Motorola Moto G 5G Plus User Manual

User Guide

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Contents

Set up phone 1

About your hardware 1
Insert and remove SIM and SD cards 3
Set up voicemail 5
Set up email 5
Prepare for emergencies 7
Make it yours 8

Accessibility settings 9

Visual assistance 9
Hearing assistance 11
Dexterity assistance 12
Use accessibility shortcuts 13

Learn the basics 15

About your home screen 15
About your lock screen 15

New to Android? 17

If this is your first smartphone 17
If you had an iPhone 18
About your Google account 19
Status bar icons 20
Phone terms you should know 24

Get around on your phone 26

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

Frequently used tools 33

Turn flashlight on and off 33
Take screenshots 33
Control phone with your voice 34
Get directions to a location 35
Use Time and Weather widget 36
Manage time spent on your phone 38

Work with text 41

Use onscreen keyboard 41
Cut, copy, paste text 42
Use voice typing 43
Fill in forms automatically 43

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Personalize your phone 44

Home screen 44

Change wallpaper 44
Customize your Favorites tray 44
Add widgets, shortcuts, or folders 45
Remove widgets, shortcuts, or folders 47
Remake your home screen with launchers 47

Lock screen 49

Use a screen saver 49

Sounds 50

Set ringtones 50
Enhance sound 51
Avoid interruptions with Do Not Disturb 52
Stop phone from speaking 55

Other sound settings 56

Silence “Hello Moto” during power up 56
Turn off charging sounds 56

Apps 57

About your apps 57
View two apps on screen 61
View notifications 63
About Moto experiences 64

Manage your apps 65

Install or update apps 65
Manage or delete apps 67
Protect against harmful apps 69

Search and browse 70

Search the web 70
Search your phone 72
Browse websites 73

Text messaging 75

About text and multimedia messages 75
Read, send, manage text messages 75
Add attachments 77
Save attachments from text message 78
Turn group messaging on or off 78
Change default messaging app 79
Control notifications for text messages 79
Change text message reply to incoming calls 79
Get text messages on your computer 80

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Email 81

Read, send, manage emails 81
View email attachments 82
Preview inboxes from home screen 83
Add email signature 83
Control email notifications 83

Calendar app 85

About the calendar 85
Find calendar events 85
Create and manage events 86
Control notifications for calendar events 86

Clock app 88

Set alarms 88
Use timer or stopwatch 88
Set date and time 90

Photos app 91

Share photos and videos 91
Upload photos and videos 91

Calls, contacts, voicemail 93

Phone calls 93

Answer calls 93
Make calls 94
During a call 95
Make video calls 96
Make conference calls 97
Block calls and texts 97
Turn call waiting on and off 99
View and delete call history 99
Make emergency call from locked phone 101

Contacts 102

Add contacts 102
Edit or delete contacts 103
Star your favorite contacts 104
Sort contacts 104
Share contacts 105

Voicemail 107

Use voicemail 107
Send all calls from contact to voicemail 108

Music 109

Listen to music 109

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Transfer music files 110
Connect a MIDI device 111

Battery 112

Charge phone 112
Extend battery life 112
Use Battery Saver mode 113
Show battery percentage in status bar 114

Storage 115

About storage options 115
Manage phone storage 115
Manage SD card 116
Find downloaded files 117
Recover recently deleted files 118
Upload music to cloud 118
Upload photos and videos 119
Scan documents and make copies 119

Network and internet 121

Connect to Wi‑Fi networks 121
Use Airplane mode 122
Control data usage 123
Share your internet connection 124
Connect to VPNs 126

Connected devices 128

Connect with Bluetooth™ 128
Connect with Wi-Fi Direct 130
Cast screen or media to TV 130
Transfer files between phone and computer (USB) 132
Print from your phone 133

Other settings 135

Apps & notifications 135

Change app settings 135
Choose how apps notify you 136

Display 139

Adjust screen brightness 139
Adjust screen colors at night 139
Set Dark theme 139
Show apps full screen 140
See Peek Display notifications 140
Change screen timeout 141
Stop automatic rotation 142
Choose color mode 142

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Adjust display refresh rate 142
Change font and display size 143
Set lock screen preferences 143

Location 145

Use location services 145

Security 146

About security 146
Protect against harmful apps 147
Be ready to find a lost phone 147

Lock and unlock phone 148

Set screen lock 148
Adjust lock options 149
Unlock with trusted devices 149
Unlock with your face 150
Unlock at trusted places 152
Keep phone unlocked while it's on you 153

Use fingerprint security 153
Pin your screen 155
Lock SIM card 156

Accounts 157

Add or remove accounts 157
Sync accounts and apps 158
Manage information in your Google account 159

System 160

Languages & input 160

Customize the keyboard 160

Use multiple languages 161
Open apps faster with Adaptive performance 162

Gestures 163

Set Power button gesture 163

Change System navigation 163

Turn flashlight on and off 163

Twist phone to open camera 164

Adjust screenshot settings 164
Back up phone 165

Users and guests 166

Share your phone 166

Add, modify, remove users 167

Add or delete guest 168

About phone 169

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Record your IMEI number 169
Find legal and product information 169

Fix a problem 170

Hardware issues 170

Phone is slow or unstable 170
Phone feels warm or hot 170
Phone won't turn on 171
Phone restarts or crashes 171
Screen is frozen or won't respond 172
SD card problems 173

