Motorola MILESTONE X2 User Guide
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Congratulations
MOTOROLA MILESTONE X2
Own the web, capture high quality video, and share
multimedia.
• Surf the web with a blistering fast 1 GHz dual-core
processor.
• View Adobe® Flash® videos on your 4.3” qHD
touchscreen, or use mirror mode to view your
smartphone on your HDTV scre en f or gamin g, videos,
web browsing, and more. See “HD viewing” on
page 21 and “Mirror mode” on page 21.
• Capture life’s moments in HD video or use the gallery
to gather all your photos and your friends’ online
albums in one place.
• Choose from thousands of cool apps, like apps for
downloading your favorite movies and TV shows.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
safety, regulatory and legal information in this guide.
This product meets the applicable limit for
exposure to radio w aves (known as SAR ) of
1.6 W/kg (FCC). T he limits and guideline s include
a substantial safety margin designed to assure the
safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. The
highest SAR values measured fo r this dev ice are listed in
the legal and safety infor mation packaged with your
product.
Note: When using the product while worn on you r body,
either use an approved accessory such as a holster, or
maintain a distance of 2.5 cm (1 inch) from the body to
ensure compliance with SAR requirements. Note that
the product may be transmitting even if you are not
making a phone call.
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Browser
Voicemail
Market
Contacts
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See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
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3.5mm
Headset
Jack
Back Key
Menu Key
Microphone
Touchscreen
Power/
Lock Key
Volume/
Zoom Keys
Search
Key
Micro USB Port
HDMI Port
Press=Sleep/Wake up.
Hold=Turn on/off.
Press=Text search.
Hold=Voice search.
Home Key
•Answers: Touch > Help Center.
• Updates: Smartphone updates, computer software,
online help, and more at
www.motorola.com/mydroidx2
• Accessories: Find accessories for your smartphone at
www.motorola.com/products
Notes:
• Unless specified otherwise , all instructions to
perform tasks in this guide assume that you are
starting from the home screen.
• All screens in this guide are simulated. Actual
displays may vary.
• Your smartphone supports data-intensive apps
and services. It is strongly recommended that
you purchase a data plan that meets your needs.
Contact your service provider for details.
• Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may
change depending on the software version on
your smartphone.
2 Your smartphone
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Your smartphone
Note: Your smartphone might look a little di fferent.
Contents
Gold
contacts
Battery removal
tab (do not cut)
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Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Apps & updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Digital living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Photos & videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Social networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Bluetooth® wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Memory card & file management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 Remove cover
(if necessary)
3 Insert battery
4 Replace cover 5 Charge up
2 Insert microSD
(if not already
inserted)
3Let’s go
Caution: Please read the battery use and safety text in
the important legal and safety information packaged
with your smartphone.
Tip: To save bat t ery life, see “Battery tips” on page 20.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your smartphone, a setup
wizard guides you through sig ning in to your Gmail™
account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the wizard
will help you create one.
After you log in to Gmail, you can set up social
networking, or you can do it later.
Note: Your smar tphone supports data-intensive apps
and services. It is strongly recommended that you
purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact
your service provider for details.
1 Press and hold Pow er/Lock
on top of your smartpho ne to t u rn
it on.
2 Select a language.
3 Follow the setup wizard to create
or log in to your Gmail account.
Note: If you have an existing Gmail account, your
contacts from that account are synced to your
smartphone.
4 Let’s go
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, press Menu >
& networks
and connect to wireless networks. There’ s more
in “Wi-Fi” on page 39.
> Wi-Fi settings. To uch Wi-Fi to search for
Settings > Wireless
Cool content & more
Browse and do wnl oad t hou sand s of th e coo les t ap ps o n
the planet from Android Market™.
Your smartphone can use a microSD memory card (sold
separately)—you can lo ad it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “Memory card” on
page 41.
Touchscreen & keys
Browser
Voicemail
Market
Contacts
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Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your
smartphone.
Touch
To choose an icon or
option, touch it.
Touch & hold
T o open sp ecial options,
touch and hold an icon
or other item. Try it: In
the home screen, touch
Contacts, then touch
and hold a contact to
open options.
