allow picture-in-picture off .

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View notifications

Find your notifications

Apps send notifications to alert you about things like new messages, calendar events, and alarms.

You can check your notifications from a few places:

They appear on your lock screen.

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You see them when you swipe the status bar down, or swipe the action bar down.

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If you receive multiple notifications from an app, they're bundled together. Swipe down to view more details. Conversation notifications are bundled together at the top of your other notifications so you can easily return to them any time.

Some important notifications pop up briefly over your current app so that you can take action. For example, a notification for an incoming call might appear while you're watching a video, so that you can answer or dismiss the call.

If an app icon has a notification dot, you can touch & hold it to see the most recent notification:

What you can do with notifications

Respond from a notification

Many notifications include actions at the bottom that let you complete common tasks without opening the full app. If you have several notifications, these actions are hidden. When you see , touch it to reveal

actions.

Open the app that sent the notification

Swipe down from the top of the screen and touch the notification to open the app. From your lock screen, touch the notification twice and enter your PIN, pattern, or password to unlock your screen and open the app.

Snooze a notification

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Swipe left or right slowly. Then touch and select a duration to snooze notifications. To snooze notifications, first turn on snoozing.

Dismiss a notification

Swipe it sideways. Some notifications, like voicemails, require an action and cannot be dismissed.

Dismiss all notifications

Swipe to the end of your notifications and touch Clear all.

Customize your notifications

Use Do Not Disturb to silence all notifications when you don’t want interruptions.

Touch & hold a notification to customize that app's notifications. Then you can:

Stop all notifications from that app.

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Change the app's notifications to be Silent instead of Default.

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About Moto experiences

The Moto app provides experiences to help you get the most from your Motorola phone.

You can turn these features on or off with the app or in Settings.

Turn gestures on/off

Perform everyday tasks with quick motions.

You turn each gesture on/off independently.

Touch “Learn more” links to learn how to use and turn gestures on/off.

Use three fingers to take a screenshot. Learn more.

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Make a chopping motion to turn the flashlight on or off. Learn more.

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Twist your wrist twice quickly to open the camera from any screen. Learn more.

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Use the Volume buttons to switch tracks when listening to music. Learn more.

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Pick up your ringing phone to silence it and switch to vibrate. Learn more.

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Swipe back and forth to use split screen. Learn more.

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Optimize your gaming

Moto Gametime provides tools and settings to help you focus on gaming. You can:

Turn on enhanced display and audio settings. Learn how.

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Block notifications and reject incoming calls, except for those you choose. Learn how.

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Pause gestures that conflict with game controls. Learn how.

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Access shortcuts to social apps, screen capture tools, and settings. Learn how.

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Other settings

See what’s going on while your screen is off with Peek Display. Learn more.

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Lights show on your phone's edges to let you know the phone is charging, or to alert you of an

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incoming call, notification, or alarm. You can adjust settings for these lights.

Keep your screen on while you’re looking at it with Attentive Display. Learn how.

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Enhance sound with Moto Audio. Learn how.

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Silence the “Hello Moto” greeting during startup. Learn how.

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To find information about different settings, touch above.

Enhance your gaming

Open toolkit

Moto Gametime provides a toolkit you can use to quickly adjust settings when gaming.

To open the toolkit, during a game touch or slide right. If you don't see these icons, turn on full

screen mode.

To change how you open the toolkit, adjust the swipe position, or hide the toolkit:

Touch or swipe right.

Touch > Toolkit access

Customize display and sound for gaming

During a game, open the toolkit and touch .

If you’re not playing, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Gametime > Settings.

2. Under Performance, adjust settings:

To keep brightness at a fixed level while gaming, turn Disable adaptive brightness on .

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To use equalizer settings optimized for gaming, turn Audio enhancements on .

