Motorola Moto G6 User Manual

User Guide

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First look Insert the SIM and microSD cards Charge up & power on Sign in Connect to Wi-Fi Explore by touch Improve battery life

Learn the basics

Home screen Help & more Search Notiﬁcations App notiﬁcations Status icons Volume Do not disturb Lock screen Quick settings Speak Direct Share Picture-in-Picture

Customise your phone

Redecorate your Home screen Choose apps and widgets Customise sounds & appearance Discover Moto

Apps

Phone Messages Chrome™ Camera Photos Gmail™ Duo Moto Calendar

More apps

Google Play™ Contacts Maps

Contents

Drive Music, movies, TV and YouTube

Connect, share and sync

Connect with Wi-Fi Connect with Bluetooth wireless Share ﬁles with your computer Share your data connection Connect with NFC Print Sync to the cloud Use a memory card Aeroplane mode Mobile network

Protect your phone

Screen lock Screen pinning Back up & restore Encrypt your phone Your privacy App safety Data usage

Troubleshoot your phone

Restart or remove an app Restart your phone Check for software updates Reset Stolen phone

Accessibility

Create a shortcut Make your phone speak Speak to your phone Change your phone's display Change your phone's sounds

Get more help

Where is my legal, safety & regulatory information? Service & repairs Copyright & trademarks

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When you're up and running, explore what your phone can do.

Topic Location

Find these fast: Wi-Fi, aeroplane mode, ﬂashlight and more.

Choose new wallpaper, set ringtones and add widgets.

Experience crisp, clear photos, movies and videos.

Customise your phone to match the way you use it.

Browse, shop and download apps.

Keep your info safe. Set up your password and more.

Ask questions, get answers.

Share your Internet connection.

Tip: view all of these topics on your phone, swipe up

Device Help. For FAQs and other phone support, visit www.motorola.com/support.

This product meets the applicable national or international RF exposure guidance (SAR guideline) when used normally against your ear or when worn

or carried at a distance of 5 mm from the body. The SAR guideline includes a considerable safety margin designed to ensure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.

Caution: before using your phone, please read the Legal information. Swipe up

Settings > System > Legal information.

Quick settings

Customise your phone

Camera

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Apps

Protect your phone

Speak

Wi-Fi hotspot

from the Home screen and tap

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Get started

Headset jack

USB-C/charger

Speaker

First look

Let's get started. We'll guide you through start-up and tell you a bit about your phone's features.

SIM and microSD card slots

Front camera

Back

cameras

Fingerprint

sensor

Phone hardware buttons: top right are Volume up and down keys, middle right is Power button. Bottom middle is charging port. Top right is headset jack. On screen, top left is front camera, top right is ﬂash. Navigation icons are along the bottom.

Note: certain apps and features may not be available in all countries.

Power button

Your Power button helps in a few ways.

ower on/o: press and hold the Power button, then tap Power o. When your

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phone is o, press and hold the Power button to turn it on.

Flash

Volume buttons

Power button

Press: display on/off. Press & hold: phone on/off.

Microphone

» Sleep: to conserve battery power or prevent accidental touches, put the touchscreen

to sleep by pressing the Power button.

ake up: press the Power button again.

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eboot: to reboot your phone, press and hold the Power button, then tap Restart.

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Tip: to add security to your phone, see Protect your phone.

Volume buttons

Your volume buttons can help:

olume: press the buttons when your phone is ringing to silence it.

» Ringer v

» Earpiece volume: press the buttons during a call.

» Music/

video volume: press the buttons during a song or video.

Tip: for more on volume control, see Volume.

Insert the SIM and microSD cards

To activate phone service, you might need to insert one or two SIM cards, or this may have been done for you. You can also add a microSD card, which is optional and sold separately.

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Insert the cards

SIM

SIM 1

SIM 2

Caution: handle the

tray with care to avoid bending.

Push the tray back into your phone.

Insert the nano SIM and memory cards.

Insert the SIM card(s) with the gold contacts facing down. Insert an optional microSD card (sold separately).