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Abe Baudo
Allie Smyth
View contact
Anna Medina
Add to favorites
Astrid Fanning
Edit contact
Drag
To scroll through a list
or move slowly, drag
across the
touchscre en. Try it: In
the home screen,
touch
Contacts,
then drag your
Contacts list up or
down.
Flick
To scroll through a list
or move quickly, flick across the touchscreen (drag
quickly and release).
Tip: When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop
it from scrolling.
Zoom
Get a closer look at Google Maps™ or web pages. To
zoom in, double-touch (tap twice, quick ly) th e scr een. To
zoom out, double-touch the screen again.
5Touchscreen & keys
You can also zoom in or out by pinching your fingers
To zoom, touch
with two fingers,
then move them
apart.
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
Search Key
together or moving them apa rt on the screen.
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Key tips
Menu, home, search, & back
Press Home to close any menu or app and return to
the home screen. In the home sc reen, press and hold
Home to show the last apps you used, then touch
an app to open it.
Press Search for text search, or press and hold for
voice search.
Press Menu to open menu options, or press
Back to go bac k.
Power/Lock & sleep key
Press and hold Power/Lock to turn Airplane mode,
Sleep, or Silent mode on or off, or turn off the
smartphone (
To save your battery, prevent accidental touches, or
when you want to wipe smudges off your touchscreen,
put the touchscr een to sleep by pressing
Power off).
Pow er/ Lo ck . To wake up the touchscreen, jus t press
Power/Lock again or press Home .
Or, choose Sleep mode when you want to quickly close
all connections and save battery power.
To change how long your smartphone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, press Menu
Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
>
Tip: To lock the screen when it goes to sleep, use
“Screen lock” on page 46.
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to change
the ring volume or the earpiece
volume (during a call).
Rotate the screen
In many apps, the t ouchscreen
adjusts to display in landscape mode when you turn the
smartphone sideways:
Find it: Menu >
screen
Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
Quick tips
If you’re not sure what to do next, try one of these:
To...
Open a text message, see
details for a contact, or
open items in other lists
Open a menu for th e
current screen
Open an options menu (if
available) for an item on
the screen
Go back to the home
screen
Wake up your smartphone Press
Touch the message,
contact, or item.
Press Menu .
Touch & hold the
item.
Press Home .
Power/Lock or
Home .
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See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
1 of 6
Flick left or right to
see more screens.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Open the app menu.
Touch Back to close.
Notifications
Flick this bar down to
see details.
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The home screen gives you all your latest information in
one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the
smartphone or press Home from a menu. It’s
basically like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
8 Home screen
The home scre en ext e nd s to gi ve you roo m for add i ng
shortcuts, widgets, and more. Fl ic k the home sc reen left
and right to see more panels or to add widgets or
shortcuts.
Use & change your home screen
On your home scr ee n, shortcuts are icons that open
your favorite apps, Web bookmarks, c ontac t s, mail
labels, or music playlists. Widgets show you news,
weather, messages, and other updates right on your
homescreen without ha ving to open a separate
application or web page.
Tip: From the home sc r een, touch Menu >
to design different home screens for
Work, Home, or
Weekend. Or, rename a label to whatever you like. Your
changes are s tored in each profile.
Flick the home screen left or right to open other panels
of shortcuts and widgets.
• To open something, touch it. Press Home to
return to the home screen.
Tip: When you open a wi dget , touch Menu to see
any options or settings (you can choose accounts for
Messages, Social Networking, or Calendar widgets).
There’s more about social networking widgets in
“Your social networking account” on page 31.
Profiles
• To resize Motorola
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widgets
, touch and hold a
corner until you feel a
vibration, then drag.
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• To add something or
change your wallpaper,
touch and hold an empty
spot until you see the
to Home screen
Add
menu.
You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
• To move or delete something, touch and hold it until
you feel a vibration, then drag it to another spot,
another panel, or the trash at the t op of the screen.
Search
Press Search , then use the window that appears.
Smartphone status & notifications
The status ba r at the top
of the screen has icons
that tell you about
messages and
smartphone status. To
view your notifications,
touch the stat us bar and
drag it down. Touch a
notification to select it.