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Tip: For the smoothest motion, be sure the display refresh rate is set to the highest rate

Use left/right trigger buttons

In landscape mode, use left/right virtual trigger buttons at the edge of the screen to control game buttons. You can move them toward the middle or corners of the screen for your comfort.

Note: When you use L/R trigger buttons, the display of the screen doesn't wrap around the curved edge.

In landscape mode, open the toolkit and touch .

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Turn Use L/R trigger buttons on .

3. Touch Customize, then:

Drag and over the on-screen buttons you want them to control.

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Drag trigger buttons in toward the middle or out toward corners of the screen.

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To change button color, touch a circle.

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4. Touch Done.

Turn Show L/R button hint on or off to to show or hide the and that remind you of which game button each controls.

Play uninterrupted

From toolkit

1. During a game, open the toolkit.

Touch to block calls and to block notifications.

When Block calls is on , calls from starred contacts are allowed as exceptions. To block starred contacts as well, or to permit calls from certain contacts, touch > Caller exceptions.

From Moto app

1. Open the Moto app.

Touch > Moto Gametime > Settings.

Under Immersive mode, turn Block notifications and Block calls on or off .

When Block calls is on , calls from starred contacts are allowed as exceptions. To block starred contacts as well, or to permit calls from certain contacts, touch Caller exceptions.

Turn off gestures that conflict with game controls

Some gestures may conflict with game controls. You can turn them off while you’re playing games.

During a game, open the toolkit and touch .

Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Gametime > Settings.

Touch Block Moto Actions and turn on the gestures you want to block.

Use social apps while you play

You can add up to two shortcuts in the toolkit to social apps such as WhatsApp or Discord, for quick access to your gaming friends. When you open the app from the toolkit during a game, it appears in a small freeform window that you can reposition.

To add apps to the toolkit:

1. Be sure you've installed and set up the social app.

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During a game, open the toolkit and touch .

Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Gametime > Settings.

3. Touch App shortcuts.

You'll see a list of supported apps installed on your phone.

4. Select the apps to add.

To use the social apps:

1. During a game, open the toolkit and touch the app's icon, like WhatsApp.

2. Drag the app window where you want it.

3. Use available app features as you normally do. Certain app features may not be available in freeform mode.

Record or take screenshot during game

During a game, open the toolkit by touching .

To record your screen, touch . Learn more.

To take a screenshot, touch .

To adjust viewfinder size, resolution, or to record/disable screen touches, touch Screen record settings.

Manage game list

During a game, open the toolkit and touch .

Or, open the Moto app and touch > Moto Gametime > Settings.

2. Touch Game management.

3. Add or remove games:

Touch to add a game.

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Touch to remove a game. You'll no longer be able to use the toolkit or settings during games

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you remove.

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Install or update apps

Get apps from Google Play Store

Need a voice recorder, notepad, or compass? You can download more apps, in addition to the apps

preloaded on your phone.

To download apps:

1. Open the Play Store app.

2. Browse by category or search.

3. Touch an item to see a description, read reviews, and download it.

You'll see in the status bar when the app has downloaded and installed successfully.

Tips:

To view Play Store apps you've installed on this phone, touch > My apps & games. Touch Library

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to see apps you've installed on other devices using the same Google account.

To prevent accidental or unwanted purchases, touch > Settings > Require authentication for

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purchases.

Get apps from other sources

Before downloading, do some research: check the app's rating and read lots of comments.

To download apps:

1. Open the Chrome app and go to the appropriate site to download the app.

If you see a warning, touch OK to continue.

You'll see in the status bar when the download completes.

2. Touch the download notification to install the app. Or, open the Files app to install it later.

3. When installing the app, be sure to review what information the app will access. If you don’t want the app to access this information, cancel the installation. For example, if you're installing an app that makes a shopping list, the app should not require access to your contacts.

Update Play Store apps automatically

Updating your apps gives you the latest features and improves security and stability. For best performance, apps are set to update automatically.