Call and SIM issues 175

Problems making/receiving calls 175
Problems during calls 176

Battery issues 179

Charging problems 179
Battery drains too fast 179

Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB issues 180

Bluetooth problems 180
Wi-Fi problems 182
Can't transfer files or connect to computer 183

Account and sign-in issues 184

Forgot unlock code 184
Can't sign in to Google 184
Account sync issues 184

App issues 186

App or widget problems 186
Camera problems 187
Messaging problems 188
Gmail problems 190
Play Store problems 190

Maintenance procedures 191

Update Android software 191
Reset Wi-Fi, cellular data, and Bluetooth 191
Reset phone 192
Get more help 193

Set up phone 1

About your hardware

Hardware diagram

1. Tray for SIM and SD card

2. Google Assistant button (Only some versions of this phone, sold in certain countries, support this feature.)

3. Ultra-wide camera (To learn more, read help in Camera app.)

4. Standard camera (quad pixel)

5. Proximity sensor

6. Microphone

7. Earpiece

8. Volume up/down button

9. Power button and fingerprint sensor

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1. Main camera (To learn more, read help in Camera app.)

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2. Ultra-wide camera

3. Macro camera

4. LED flash

5. Depth camera

6. Headset jack

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

8. Microphone

9. 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 with a

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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 or Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes to gently

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wipe your screen.

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

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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, and

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avoid spraying cleaners directly on the screen.

The CDC advises to clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily.

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Insert and remove SIM and SD cards

About the SD card

Your phone supports an optional microSD card up to 512 GB.

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 (Settings > Storage).

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):

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To see if your phone supports dual SIMs, go to Settings > System > 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.

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

Fix a problem

Select a problem to see troubleshooting steps.

SIM card

No signal/SIM not recognized

Can’t make calls

Can't answer calls

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SD card

Phone doesn't recognize card

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:

1.

Touch > .

2.

Touch & hold to dial into your mailbox.

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

Change voicemail options

1.

Touch > > Settings.

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

2. Touch Voicemail.

3. Touch Advanced Settings.

4. 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 set up.

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

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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 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:

1.

Touch & hold .

2.

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.

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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 display.

2. Touch Lock screen message.

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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3.

Turn it on or off .

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

Turn emergency alerts off/on

Your phone can receive free, life-saving emergency alerts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to inform you of extreme weather or other threatening emergencies in your area, AMBER Alerts, and
Presidential Alerts during national emergencies.

When an emergency alert is sent out, appears in the status bar. Touch the notification to read the alert.

You can turn most alerts off or on (Presidential Alerts cannot be disabled) and adjust alert notification settings.

Note: Because alerts are intended to save lives, please consider carefully before turning alerts off. For more
information, visit http://www.fema.gov/wireless-emergency-alerts.

1. Go to Settings.

2. Touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Wireless emergency alerts.

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3. Adjust settings as needed.

Make it yours

Now that you're up and running (battery charged, contacts imported, accounts added), it's time for fun:

Set the wallpaper.

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Assign ringtones or photos to friends you call.

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Customize the Power button so that tapping it twice opens a menu of your selected shortcuts.

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Find some games.

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Play some music.

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To protect your phone, be sure to:

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 ever lose your phone, set up Find My Device and record your IMEI number.

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You'll probably also want to:

Set up your Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections.

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

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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.

Find your phone number

1. Go to Settings.

2. Touch About phone > Phone number.

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Visual assistance

Adjust colors if you’re color blind

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2.

Touch Color correction and turn Use color correction on .

3. Touch Correction mode and choose an option.

How you see colors Option to choose

It’s difficult to tell violet from blue. Yellow and green appear redder. Deuteranomaly (red-green)

Colors aren’t bright. Red, orange, and yellow appear greener. Protanomaly (red-green)

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It’s difficult to tell yellow and red from pink. Blue appears greener. Tritanomaly (blue-yellow)

Color correction is an experimental feature and might not work correctly everywhere on your phone.

Magnify the screen

You can magnify the screen by triple tapping it or by swiping up from the bottom of the screen with two fingers. If
you're using 3-button navigation, you can add to magnify.

Set it up

To set up the way to start (zoom in) and stop (zoom out) magnification:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Magnification.

2.

Select an option and turn it on :

To touch the screen three times, choose Magnify with triple-tap.

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To swipe up from the bottom of the screen with two fingers (gesture navigation), choose Magnify with

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shortcut.

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To add to the buttons (3-button navigation), choose Magnify with shortcut.

When magnification is on, you’ll see an orange border around the screen.

Use magnification

To zoom in/out:

1. Start magnification using the method you selected: triple tap, swipe up from bottom of screen with two fingers,
or touch .

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2. Touch the area of the screen to magnify, then:

Drag two or more fingers to scroll.

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Pinch two or more fingers to adjust zoom.

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To zoom temporarily:

1. Start magnification using the method you selected: triple tap, swipe up from bottom of screen with two fingers,
or touch .

2. Touch & hold anywhere on the screen, then:

Drag to move around the screen.

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Lift your finger to zoom out.

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You can't zoom in on the keyboard or the buttons.

Tip: You can also adjust font and display size.