Insert the SIM tool into the tray hole to pop out the tray.

One SIM card:

Two SIM cards:

Caution: make sure you use the correct size SIM card and don't cut the SIM card. .

Nano SIM

Charge up & power on

Charge your phone fully and turn the power on. Follow the screen prompts to get started.

For phones that use two SIM cards, follow the prompts to set them up.

Note: your phone comes with a TurboPower™ charger for the fastest charging speeds. Use of other chargers is not recommended.

Charge up.

Before using your phone, fully charge it with the charger provided.

SIM card insert graphic. The SIM card is inserted into the slot on the left with the clipped corner to the upper right. The SD card is inserted into the slot.

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Power on.

Press & hold Power until the screen lights up.

Charge up and power on graphic. After you charge the phone, press and hold the Power button until the screen lights up.

Sign in

If you use Gmail™, you already have a Google™ account – if not, you can create an account during setup. Signing in to your Google account lets you access, sync and back up your stu. You can see your Google apps, contacts, calendar, photos and more.

Tips

» To add, edit or delete accounts, swipe up > Settings > Users & accounts.

o set up email accounts, see Gmail™.

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or help with your Google account, visit www.google.com/accounts.

Connect to Wi-Fi

For faster Internet access and to conserve data use, swipe the status bar down, then

> Network and Internet > Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi on. For full instructions, see

tap

Connect with Wi-Fi.

Note: this phone supports apps and services that may use a lot of data, so make sure

your data plan meets your needs. Contact your service provider for details.

Improve battery life

Your phone processes tons of information. Depending on what you use, that can take a lot of power.

When your phone is stationary, not charging or not in use for a period of time, unnecessary background processes are shut down to optimise battery life.

Explore by touch

Find your way around:

ap: choose an icon or option.

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» Touch and hold: see more options.

» Dr

ag: move items on the Home screen.

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wipe: scroll through lists or between screens.

» Pinch or double-tap:

» Twist: twist a map with two ﬁngers to rotate it, and pull two ﬁngers down to tilt it.

» Back:

tap Back

» Home:

tap Home

» R

ecents: tap Recents to reopen it. Double tap to quickly switch between your recent apps. To remove an app from the recent list, swipe it left, right or tap down.

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zoom in and out on websites, photos and maps.

to go to the previous screen.

to return to the Home screen.

to see your recent apps (or browser tabs), and tap an app

. To scroll the list, swipe up or

Tip: to quickly open Settings, swipe down on the status bar and tap

Battery tips

To save even more battery life between charges, you could reduce:

Note: if One-button nav is active, swipe the ﬁngerprint sensor right to switch between apps. For more on this feature, see Control with one touch.

Tip: you don't need to remove apps from Recents for your phone to run eciently.

een: from the recent apps list, touch and hold an app and then drag it to the

» Split scr

top of the screen to view two apps at once. Not all apps will work in split screen. To close the split screen, drag the dividing line to the bottom of the screen. Or touch and hold

» Menus:

» Close K

» T

o see what's using up battery power, swipe up

o help improve battery life, swipe up

» T

and turn it on.

» W

idgets that stream information to your Home screen, such as news or weather.

» Unused accounts: swipe up

» R

ecording or streaming videos or music.

when you see

eyboard: to close a keyboard, tap

or , you can tap it to open options for the current screen.

> Settings > Users & accounts.

> Settings > Battery.

> Settings > Battery > Battery saver

Learn the basics

Calendar

Swipe down for

Home screen

The Home screen is what you see when you turn on your phone. From here you can explore apps and more.

Note: software updates happen frequently, so your screen may look a little dierent.

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Home screen. At the top, tap the Google bar to type search options or tap the right hand microphone icon to say a search. Icons at the top show notiﬁcations and phone status icons. Swipe up from centre bottom to get to your apps. App icons along the bottom are commonly used apps: phone, message, Google Chrome, Gallery and camera.

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Tips

» Open app list: swipe up to see all your apps.

eturn home: to return to the Home screen from any location, tap Home

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notiﬁcations and settings.