If an app changes the information it wants to access on your phone, you will receive a notification to update the app manually and will be required to review and accept the new permissions.

To control when your apps are automatically updated:

1. Open the Play Store app.

Touch > Settings.

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3. Touch Auto-update apps.

4. Select whether apps should:

Auto-update over any network

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Auto-update only over Wi-Fi - save data charges on your cellular plan

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Update Play Store apps manually

1. Open the Play Store app.

Touch > My apps & games.

3. On the Updates tab, touch Update all, or to update a specific app, touch Update next to its name.

4. Read the summary of what changed, then swipe down to review any changes to permission details, what information on your phone the app can access. If you agree, touch Update.

Turn off Play Store auto-updates

To stop a specific app from updating automatically:

1. Open the Play Store app.

Touch > My apps & games.

3. Touch the Installed tab, then touch the app's name.

Touch and turn off Enable auto update.

To stop all apps from updating automatically:

1. Open the Play Store app.

Touch > Settings.

3. Touch Auto-update apps > Don't auto-update apps.

Restore Play Store apps

If you uninstall an app you got from Play Store, you can reinstall it anytime. Have apps you use infrequently, such as a flight tracker? Delete them and easily reinstall when needed.

1. Open the Play Store app.

Touch > My apps & games.

3. Touch the Library tab for a list of every app you’ve downloaded.

4. Next to the app name, touch INSTALL.

If you have multiple Google accounts, touch and next to your account touch . Select the other account and repeat the process to restore apps downloaded in that account.

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Manage or delete apps

Organize apps

To organize apps into groups on your home screen, use folders.

Control app permissions

The first time you use an app, and sometimes when you install, update, or haven't used it for a while, you are asked to grant the app permission to access certain data and phone features.

You can adjust these permissions any time.

To adjust permissions by app:

Touch & hold the app icon, then touch .

2. Touch Permissions.

3. Turn each permission on or off as needed.

Tip: To see how the app uses each permission, touch > All permissions.

You can also review each feature and adjust which apps have permission.

Use safe mode

Issues such as apps crashing, unexpected reboots, or fast battery drain could be caused by a third-party app. Use safe mode to start your phone with only the original software and apps. If the issues go away in safe mode, the problem is probably from a third-party app you downloaded.

To restart in safe mode:

1. Press & hold the Power button.

2. Touch & hold Power off. Then touch OK to restart in safe mode.

When it restarts, you'll see Safe mode across the bottom of the home screen, and all widgets and thirdparty apps will be disabled.

3. Use your phone and see if the problem has gone away. Remember, you won’t be able to use any downloaded apps.

If the problem goes away:

1. To exit safe mode, restart your phone.

2. One by one, uninstall recently downloaded apps. After each removal, restart your phone. See whether removing that app solved the problem.

3. Once you delete the problematic app, you can restore the other apps you removed during testing.

If the problem doesn't go away: Try these troubleshooting steps for phone performance issues.

Exit safe mode

Restart your phone by holding down the Power button for about 30 seconds.

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Clear app's cache or data

Clearing the cache and data can free up phone memory, improve performance, and fix some problems with apps and web pages.

Touch & hold the app icon, then touch .

2. Do one of the following:

To free up space by removing temporary files, touch Storage & cache > Clear cache. Over time, the

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cache builds up again, so repeat if a problem occurs.

If problems still occur, then delete all data saved in the app by touching Storage & cache > Clear

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storage. Be careful - there’s no way to undo this.

Force stop apps

Force stop an app only if it seems to be causing a problem. To completely shut down an app, including any background services:

Touch & hold the app icon, then touch .

2. Touch Force stop.

Delete apps you installed

You can delete (uninstall) apps that you downloaded. For many preloaded apps, you can disable but not delete them.

1. Touch & hold the app's icon.

2. Do one of the following:

Drag the icon up and drop it on . This removes the app and frees storage space.

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If you don't see a delete option, touch & hold the app icon, then touch > Disable.