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Turn touch sounds on/off

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Advanced.

2. Do any of the following:

To hear a tone when you dial a number, turn on Dial pad tones.

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To hear a click when you lock or unlock the screen, turn on Screen locking sounds.

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To hear a click when you touch something on the screen, turn on Touch sounds.

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To feel a vibration when you type on the keyboard, turn on Touch vibration.

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If you don't want any of these sounds, just turn them off .

Hear other notification sounds

You can assign a ringtone for notifications from specific apps.

You can also control sounds that notify you of other events:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Advanced.

2. To hear a confirmation tone and feel a vibration when you successfully connect your phone to a charger, turn
Charging sounds and vibration on .

If you don't want any of these sounds, just turn them off .

Use TalkBack to read screens

Hear descriptions of everything you touch.

Enable TalkBack

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2.

Touch TalkBack and turn Use service on .

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3. Touch Settings and set the options you want.

When TalkBack is on

Touch an item. Your phone speaks the name.

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Start typing. Your phone speaks each number or letter.

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Drag status bar down. Your phone speaks all of the notifications.

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Open a message, file, or book. Your phone reads the text out loud.

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Change readout volume

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Press a Volume button to open volume settings, then use the slider to adjust the level.

Or, during voice readout, repeatedly press a Volume button.

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Stop readout

To pause or resume readout, press & hold both the Volume Up and Down buttons at the same time for three
seconds, until you hear confirmation that TalkBack is on or off. You can change the accessibility feature associated
with this shortcut.

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Or, turn TalkBack off:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2.

Touch TalkBack and turn Use service off .

More assistance

You can also:

Use voice commands

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Dictate text instead of typing

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Hearing assistance

Turn on video captions

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2.

Touch Caption preferences and turn Use captions on .

3. Specify options (language, text size, and style) for closed captioning.

Use hearing aids

To improve compatibility with hearing aids and reduce sound feedback:

1.

Touch .

2.

Touch > Settings > Accessibility.

3.

Turn Hearing aids on .

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During a call, hold the phone to your ear, then rotate or move it to get the best position for speaking and listening.

Set up TTY device

Not all carriers support this feature.

For text-based communication, you can use text messaging and email.

If you prefer to connect to a TTY device:

1.

Touch .

2.

Touch > Settings > Accessibility > TTY mode.

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3. Select a mode:

TTY Full: Type and read text on your TTY device.

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TTY HCO: Type text on your TTY and listen to voice replies on your phone.

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TTY VCO: Speak into your phone and read text replies on your TTY.

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4. Connect your phone and TTY with the audio cord that came with your TTY.

Dexterity assistance

External switch or keyboard

If you’re unable to use a touchscreen, Switch Access lets you control the phone using external switches or
keyboard keys to select items, scroll, enter text, and more.

To use Switch Access, you must have one of the following:

An external switch. USB or Bluetooth switch devices send keystroke signals to your phone.

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An external keyboard. Standard USB or Bluetooth keyboards can work as switch devices by assigning one

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or more keys to actions.

Connect the external device to your phone using the manufacturer’s instructions. Learn more about connecting
with Bluetooth.

Set up Switch Access

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2. Touch Switch Access.

3.

Turn Use service on .

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4. Follow onscreen instructions to select:

Number of switches

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Scanning options

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Switch assignments

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To adjust Switch Access later:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2. Touch Switch Access > Settings.

3. Adjust options.

Use Switch Access

To start scanning and highlighting items on the screen, press the assigned switch or key.

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To select a highlighted item, press the assigned switch or key, then press the switch or key assigned to select

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options.

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Change time to take action

If you need more time to respond to a notification or messages that are visible only temporarily, you can adjust the
time before they disappear:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2. Touch Time to take action.

3. Choose your preferred timeout.

Note: Not all apps support this setting.

Use accessibility shortcuts

Use accessibility menu

Get quick access to an accessibility menu that gives you better control of your phone.

To turn it on:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2. Touch Accessibility Menu.

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Turn Use service on .

Tip: To increase the size of the buttons on this menu, touch Settings, then turn Large buttons on .

If you're using gesture navigation:

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1. Use two fingers to swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

If you've set other accessibility tools to use this gesture, swipe up with two fingers and hold to switch between
tools.

2. Choose an option from the menu.

If you're using 3-button navigation:

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At the bottom of the screen, touch .

If you've set other accessibility tools to use this icon, touch & hold it to switch between tools.

2. Choose an option from the menu.

Press Volume buttons for accessibility services

You can press the Volume buttons to turn an accessibility feature of your choice (TalkBack, Switch Access) on or
off.

To enable the shortcut:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility.

2. Touch Volume key shortcut.

3.

Turn Use service on .

4. To change the accessibility feature associated with the shortcut, touch Shortcut service.

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To use the Volume buttons from the lock screen, turn Allow from lock screen on .

To use the shortcut:

Press and hold the Volume Up and Down buttons at the same time for three seconds.

You'll hear confirmation that the feature has been turned on or off.

Learn the basics

About your home screen

You see the home screen when you turn on and unlock your phone or touch .

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:

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

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

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

navigation icons instead.

7. 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.

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.

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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 search. 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.

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If this is your first smartphone

Learn the basics

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

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

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 level

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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 upcoming

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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.