Here are some of the
status icons you’ll see:
Bluetooth® active network (full signal)
GPS active network (ro a ming)
Wi-Fi active 3G (fastest data)
downloading airplane mode
vibrate sync active
silent alarm set
mute call battery (charging)
speakerphone act i ve battery (full charge)
Tip: To see today’s date, touch the status bar at the top
of the screen.
9Home screen
Apps & updates
get the app you want
Quick start: Apps & updates
You can find all of your apps in one place. From the
home screen, touch to open the app menu.
Tip: From the app menu, touch
create special groups of apps or to see your most
recently used apps.
To close the app menu, press Home or Back .
Browse & install apps
Get all the fun games and cool apps you want! Android
Market™ provides access to applications created by
developers w orldwide, so you can find the app you
want.
Find it: >
Scroll to and touch the app you want to install. Then,
Install (if app is free) or Buy.
touch
Tip: Find more apps by going to market.android.com
your computer.
Note: If you need help or have questions about Android
Market, press Menu >
10 Apps & updates
Market
All apps > New group to
on
Help.
Choose carefully
Apps are great. There's something for everyone. Play,
communicate, work, or ha ve fun. But re member, ch oose
your apps carefully. Here are a few tips:
• To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses from
aff ecting y our ph one or pri vacy, use apps from tr us ted
sites, like
Market, check the apps’ ratings and comments
• In
before installing.
• If you doubt the safety of an app, don't install it.
• Like all apps, downl oa ded apps will use up memory,
data, battery, and processing power—some more
than others. Aft er installing an app, if you're not ha ppy
with how much m emory, data, battery or processing
power it's using, uninstall it. You can always install it
again later.
• Just like web browsi ng, you may want to mo ni t o r
childrens’ access to apps to help prevent exposure to
inappropriate content.
• Certain apps may not provide completely accurate
inform ation. Take care, especially when it comes to
personal health.
Market.
Recent apps
Your smartphone remembers the apps that you used
most recently. From the app menu, touch
Recent.
All apps >
Manage & restore apps
Find it: Menu > Manage applications
Touch an app in the list, then touch Uninstall (for apps
you downloaded) ,
To reinstall apps from Android Market, t ouch >
Market > Menu > My apps. Previously installed
apps are listed and av ailable for download.
Tip: For more app settings like storage and battery use,
check out Menu >
Clear cache, or other options.
Settings > Applications.
Manage Downloads
Find it: > Downloads
Manage all of your downlo ads from the browser, email
and other apps from one place.
Update my smartphone
You can check, download, and install smartphone
software updates using your smartphone, or using y our
computer:
• Using your smartphone:
You may get an automatic notification of an available
update on your smartphone. Simply follow the
instructions to download and install.
To manually check for updates, pressMenu
Settings > About phone > System updates.
>
Your smartphone downlo ads any updates over your
mobile network. Remember, these updates can be
quite large (25MB or more) and ma y not be available
in all countries. If you don’t hav e an unlimited data
plan, or mobile network updates are not available in
your country, you can update using a computer.
• Using your computer:
On your computer, go to
www.motorola.com/mymilestonex2
“Software” links. If an update is available, follow the
installation instructions.
and check the
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Contacts
Recent Favorites
Dialer
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Recent
Calls List
Touch to open,
then touch an
entry to call.
Call
Enter a phone
number &
touch here to
call it.
Add to
Contacts
Voice Dial
Delete
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Add call
Bluetooth Mute
DialpadEnd call
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Mute
Touch to mute or
unmute the call.
End Call
Touch to hang up.
Speaker
Touch to turn the
speaker on or off.
Dial Pad
Touch to enter
numbers during a call.
Bluetooth
Switch to a Bluetooth
device.
Add Call
Create a 3-way call.
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
From the home screen, touch Phone.
In-call options
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During a call:
Add call
Bluetooth Mute
DialpadEnd call
Speaker
• To use a Bluetooth® device, touch
device must be turned on and previously paired —see
“Connect new devices” on page 38.)
• To mute a call, touch
• To use the speakerphone, touch
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving
may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey
the laws and drive safely.