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Delete apps installed by others

If you are the owner of the phone and share it with users or guests, you can uninstall apps they installed. Although their apps don’t appear in your app tray or on your home screen, they do reduce available storage space.

1. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications > See all ### apps.

Apps installed by others show the message Not installed for this user.

2. Touch the app name.

Touch > Uninstall for all users.

Back up to Google

You can automatically back up the following items to your Google account:

Apps and app data

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Call history

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Contacts

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Phone settings (including Wi-Fi passwords and permissions)

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Photos and videos (synced to your Google Photos library, not to Google Drive)

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SMS text messages (if using Messages)

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Tip: Back up over Wi-Fi to prevent cellular data charges.

Not all apps back up data automatically. Check with the app developer.

To automatically back up to Google Drive:

1. Go to Settings > System.

2. Touch Backup.

Turn Back up to Google Drive on .

4. If you have multiple Google accounts, touch Account to select an account.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions.

To back up other files that aren't automatically backed up, like attachments or downloads:

Open the Drive app.

2. Touch +.

3. Touch Upload, then choose the files or folder to upload.

Protect against harmful apps

Scan phone for harmful apps

Google Play Protect helps keep your phone secure by automatically scanning your apps, including sideloaded apps, to check for potentially harmful apps (malware).

If Google Play Protect finds a potentially harmful app, it stops the app from running and warns you so that you can uninstall it.

To see the results or to rescan:

1. Open the Play Store app.

Touch > My apps & games.

3. Do any of the following:

To see the results of latest scan, on the Updates, look at the message next to .

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To rescan your phone, touch .

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Google Play Protect is on by default.

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If your phone seems slow

If you’ve scanned your phone to confirm there aren’t any potentially harmful apps but your phone seems slow, try these troubleshooting steps.

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Search the web

Search from anywhere

You don't have to leave your current app to search for the info you need. Use Google Assistant from any screen to get search results and options for your next action.

To search:

1. Say “OK, Google” or “Hey, Google”. (Be sure you've set up the launch phrase.)

Or swipe diagonally from either lower corner of the screen.

2. Tell the assistant what you're looking for. For example, search for a local restaurant by saying “Find [restaurant name].”

3. Below the search result, touch options for related actions: make a call, get directions, read reviews, and more.

For more help with Google Assistant, read Google's support information.

Search with the widget

To type your search term:

1. Touch the Search widget.

2. Start typing a search term.

As you type, suggested terms appear.

3. Touch a suggestion to search for it.

Use camera to search for info

In the Camera app, you can use Google Lens on the viewfinder to:

Search for information about objects and surroundings: Learn about products, landmarks and

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buildings, plants and animals, books and visual art

Scan barcodes and QR codes: Search for related information, open a website to purchase a product

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Digitize real-world text: Copy text to paste in another app, translate text, save business card

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information to Contacts, create calendar events from dates on posters or billboards

To use Google Lens:

Open the Camera app and touch .

Frame the item you want to learn about and touch .

3. Touch the item you want to learn about.

For text, touch it to select it, and use to select more.

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4. In the list of results:

Review results, then touch a selection to view it or take the suggested action.

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To crop the area of your search for more accurate results, touch .

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For more actions, touch and then:

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Translate text

Copy or scan text

Homework help, like steps to solve math problems

Shopping, product details

Places, building details

Menus, restaurant reviews

You can also use Google Lens on captured photos and screenshots. In the Photos app, open the photo or screenshot, then touch .

To learn more, read Google's help.

Search for nearby phone numbers

To find and call a nearby business:

Open the Phone app.

Touch .

3. Say or type the name of place to call, or a search term about the place (for example, “restaurant”).

You’ll see a list of nearby search results.

4. Touch the place to dial its number.

If it doesn't work:

Make sure Location is enabled.

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Touch > > Settings and turn Nearby places on.