Learn the basics : New to Android?

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

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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 on

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

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

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them on your phone from your computer.

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Your home screen:

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

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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 your

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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 review. But

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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.

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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 create

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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 space

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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.

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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 of

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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.

Microphone muted.

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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 1X, 2G, 3G, H, H+, 4G. 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.

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

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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.

Song playing.

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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Focus mode is on.

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

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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.

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.

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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 or widget 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).

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.

Pinch out to
zoom

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.

Use gestures with Power button

Press

Press the Power button to lock and unlock the phone. You'll enter your PIN, pattern or password to unlock.

Press & hold

Press & hold the Power button to turn off the phone, take a screenshot, or view your emergency information.

Tap

If you've set up fingerprint security, tap the Power button to unlock with your fingerprint.

Tap twice

To see shortcuts for opening apps, actions, tools, and contacts, tap the Power button twice.

1. Open the app or contact

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

If this doesn't work, make sure Power touch is turned on.

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.

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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.

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takes you back one screen.

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.

To see all quick settings, swipe down again.

Adjust quick settings

Do one of the following:

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Touch an icon to toggle the setting on or off .

Touch & hold an icon to adjust related settings.

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Icon Setting

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Do Not Disturb

Flashlight

Moto Audio You can add this to quick settings.

Auto-rotate

Battery Saver

Mobile data

Airplane mode

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Screen Cast

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

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

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

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You can also slide to adjust screen brightness.

Open all settings

To open the full list of all settings:

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Open quick settings and touch .

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Or, open the Settings app.

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.

2.

Touch .

3. Drag to add, remove, or rearrange.

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

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

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Turn screen off and on

Why your screen turns off automatically

Battery savings

To save battery power, your screen turns off automatically if you haven't used it for a set amount of time.

You can lengthen or shorten the amount of time before your screen automatically turns off.

During calls

When you bring the phone to your face to speak into it during a call, the screen turns off to prevent 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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If you've added your fingerprint to the phone, touch the sensor to wake and unlock your phone. (Touch to

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unlock must be turned on.

If you've added your fingerprint to the phone, tap the Power button to wake and unlock your phone. (Touch to

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unlock must be turned on.

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 accidental

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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 Disturb

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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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1.

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).

Silence with Power & Volume buttons

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

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

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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.

2.

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.

2.

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.

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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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Press & hold the Power button, then touch Screenshot.

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

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2.

To scroll and capture more content, touch . (If you don't see , turn Screenshot toolkit on.)

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

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3. Do any of the following:

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To edit the screenshot, touch .

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To share it, touch .

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To analyze it with Google Lens, touch .

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
notification.

4. Touch Save.

Or, touch Discard to delete it.

Find screenshots later

Open the Photos app and touch > Device folders > Screenshots.

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Control phone with your voice

Train launch phrase

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.

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:

Say “Hey Google” or “OK Google”, if you've taught it to recognize your voice.

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

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Touch .

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”.

3.

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.

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Fix a problem

If Google Assistant isn't recognizing your voice:

1. Open the Google app.

2. Touch More > Settings > Voice.

3. Touch Voice Match > 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

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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:

1.

Touch & hold .

2.

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.

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Use Time 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.

1. Touch & hold the home screen.

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2. Touch Widgets.

3. Touch & hold the Time and Weather widget, then drag it to a home screen page.

Set or delete alarms

1. Touch the time.

2. Adjust alarms:

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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 .

3.

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

The Time and Weather widget displays current conditions for your location or for a city you specify.

Show temperature and conditions for current location

1. Do one of the following:

Touch Add cities.

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Or, touch the current temperature, then touch > .

2. Turn Current location on.

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

Add location

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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 .

2. Touch Add new location.

3.

Enter a city name or ZIP code, then touch .

4. Touch the city to add.

Remove location

1. Touch the temperature.

2.

Touch > Settings.

3.

Touch next to the city's name.

View forecasts

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

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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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Control weather alert notifications

The Time and Weather widget sends notifications about weather conditions that need special attention.

To turn notifications on or off:

1. Touch the temperature.

2.

Touch > Settings.

3. Turn Weather alert notification on or off.

View your calendar

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

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:

1.

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

2.

Turn Fit on or off .

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

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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.

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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.

2.

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.

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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 times.

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When Focus mode is on:

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You'll see in the status bar.

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:

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Open quick settings and touch .

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:

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1. Do one of the following:

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Open quick settings, then touch & hold .

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

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2.

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.

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 Search,

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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.

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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

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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.

2.

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 delete.

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

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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.

Learn the basics : Work with text

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 .

You can limit or turn suggestions off.

Spell check and auto correct

Misspelled words are automatically corrected as you type:

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To undo a correction, touch .

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

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of suggestions above the keys.

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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 languages are

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shown on the spacebar.

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To toggle between languages, touch .

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

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.

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

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Select more text. Drag the sliders .

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 Translate
app.)

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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 previous text

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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

Enable keyboard mic for dictation

If you don't see on your keyboard:

1.

On the keyboard, touch or > .

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2.

Touch Voice typing and turn Use voice typing on .

Dictate text

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

2.

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 .

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.

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Change wallpaper

You can change the background image on your home screen or lock screen. Use your own photos, images that
came on your phone, or images from an online category.