Tip: You can press Home or Back to leave the
active call display. To reopen it, press Home
Phone > Return to call in progress.
>
Mute.
Bluetooth. (The
Speaker.
Make & answer calls
To make a call, touch enter a number, then touch .
Tip: If the screen is locked, drag to the right.
To answer a call while the display is active, touch
Answer. When the display is not active, answer by
dragging to the right.
To ignore a call, touch
Note: Your smar tphone includes a proximity sensor.
When you hold the smartphone to your ear, the display
goes dark to prevent accidental touches. When you
move your smartphone away from your ear, the display
lights up again.
Ignore.
End calls
Touch End Call.
Recent calls
Find it: Phone
Recent
>
• To call a number,
touch it.
• To send a text message, create a contact, view a
contact, or other options, touch and hold an entry.
• To clear the list, press Menu >
Clear list.
Frequent calls
Find it: Phone > Favorites
• To call a number, touch it.
• To send a text message, view a contact, or other
options, touch and hold an entry.
• To add a contact to Favorites, select the contact, and
touch the star in the uppe r righ t corne r. The star turns
green.
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Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the firs t number. Afte r the
call connects, touch
select it from contacts or favorites. When the next
number answers, touch
Add Call. Dial the next number, or
Merge calls.
Your smartphone number
Find it: Menu > Settings > About phone > Status
My Phone number
>
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers that you can call under any
circumstances, even when your phone is locked.
Emergency numbers vary by country. Your
pre-programmed emergen cy number (s ) m a y no t work in
all locations, and sometimes an emergency call cann ot
be placed due to network, en vironmental, or
interference issues.
1 Touch Phone (if your smartphone is locked, touch
Emergency Call).
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Touch to call the emergency number.
Note: You r phone can use location based services (GPS
and AGPS) to help emergency services find you. See
”GPS & AGPS” in your legal and saf ety information.
14 Calls
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, you may see
“Cool Down” messages. To avoid possible damage to
your battery and phone, you should follow these
instructions until the phone is within its recommended
temperature range. W hen y our phon e is in “Coo l Down”
mode, only emergency calls can be made.
Contacts
Contacts
Recent Favorites
Dialer
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Create and view
groups of contacts.
Create Contacts
Contacts List
Touch to view contact
information. Touch & hold
to call, send a text
message, & more.
contact s like you’ve never ha d be for e
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: Contacts
Tip: To search the list, pre ss and ho ld Men u to open
a touchscreen keypad, then type a name. Or, touch a
letter of the alphabet on the right to go directly to that
letter.
Call or email contacts
Find it: Contacts
For View contact, Call contact, Text contact, or other
options, touch and hold the contact.
View & use contacts
When you set up a social networking account (see
“Social networking” on page 31), you’ll know what
everybody’s up to and when. Every time y ou pick up a
call, check a message, or look up a friend’s contact info,
sure, you’ll see their nam e and number, but you c an see
their social network status and smiling face, too.
Find it:
Touch a contact to open its details. While viewing
details, you can start a call or message by touching a
phone number or other info.
SORT contacts
To sort contacts or set display options, press Menu
Display options and touch:
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Contacts
Only contacts with phones: hide email-only contacts.
Sort list by: sort by first or last name.
View contact names as: view contacts as first name
or last name first.
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• Choose contacts to display: select which source to
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Contacts
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Home
Email
Home
Postal address
Save
Cancel
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use contacts from.
Create contacts
Find it: Contacts >
Touch any entry area to open the touchscreen keypad.
When you’re fin i shed, touch
Where are contacts saved? Your smartphone saves
new contacts in its memory and on the Google Server. It
also updates your social networking account.
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Save.
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: Contacts
Touch the contact, then press Menu > Edit Co nt a ct
Delete Contact.
or
Synchronize contacts
When you c hange one of your contacts, your
smartphone automatically updates your other social
networking accounts. Likewise, if you change a social
networking friend, your smartphone updates your
contacts.
Groups
Find it: Contacts > >
You can put your
(like “friends”, “family”, or “work”). Then, you can find
contacts faster by showing one group at a time.
Tip: Press Menu to choose which groups to show
All or Favorites).
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