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Delete Google search history

Read Google's help for instructions.

Use search engine other than Google

To use a search engine other than Google:

1. Search for “search engine” in Play Store and install one of the apps.

2. Open that app to search.

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3. Optionally:

Delete the Google search widget from your home screen. If you can’t delete it, use a different

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launcher for your home screen that doesn’t include the widget.

Install a browser to replace Chrome and make it your default browser.

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Turn off Google’s collection of your information.

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Search your phone

Search contents of your phone

1. Touch the Search widget.

2. Enter a search term.

On the search results page, under , swipe left and change ALL to PERSONAL.

If you're not seeing results:

1. Open the Google app.

2. Touch More > Settings.

3. Touch General > Personal results.

4. Make sure that everything you want to include in your searches is checked.

Find an app

1. Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen to open your app list.

Touch Search apps.

3. Type the app's name.

4. If the app is on your phone, touch its icon to open it.

If the app isn't on your phone, touch SEARCH FOR MORE APPS to go to Play Store and install with one touch.

Find a setting

1. Go to Settings.

At the top of Settings, touch .

Type your search term and touch on the keyboard.

4. In the list of search results, touch a setting to open it.

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Find your phone number

1. Go to Settings.

2. Touch About phone > Phone number.

Find photos, videos, files

To find photos or videos on your phone, use the Photos app.

To find downloaded files, use the Files app.

Browse websites

Visit and bookmark websites

Your phone connects to your carrier's cellular network or to a Wi‑Fi network to access the internet. To save data charges on your cellular plan, use a Wi‑Fi connection.

Open the Chrome app.

2. Go to a site by touching the bar at the top and typing the address.

3. On a web page:

To bookmark it, touch > .

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Or, touch > Add to Home screen to put a shortcut on your home screen.

To search for text on that page, touch > Find in page.

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To open a link, touch it.

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To see options for opening a link in a new tab and copying or sharing a link, touch & hold the link.

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To print the page, touch > Share > Print. If you don't see your printer listed, set up your print

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service.

To return to the previous page touch .

To learn more about browsing or managing bookmarks, open Chrome and touch > Help & Feedback.

Open and switch browser tabs

In the Chrome app:

To switch tabs, touch the switcher icon .

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To open a new tab, touch touch the switcher icon , then touch .

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Clear browsing history

Open the Chrome app.

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Touch > History.

3. Touch Clear browsing data.

To learn more, read Google's help.

You can also review and delete your search history.

Change default browser

You can download other browsers from Play Store. After you've installed one, you can make it your default browser.

1. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications.

2. Touch Default apps > Browser app.

Or, touch Advanced > Default apps > Browser app.

3. Touch the app to use.

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About text and multimedia messages

Text messages - SMS

SMS (Short Message Service) messages contain text only. One text message can contain 160 characters; when you near the limit, a counter appears. If you type more, your message is sent in a series of SMS messages.

You can send one SMS message to multiple people, and replies are delivered in separate, not group, conversation threads (unless you and your recipients have group messaging enabled).

SMS messages are included in most carriers' text messaging plans and do not use cellular data.

Multimedia messages - MMS

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages can include unlimited text plus a photo, picture slideshow, video, or sound file.

You can send one MMS message to multiple people using group messaging, containing text only or text and media, and replies are delivered in group conversation threads to each person in the group.

MMS messages use cellular data and require a cellular data plan or pay-per-use payment.

Group messaging

Group messaging lets multiple people carry on a group conversation. All replies from recipients are delivered to all recipients, in a group conversation thread.

Though you send one message to multiple recipients, you are charged for each message received. Group messaging:

Converts multiple-recipient SMS messages to MMS for all who can receive them

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Is available for MMS messages only

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Note: Recipients who cannot receive MMS messages receive SMS instead and, if media is attached, a link to download it over Wi-Fi (when offered by carrier). Replies are to the sender only, in an individual conversation.