1. Open the Wallpapers app.

2. Do one of the following:

To set a single wallpaper, select a photo or wallpaper.

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To use an animated background, select a live wallpaper. Many live wallpapers include settings. Look for

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or to set options.

To see a new wallpaper each day, open a category and touch Daily wallpaper > Continue.

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3. Touch Set wallpaper.

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

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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.

If you selected Daily wallpaper

To skip a daily wallpaper, open the Wallpapers app and touch on your current daily wallpaper image.

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.

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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:

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.

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

App Task shortcuts

Compose new email

Gmail

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Open to specific account

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Navigate to Work

Maps

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Navigate to Home

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YouTube

Chrome

Calendar

Messages

Clock

Search

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Subscriptions

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Trending

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New incognito tab

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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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Battery

Settings

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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.

3.

Touch > Add to Home screen.

4. Edit the name if desired.

5. Touch Add.

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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.

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 it up

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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 widgets or shortcuts 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.

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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.

4.

To adjust its settings, touch .

Delete launchers

You can only delete launchers that you installed.

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

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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 screen

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saver, touch .

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

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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, if you're using fingerprint security, touch the sensor.

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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 and
select the song stored on your phone.

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

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

To extend battery life, turn vibrate off.

1. Go to Settings > Sound.

2.

Turn Vibrate for calls 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.

1.

Open the Contacts app.

2. Touch the contact's name.

3.

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 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.

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

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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. Open the

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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 a USB

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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 touch to turn Do Not Disturb off.

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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.

Manually select sound profile for headphones

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

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Moto Audio.

2. Choose how to adjust sound:

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

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

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3.

To customize a selected sound profile, next to the profile name touch , then:

Choose an equalizer preset to enhance treble, bass, or vocals.

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To get a surround sound experience on your connected headphones, turn Surround virtualizer on.

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To keep the same volume level when you switch between audio sources, turn Volume leveler on.

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To learn more about these settings, touch > Help.

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To revert to original settings, touch > Reset.

Open Moto Audio as app or quick setting

To find Moto Audio as an app:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Moto Audio.

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2.

Touch > Show icon in the app tray.

To add Moto Audio to quick settings:

1. Open quick settings.

2.

Touch and drag where you want it.

Turn Moto Audio off

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

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Moto Audio.

2.

Turn it off .

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Turn Do Not Disturb on or off manually

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

Turn it on

1.

Open quick settings and touch .

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

2.

To change how long it stays on, in quick settings, touch & hold , touch Default duration, 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 mode and

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turn Do Not Disturb off .

Set down to start

You can turn on Do Not Disturb by placing your phone face down on a surface. To enable this gesture:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Advanced.

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

2.

Touch Flip for DND and turn it on .

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Set overall behavior

Sound and vibration

When Do Not Disturb is on, sound and vibration are muted. Alarms and media aren't muted by default, but you can
mute them too.

To adjust settings for alarms, media, and touch sounds:

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

2. Touch See all exceptions.

3.

For each category, select whether sound and vibration is muted or not .

Notifications

When Do Not Disturb is on, you won’t see or hear notifications by default. You can change settings to:

Allow visual notifications but no sound

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Allow or prevent the screen from turning on or waking

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Show or hide notification dots, status bar icons, pop-up notifications

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Show or hide notifications from the notification list

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To change how Do Not Disturb handles notifications:

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

2. Touch Restrict notifications.

3. Do one of the following:

To block sound from notifications but still see them on your screen, select No sound from notifications.

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To block all visual notifications, select No visuals or sound from notifications.

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To block or allow selected visual notifications, select Custom and turn features on or off.

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If Do Not Disturb is off and you expect but aren't getting notifications from an app, check your settings for the app's

notifications.

Allow exceptions

When Do Not Disturb is on, incoming calls, messages, and calendar events or reminders are muted. You can allow
exceptions.

Calls

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

2. Touch Calls > Allow calls.

3. Choose whether to allow calls from:

Anyone

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Contacts only

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Starred (favorite) contacts only

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None

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4. To let calls through from repeat callers (the same person calling a second time within 15 minutes), turn Allow

repeat callers on .

Text messages

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

2. Touch SMS, MMS, and messaging apps > Allow messages.

3. Choose whether to allow messages from:

Anyone

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Contacts only

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Starred (favorite) contacts only

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None

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Calendar events and reminders

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

2. Touch See all exceptions.

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3.

Turn Allow reminders and Allow events on .

Silence on schedule

You can create a schedule for when your phone should automatically switch into and out of Do Not Disturb mode.

1.

Open quick settings, then touch & hold .

2. Touch Schedules.

3. Use rules to set the schedule:

To use an existing rule, touch its name, like Sleeping. Turn Use rule on and adjust times or settings as

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needed.

To create a new rule, touch Add more. Touch Time, then enter a name and touch OK. Specify its days,

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start and end times, and level of silence.

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.

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.

1.

Open quick settings, then touch & hold .

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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 OK.

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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.

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.

2.

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.

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.

Facebook Connect with friends, family, and communities. Share updates and media. Find

information on events, entertainment, and businesses.

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.

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

wallet.

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

products like lights, cameras, and thermostats.

Maps Find your destination, explore locations.

Messages Send and receive text messages.

Moto Select available gestures for phone shortcuts and control notifications.