Search by typing or say "OK Google."

Play Store

Swipe up to see all of your apps.

» Pages: to add a page, drag an app to the right side of the screen until you see a new

page. You can add multiple pages. To see other pages of shortcuts and widgets (if available), swipe the Home screen left.

» Settings:

more settings, tap

» Cus

to quickly open common settings, swipe the status bar down. To open

tomisation: to personalise your Home screen, see Customise your phone.

Help & more

Learn even more about your phone and get support.

Find it: swipe up

> Device Help

Search

On the Home screen, tap the Google Search box for a text search or tap to search by voice.

When you type, suggestions appear below the search ﬁeld:

» To search for a suggestion, tap it.

» T

o search for text in the search ﬁeld, tap

Tip: to close the keyboard, tap

on the keyboard.

Note: For more on voice search, see Speak.

Notiﬁcations

At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages or events. If you don't know what an icon means, swipe the status bar down for details.

Tip: getting too many notiﬁcations? Touch and hold a notiﬁcation to see which app is sending them to you. Then you can turn them o.

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Notiﬁcations screen. Swipe down from the top of the home screen down to view notiﬁcations.

notiﬁcations.

Tap a notiﬁcation to open it, or choose an option such as

REPLY.

Tip: swipe left or right to

remove a notiﬁcation. Some notiﬁcations show more options when you slide them halfway.

Tip: to quickly change common settings, swipe the status bar down. For more, see

Quick settings.

App notiﬁcations

You may see a notiﬁcation dot on an app. This app notiﬁcation, or badge, tells you the app has an update or an announcement, such as a new email or a missed call. Press and hold the app for more information, options or app shortcuts.

Status icons

Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone status:

Status Icons

Network strength Do not disturb

/ Wi-Fi in range/connected Alarm set

/ Bluetooth on/connected

Aeroplane mode

/ Battery charging/full

Data Saver on

/ Portrait/Auto-rotate

/ Location on/o

Volume

Press the side volume buttons up or down to select a ringer volume from high to vibrate

Volume screen. Press the Volume keys up or down to control the volume for Ring Notiﬁcation, Media and Alarm sounds. On screen, change the volume using slide bars.

Media

Ring

Alarm

Tap to show all volume controls. Tap again to show only the ringtone volume.

Slide the bar to increase/decrease volume.

Tap an icon to mute or set to vibrate.

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Do not disturb

To turn o some or all sounds, swipe the status bar down, tap Do not disturb and turn it on. Select one of these options:

otal silence: turn o all sounds and alarms. Override sound settings from other

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apps. Set how long to stay in this mode, or choose indeﬁnitely.

» Alarms only: set how long you want to only hear alarms, or choose indeﬁnitely. Tap

MORE SETTINGS to customise which other interruptions to receive.

» Priority only:

indeﬁnitely. Tap MORE SETTINGS to customise which interruptions to receive.

Tip: to create an exception for repeat callers that allows a call from the same person

set how long you want to only hear priority interruptions, or choose

» Screen o and on: press the Power button to turn the screen o and on.

» Scr

screen (recommended), see Screen lock.

» Notiﬁca

Tip: to prevent notiﬁcations from appearing in the lock screen, swipe up

notiﬁcations at all.

» Owner info: to add a message to your lock screen, swipe up > Settings >

Security and location, tap

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within a 15 minute period, tap MORE SETTINGS> Priority only allows> Repeat callers.

Lock screen

Your touchscreen is on when you need it and o when you don't.

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Thanks for finding my phone!

Lock screen showing access to voice control on the bottom left and camera on the bottom right. Swipe this screen up to unlock it.

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Add a lock screen message for anyone who ﬁnds your phone.

Swipe up for voice assist.

Swipe up to unlock your screen.

Swipe up to open the camera.