If you don’t want to receive replies in group conversations, you can turn off group messaging in the Messages app.

Read, send, manage text messages

Read and reply to a text message

When you receive a text message with the Messages app, you'll see in the status bar.

Swipe the status bar down and touch .

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2. Do any of the following:

To respond to the message, enter your response in the text box and touch .

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If the message is from an unassigned number, create a contact to associate a name with that

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number.

To open an attached photo, slideshow, or any type of attachment, touch it.

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To save an attachment, touch & hold it, then touch .

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To find a message, touch at the top of your message list and enter search terms.

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Tips:

If you don't want multi-recipient SMS messages converted to MMS and want replies sent in separate

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conversations (threads) to you only, turn off group messaging.

To protect your privacy, you can hide sensitive content for lock screen notifications.

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Send text message

Open the Messages app.

Touch .

3. Enter recipients, then type the message.

4. Optionally:

To add an attachment, touch or .

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To add a smiley or other icons, touch on the onscreen keyboard.

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Touch .

Tips for sending messages:

To text your best friend with one touch from your home screen, add a task shortcut. Touch & hold

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and drag to your home screen.

To change the text message reply to incoming calls, open the Phone app and touch > Settings >

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Quick responses.

Request text delivery reports

See whether recipients receive your messages by requesting delivery reports.

Open the Messages app.

Touch > Settings.

3. If you have dual SIMs, touch the SIM.

If you have one SIM, touch Advanced.

4. Turn on Get SMS delivery reports.

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Manage draft texts

When you begin composing a text message reply or a new message with recipients, it is saved in your message list as a draft until you send or delete it.

1. Open the message list and touch the conversation marked Draft.

2. Do one:

Finish composing the message and touch .

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Delete the characters in the text field to delete the draft.

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Forward a text message

Open the Messages app.

2. Open the conversation.

3. Touch & hold the message.

Touch > Forward.

Copy text from a message

Open the Messages app.

2. Open the conversation.

3. Touch & hold the message.

Touch .

You can now paste it elsewhere, like in an email you're composing.

Delete or archive texts

When you delete a message, you also delete any attached photos or videos. If you want the attachments, be sure to save them before deleting the message.

To delete a single message, open the conversation (thread) and touch & hold the message, then touch

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To delete or archive all messages in a conversation, touch & hold the conversation, then touch to

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delete or to archive.

To delete or archive multiple conversations, touch & hold each conversation, then touch or .

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To see archived messages, touch > Archived.

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Add attachments

Attach files to text message

You can attach saved pictures and videos, or take one right from your message that has an optimized, reduced file size.

Open the Messages app.

2. Compose a reply or a new message.

3. Do one of the following:

Touch & hold to start recording a voice message. When done, lift your finger.

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Touch to attach a photo or video or capture a new one. Touch to expand the viewfinder to

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fullscreen, where you can switch to a selfie camera or capture a video.

Touch for other types of attachments (emoji, GIF, your location).

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Touch .

To learn more, touch > Help & Feedback in the Messages app.

Send contact as text message

Open the Messages app.

2. Open your conversation with that person.

3. Touch their name at the top of the conversation.

You'll see their contact information.

Touch > Share.

5. Touch the recipient's name, or touch Messages to start a new message.

Touch .

Fix a problem

If you're having trouble attaching files, check that:

Cellular data is turned on.

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Your data plan supports MMS (multimedia messages).

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Save attachments from text message

If you received an attachment to a text message, you can save it on your phone. In the message, just touch & hold the attachment, then touch to save it. If you don't see , touch the attachment to open it, then

look for save options.

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To view the saved attachment:

For photos or videos, open the Photos app and touch Library.

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For other attachments, open the Files app.

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If you do not save a photo or video from a message, it is kept within the message only. So, if you delete the message, you also delete the attachment. (You can try to recover recently deleted messages.)