News See headlines, weather, and information on your favorite topics and locations.

Phone Make calls.

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

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

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.

Wallpapers Change your wallpaper, get new ones, or automatically show a new one every day.

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

Don’t see what you need? Download more apps.

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

Get help for an app

1. Open the app.

2.

Touch or .

3. Look for Help or Settings > Help.

Switch between recent apps

1.

Touch to see your recently used apps.

Or, if you're using the navigation bar, drag up from the bottom of the home screen, hold, then let go.

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2. Do any of the following:

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:

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Touch twice to switch between your two most recently used apps. (If you're using the navigation bar,

swipe left or right.)

Use two apps at once with split screen.

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Close apps

To get out of an app, touch to return to your home screen. Or, swipe up if you're using the

navigation bar.

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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.

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.

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

3.

In the recent list, 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.

4.

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.

2.

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.

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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.

1.

When you’re playing a video or navigating with Maps, touch .

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-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.

3.

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 see notifications:

On your lock screen

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When you swipe the status bar down on any screen

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When you touch & hold an app icon that shows a notification dot

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If you receive multiple notifications from an app, they're bundled together. Swipe down to view more details.

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.

What you can do with notifications

Respond from a notification. Many notifications include actions at the bottom that let you complete common

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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

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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.

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Snooze a notification. 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.

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

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voicemails, require an action and cannot be dismissed.

Apps

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 Alerting.

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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

With gestures, you perform everyday tasks with quick motions.

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You turn each gesture on/off independently.

Touch “Learn more” for instructions on using each gesture and turning it on/off.

Use three fingers to take a screenshot. Learn more.

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Tap the Power button twice for shortcuts. 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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Set your phone face down on a surface to start Do Not Disturb mode. 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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Other settings

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

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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.

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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:

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To view Play Store apps you've installed on this phone, touch > My apps & games. Touch LIBRARY
to see apps you've installed on other devices using the same Google account.

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

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.

2.

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.

2.

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:

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1. Open the Play Store app.

2.

Touch > My apps & games.

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

4.

Touch and turn off Enable auto update.

To stop all apps from updating automatically:

1. Open the Play Store app.

2.

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.

2.

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.

5.

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.

Apps : Manage your apps

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 or update it, 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:

1.

Touch & hold the app icon, then touch .

2. Touch Permissions.

3. Turn each permission on or off as needed.

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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 reboot 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 widgets 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.

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.

1.

Touch & hold the app icon, then touch .

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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:

1.

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.

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1. Touch & hold the app's icon.

2. Do one of the following:

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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.

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.

3.

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)

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

Apps : Manage your apps

To automatically back up to Google Drive:

1. Go to Settings > System.

2. Touch Backup.

3.

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:

1.

Open the Drive app.

2. Touch +.

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

Protect against harmful apps

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Scan phone for harmful apps

Play Protect helps keep your phone secure by automatically scanning your phone to check for potentially harmful
apps.

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

To see the results or to rescan:

1. Open the Play Store app.

2.

Touch > My apps & games.

3. Do any of the following:

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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 .

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.

Apps : Search and browse

Search the web

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.

Search from anywhere

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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.

Get info about your surroundings

Get information about and interact with your surroundings. Just open the Camera app and use Google
Lens on the viewfinder to:

Search for information about objects around you: products for purchase, landmarks and buildings, plants

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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 information to

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Contacts, create calendar events from dates on event posters or billboards

To use Google Lens:

1.

Open the Camera app and frame the item you want to learn about.

2.

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:

Touch a selection to see the search result or take the suggested action.

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To look for other results, touch . For example, switch to text results or shopping results.

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To narrow the search, touch to crop the image for closer detail.

To learn more, read Google's help.

Search from Gboard

When you're typing with the onscreen keyboard:

1.

Touch above the keys.

2. Start typing a term in the search bar.

3. Touch a result to share its link, or touch one of the additional suggested searches for more information.

If you don't see on your keyboard:

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1. Go to Settings > System > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard.

2. Touch Gboard > Search.

3.

Turn Show "Search and more" button on .

Search for nearby phone numbers

To find and call a nearby business:

1.

Open the Phone app.

2.

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.

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 launcher for

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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.

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2. Enter a search term.

3.

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.

2.

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 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.

Apps : Search and browse

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.

1.

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:

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To bookmark it, touch > .

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

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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 > Chrome Print. If you don't see your printer listed, set up your print

service.

4.

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:

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To switch tabs, touch the switcher icon .

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

Clear browsing history

1.

Open the Chrome app.

2.

Touch > History.

3. Touch CLEAR BROWSING DATA.

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.

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2. Touch Default apps > Browser app.

Or, touch Advanced > Default apps > Browser app.

3. Touch the app to use.

Apps : Text messaging

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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.

1.

Swipe the status bar down and touch .

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2. Do any of the following:

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

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

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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.

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

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1.

Open the Messages app.

2.

Touch .

3. Enter recipients, then type the message.

4. Optionally:

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To add an attachment, touch or .

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

5.

Touch .

Tips for sending messages:

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To text your best friend with one touch from your home screen, add a task shortcut. Touch & hold and drag

to your home screen.

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To change the text message reply to incoming calls, open the Phone app and touch > Settings > Quick

responses.

Request text delivery reports

See whether recipients receive your messages by requesting delivery reports.

1.

Open the Messages app.

2.

Touch > Settings.

3. Turn on Get SMS delivery reports.

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.

Apps : Text messaging

1. Open the message list and touch the conversation marked Draft.

2. Do one:

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Finish composing the message and touch .

Delete the characters in the text field to delete the draft.

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Forward a text message

1.

Open the Messages app.

2. Open the conversation.

3. Touch & hold the message.

4.

Touch > Forward.

Copy text from a message

1.

Open the Messages app.

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2. Open the conversation.

3. Touch & hold the message.

4.

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.

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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 delete or

to archive.

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To delete or archive multiple conversations, touch & hold each conversation, then touch or .

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To see archived messages, touch > Archived.

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.

1.

Open the Messages app.

2. Compose a reply or a new message.

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3. Do one of the following:

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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

fullscreen, where you can switch to a selfie camera or capture a video.

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Touch for other types of attachments (emoji, GIF, your location).

4.

Touch .

To learn more, touch > Help & Feedback in the Messages app.

Send contact as text message

1.

Open the Messages app.

2. Open your conversation with that person.

3. Touch their name at the top of the conversation.

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4.

Touch > Share.

5. Touch the recipient's name, or touch Messages to start a new message.

6.

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.

To view the saved attachment:

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For photos or videos, open the Photos app and touch > Device folders > Messages.

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.

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This feature is not available in all countries.

To adjust the group messaging setting:

1.

In the Messages app, touch > Settings > Advanced.

2. 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.

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Control notifications for text messages

If you use the Messages app:

1.

Open the Messages app.

2.

Touch > Settings.

3. Touch Notifications and turn notifications on or off, change the sound, and add or remove vibration.

If you use a different messaging app:

1. Touch & hold the app's icon.

2.

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:

1.

Touch .

2.

Touch > Settings.

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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.

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2.

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.

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:

1.

Open the Messages app.

2.

Touch > Messages for web.

3. Do one of the following:

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Touch next to an individual computer to sign out of it.

Touch Sign out of all computers.

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To sign out from the computer, at the top of the message list, click .

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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:

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To view other folders, touch from your email list.

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

1.

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.

3.

To copy someone on the email, in the To field, touch .

4.

Touch .

Send new email

1.

Open the Gmail app and touch .

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.

3.

To copy someone on the email, in the To field, touch .

4.

Touch .

Add attachment to email

1.

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 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.

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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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4.

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.

2.

Touch > Settings, then touch the account name.

3. Touch Images > Ask before displaying external images.

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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 .

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.

2.

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.

1.

Touch & hold .

2.

Touch > Notifications.

3. Adjust notification settings.

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Tip: To automatically silence notifications during hours you specify, use Do Not Disturb.

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About the calendar

Keep track of upcoming events and get automatic reminders on your phone with your calendar. Google calendars
let you save all your events in one place, which is secure, synced, and accessible from any web-enabled device or
computer when you've signed in to your account.

You can:

Review existing events.

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Create new events.

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Control notifications for events.

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Your calendar can automatically create new events based on your incoming Gmail messages. For example, if you
make restaurant reservations or book a flight, these events will show up automatically on your calendar; you don't
have to add them.

If you created multiple calendars within your Google account, or if you have multiple Google accounts on your
phone, you can control which events are synced with your phone.

Find calendar events

Open calendar events

You'll see in the status bar to alert you of upcoming events. Just swipe the status bar down and touch the
notification to see the event details in your calendar.

To see your list of upcoming events, open the Calendar app.

Tip: For an overview of your upcoming events from your home screen, add a Calendar widget.

Get around the calendar

To glance at the month view:

1. Touch the month's name.

2. Touch a date to jump to it and see its events.

To change the view:

1.

In your calendar, touch .

2. Touch Schedule, Day, 3 Day, Week or Month. This view remains the default until you change it.

From these views, you can:

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Read or edit event details. Touch the event to open it and touch to edit it.

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Add new events. Touch .

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Search your calendar. Touch > Search.

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Create and manage events

Create calendar events

As you're creating an event, you'll see suggestions for the event titles, locations, people, and more. In some cases,
these suggestions are personalized based on information associated with your Google account and your
previously created events.

1.

Open the Calendar app and touch > Event.

2. Touch the account name to associate the event with the calendar you want.

3. Enter the start time and other details.

4. If you want a reminder sent to your status bar, touch Add another notification and select how long before the
event you want a reminder.

5. Touch Save.

Edit or delete calendar events

1. Touch an event to open it.

2. Do any of the following:

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To edit it, touch .

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To delete it, touch > Delete.

Control which events are shown

To temporarily hide calendar events for a Google account you don't need to see all the time:

1.

Open the Calendar app and touch .

2. Beneath the account name, touch Events. If you have multiple calendars for that account, touch the name of
each calendar to hide its events.

Tip: When you hide events, the calendar still syncs with your Google account. To prevent that account's
calendar from automatically syncing, from the home screen go to Settings > Accounts.

To exclude automatically-generated events created from Gmail (for events such as flight bookings and restaurant
reservations):

1.

Touch > Settings > Events from Gmail.

2. Under the name of the account, turn off Events from Gmail.

To learn more, open Calendar and touch > Help & Feedback.