Turn group messaging on or off

Group messaging allows conversation participants to reply to all recipients in a single thread. If you do not want multi-recipient SMS messages converted to MMS and want replies sent in separate threads only to you, turn off group messaging.

This feature is not available in all countries.

To adjust the group messaging setting:

In the Messages app, touch > Settings.

2. Do one of the following:

If you have a single SIM, touch Advanced.

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If your phone allows dual SIMs, touch the SIM you use for text messaging.

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3. Touch Group messaging and select an option.

Change default messaging app

You can download additional messaging apps from Play Store. After you've installed one, you can make it your default messaging app.

To select a different app to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages:

1. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications.

2. Touch Default apps > SMS app.

Or, touch Advanced > Default apps > SMS app.

3. Touch the app to use.

Control notifications for text messages

If you use the Messages app:

Open the Messages app.

Touch > Settings.

3. If you have dual SIMs, touch General.

4. Touch Notifications and turn notifications on or off, change the sound, and add or remove vibration.

If you use a different messaging app:

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1. Touch & hold the app's icon.

Touch App info > Notifications.

3. Make changes.

Tip: In your phone settings, you can prevent interruptions by restricting text message notifications during hours you specify or from specific people.

Change text message reply to incoming calls

When your phone rings, you can drag towards to see a list of quick responses you can send by text message instead of answering the call.

To edit these quick responses:

Touch .

Touch > Settings.

3. Touch Quick responses.

4. Touch one of the responses to edit it.

Get text messages on your computer

Set up Messages for web

If you use the Messages app on your phone, you can see and send text messages on your computer.

Pair your computer and the Messages app on your phone by scanning a QR code:

The QR code is unique to that computer.

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You can set up multiple computers, getting individual QR codes, but only one is active at a time.

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To set up a computer:

1. Be sure your phone and computer are connected to the internet.

On your phone, open the Messages app and touch > Messages for web.

3. On your computer, go to https://messages.android.com. To remember this computer and stay signed in to Messages, turn the slider on .

4. Follow onscreen instructions to scan the QR code on the web page with your phone.

Once paired, you'll see your latest conversations in your computer's browser.

See and send messages

When you have unread messages, you'll see a red notification and number of unread messages in the browser tab on your computer.

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To send messages from your computer, your phone must be on and connected to the internet.

Usual carrier fees for sending text messages from your phone also apply to messages sent from your computer.

Sign out of Messages for web

If you don’t use Messages on a paired computer for 14 days, you’re automatically signed out from that computer for security reasons.

If you're using a shared or public computer, sign out when you're done.

To sign out from your phone:

Open the Messages app.

Touch > Messages for web.

3. Do one of the following:

Touch next to an individual computer to sign out of it.

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Touch Sign out of all computers.

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To sign out from the computer, at the top of the message list, click .

Apps : Email

Read, send, manage emails

Read email

If you've set up email, you’ll start receiving emails after your account syncs with your phone. When you receive an email notification, you'll see in the status bar.

1. To open email from a notification, swipe the status bar down and touch the notification:

A single email notification opens the message directly.

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A multiple email notification opens the email list; touch an email to open it.

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If you dismiss the notification and want to view the email later, open the Gmail app.

2. Do any of the following:

To view other folders, touch from your email list.

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Attachments appear at the end of the email. You can view or save them.

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You can print emails from your phone.

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Reply to or forward an email

Touch to reply to the sender. Or, swipe to the end of the email and touch to reply to all recipients or to forward.

2. Enter your message.

To copy someone on the email, in the To field, touch .

Touch .

Send new email

1. Open the Gmail app and touch Compose.

Or, touch & hold , then touch Compose. (If you send lots of emails, add a task shortcut. Drag Compose to your home screen.)

2. Enter the recipient and your message.

To copy someone on the email, in the To field, touch .

Touch .

Add attachment to email

In the email you're composing, touch > Attach file.

2. Browse to the file, and touch it to add it to the email. The attachment appears at the bottom of the email.

Apps : Email

Find emails

When you open the Gmail app, you see your Inbox.

To view sent email, drafts, recently deleted email, and other categories, touch .

To search for emails, at the top of your email list enter terms, like the topic or the sender's name.

Delete emails

To delete an open email, touch .

To delete multiple emails, go to your email list, touch & hold each message to delete, then touch .

To delete large quantities of email, sign into your email account on your computer, and see your email provider's help for more information.

Tips:

To delete attachments that you saved from emails, use the Files app.

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You can also remove email accounts from your phone.

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Learn more

For more help with Gmail, read Google's support information.

For help managing email from other providers, sign into your email account on your computer and look for the provider's instructions.

View email attachments

View attachments

Attachments appear at the end of an email.

To view or play the attachment, touch it.

If you see a message that you can't open the attachment type, most file types have a free viewer that you can use. In Play Store, search for the file type, then select and download an app.

Save attachments from email

In the email, touch on the attachment to download and save it on your phone, or touch to save it in Drive.

To view attachments later, open the Files app (go to Download) or the Drive app.

Delete attachments saved from email

1. Open the Files app.

2. Touch Browse > Downloads.

Apps : Email

3. Do one of the following:

To select one item, touch & hold it.

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To select multiple items, touch & hold the first one, then touch the others.

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Touch .

Prevent previews of attachments

Attached photos or videos appear as thumbnails, showing a preview.

To see a generic thumbnail instead of a preview thumbnail until you open the file:

1. Open the Gmail app.

Touch > Settings, then touch the account name.

3. Touch Images > Ask before displaying external images.

Preview inboxes from home screen

To preview your inboxes, open emails, or quickly start a new email, add the Gmail widget to your home screen.

With the widget, you can:

Open a message. Touch the message.

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Compose a message. Touch .

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View more messages. Scroll down the list.

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Open the app. Touch the folder name at the top of the widget.

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Add email signature

To add a signature automatically to the end of emails you send:

1. Open the Gmail app.

Touch > Settings.

3. Select the account.

4. Touch Mobile Signature and edit the text you want to appear at the end of every email.

Control email notifications

You can control whether you see notifications when you receive an email.

Touch & hold .

Touch > Notifications.

Motorola Edge 2021 User guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Set up phone 1

About your hardware

Hardware diagram

Care for your phone

Prevent water damage

Insert and remove SIM and SD cards

About the SD card

Insert or replace cards

Fix a problem

Copy data from old phone

Copy data from iPhone

Copy data from Android phone

What gets copied from Android phone

Import contacts from SIM

Manage dual SIMs

About dual SIMs

Set up SIM profile

Change SIM profile

Change SIM name, color, ringtone

Set up voicemail

Set voicemail password

Set mailbox greeting

Change voicemail options

Set up email

Set up personal email

Set up corporate email

Switch account views

Prepare for emergencies

Set up emergency information

View emergency information

Add message to lock screen

Send your location to emergency services

Make it yours

Personalize your phone

Protect your phone

Other common set up tasks

Learn the basics

About your home screen

About your lock screen

What's new in Android 11?

Notification improvements

Navigation

System improvements

If this is your first smartphone

Learn the basics

Get apps

Protect your phone

Personalize your phone

Manage cellular data

Useful to know

If you had an iPhone

About your Google account

Benefits of your account

Maintaining your account

Learn about Google apps

Can't sign in to Google account

Status bar icons

About status icons

What status icons mean

Phone terms you should know

Learn gestures

Touch, drag, swipe, zoom

Press Power button twice

Use edge action bar

Move between apps and screens

Double tap for shortcuts

Move between apps and screens

Choose how to get around

Use gesture navigation

Use 3-button navigation

Use quick settings

Open quick settings

Adjust quick settings

Open all settings

Customize quick settings