Control notifications for calendar events

1.

Touch & hold the app icon.

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2.

Touch > Notifications.

3. Adjust notification settings.

If you have assigned a ringtone for the notification but you silence your phone, your phone won't play the ringtone.

Tip: To automatically silence notifications during hours you specify, use Do Not Disturb.

Apps : Clock app

Set alarms

Set alarm by touch

1. Open the Clock app.

2.

Touch .

3. Adjust alarms:

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To create a new alarm, touch .

To use an existing alarm, switch it on.

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To change an alarm's sound, schedule or label, touch .

4.

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

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Set alarm by voice

1.

If you've set up Voice Match, say “OK, Google”. Or, touch on the Google Search widget.

2. When prompted to speak, say your command. For example: “Set alarm for 7:45 p.m., label, switch the
laundry” or “Wake me up at 7 a.m. tomorrow.”

Your phone sets the alarm and provides a confirmation.

When an alarm is set

You'll see in the status bar and on your lock screen.

To adjust it, open quick settings and touch the alarm time.

Delete an alarm

1. Open the Clock app.

2.

Touch

3.

Touch > .

Use timer or stopwatch

Use timers

You can set multiple countdown timers with labels to keep track:

Apps : Clock app

1.

In the Clock app, touch for the Timer tab.

2. Enter the time to count down.

3.

Touch .

4. Do any of the following:

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To pause the countdown, touch .

To add a label to the timer, touch Label (helpful when using multiple timers).

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To add a minute to the countdown, touch + 1:00.

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To reset the counter to the original time, touch > Reset.

To add a timer, touch Add timer.

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To delete a timer, touch Delete.

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To change the timer's sound, touch > Settings > Timer sound.

If you leave this app, quickly return to it by swiping the status bar down with one finger to see the timer

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notification and remaining time. To open the timer, touch the notification.

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Tip: If you use timers frequently, create a task shortcut. Touch & hold , then drag Create new timer to your
home screen.

Use a stopwatch

Record your time and share your results.

1.

In the Clock app, touch for the Stopwatch tab.

2.

Touch .

3. Do any of the following:

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To pause the stopwatch, touch .

To record laps (or multiple durations) while the stopwatch is running, touch Lap.

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To reset the counter to zero, touch > Reset.

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To share your times with others or send them to yourself, touch > Share.

If you leave this app, quickly return to it by swiping the status bar down with one finger and touching a

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control. To open the stopwatch, touch the notification.

Tip: If you use stopwatches frequently, create a task shortcut. Touch & hold , then drag Start stopwatch to
your home screen.

Apps : Clock app

Set date and time

Change time format

1. Go to Settings > System > Date & time.

2. To change how times are displayed:

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To use military time such as 13:00, turn Use 24-hour format on .

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To use 12-hour format such as 1:00 PM, turn Use 24-hour format off .

Set date and time automatically

1. Go to Settings > System > Date & time.

2. Turn on Use network-provided time and Use network-provided time zone.

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Your phone automatically syncs with the local time (using the mobile network). The local time is used for alarms
and is displayed on the lock screen and other displays.

Set date and time manually

1. Go to Settings > System > Date & time.

2. Turn off Use network-provided time.

3. To make corrections, touch Date and Time.

Switch time zones

1. Go to Settings > Date & time.

2. Turn off Use network-provided time zone.

3. Touch Time zone. Then choose a regional time zone (which is applied to the current time).

Show multiple time zones

You can view multiple time zones in the Clock app, so you can coordinate plans with friends and co-workers in
other cities, or stay in touch with family back home when you’re traveling.

1.

Open the Clock app and touch .

2.

To add time zones, touch , then select cities in the time zone you want to view.

Show home time zone

When traveling, you can view your home time zone in the Clock app.

1.

Open the Clock app and touch .

2.

Touch > Settings > Automatic home clock.

3. Touch Home time zone, then select your home time zone.

Apps : Photos app

Share photos and videos

You can wirelessly share one, multiple, or all items from any Photos view, sending them as email or message
attachments, uploading to the cloud, or using device-to-device connections like Bluetooth.

In addition to sharing wirelessly, you can transfer photos to your computer with a USB connection. You can also

move photos from internal memory to SD card.

To share wirelessly:

1.

Open the Photos app.

2. Navigate to the thumbnail of the item you want to share.

3. Select the item to share:

To select one item, touch & hold its thumbnail.

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To select multiple items, touch & hold the first thumbnail, then touch the others to select them.

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Tip: To clear all selections, touch .

4.

Touch and select the way you want to share.

Upload photos and videos

Back up automatically

1.

Open the Photos app.

2.

Touch your profile icon > Photos settings > Back up & sync.

3.

Turn Back up & sync on .

4. Adjust settings as needed:

To choose high quality or original size for uploads, touch Upload size.

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To back up items in your Download, Screenshots, and third-party app folders, touch Back up device

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folders.

To back up items over your cellular network, turn Photos and Videos on.

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To allow syncing when your cellular service is roaming, turn Roaming on .

Back up manually

1.

Open the Photos app.

2. Open the photo or video.

3.

On the photo or video, touch .

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View your backed up photos and videos

From your phone, open the Photos app.

From your computer, sign in to photos.google.com.

More help

To learn more, read Google's help.