Quick settings

For quick access to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Aeroplane mode, brightness and other settings, swipe the status bar or lock screen down. For even more settings, tap

Tap

Wi-Fi

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Quick Settings screen that shows options, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Aeroplane mode, Location and more. Customisable.

een lock: to unlock the screen, touch

and drag up. To apply security to the lock

tions: double tap a notiﬁcation in the lock screen to open it.

>

Settings > Apps and notiﬁcations > Notiﬁcations > On the lock screen > Don't show

> Lock screen message.

een timeout: to change your timeout (screen locks automatically), swipe up

Settings > Display > Advanced > Sleep.

to rearrange your settings and add or remove settings.

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Set screen brightness.

Bluetooth

Torch

Do not disturb

Dolby Audio Auto-rotate

Turn Wi-Fi on/o.

Tap an icon to turn it on/o.

See all phone settings.

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Speak

Google voice

Use Google voice commands to tell your phone what you want.

oice to make a call: tap

» Use v

your phone by voice.

Then say "Call" and then a contact name or number. Or, say "Send text", "Go to" an app or "Help".

Tip: if a contact has more than one number, you can say which number to call (for example, "Call Joe Black Mobile").

ch by voice: tap

» Sear

Note: see also Google Assistant.

Moto Voice

Set up Moto Voice to get started. Then say "Hello Moto" to get your phone's attention and say your request. See Moto Voice.

Note: Moto Voice may not work in all languages.

Voice to text

On a keyboard, tap , then say your message or search text. You can also say punctuation.

Google Assistant

Note: this feature may not be available in all languages.

Ask your phone questions, ﬁnd answers and set tasks using the Google Assistant.

To turn on the Google Assistant, swipe up Settings > Phone > Google Assistant.

Touch and hold Home If One-button nav is on, touch and hold the ﬁngerprint sensor. You can also say, "OK Google" to open the Google Assistant.

For more on the Google Assistant, visit https://support.google.com/assistant.

on the Home screen or say "OK Google" to control

on the Home screen or say "OK Google" to search by voice.

> Settings > Google > Search >

from any screen, then say or type a command.

Screen search

Note: this feature may not be available in all languages.

Screen search provides information based on the app you're in. Touch and hold Home

while in an app.

To turn Screen search on/o, swipe up

> Settings > Google > Search > Settings >

Phone > Use screen context.

Direct Share

In some apps, you can share something directly to a contact, app or conversation.

Select the share option within an app, then select a contact, choose an app or type a name or number to ﬁnd a contact.

TO Type a name, phone number or email

Tap a contact to share information.

Swipe up for more share options.

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Google Direct Share screen. Tap a contact to share an item. Swipe up to get more options.

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Tap a shortcut to open. Touch and hold to move or delete.

Touch and hold an empty spot to change wallpaper.

Drag shortcuts on top of each other to make a folder.

If you're watching a video, are on a video call, or are using navigation and you change screens, your video continues to play in a small window on your screen. Tap it to return to it. Tap the

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Picture-in-Picture mode. Tap the video to open it on your screen.

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Tap the video to return to it.

Customise your phone

Redecorate your Home screen

Customise your Home screen the way you want.

Home screen showing customise options. Touch and hold the home screen to add a widget. Tap an app to open it. Touch and hold it to move or remove it.

» Change your wallpaper: touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen, then

Customise your phone

tap WALLPAPERS.

dd a Home screen page: drag an app to the right side of the Home screen until a

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new page appears. You can add multiple pages.

» Adjust display settings: adjust brightness, font size and screen saver. Swipe up

Settings > Display.

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otate: in many apps, the touchscreen switches from portrait to landscape when you rotate your phone. To turn this on or o, swipe up Advanced > Device rotation.

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> Settings > Display >

Choose apps and widgets

» Add apps to the Home screen: swipe up , touch and hold an app, then drag it to

one of your Home screen pages.

wnload new apps: tap

» Do

» Gr

oup apps together: drag one app onto another. Do it again to add more apps to

the folder. To name the folder, tap it and enter a name below the apps.

» See app options:

you'll see a list.

dd widgets: touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen, tap WIDGETS,

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touch and hold a widget, then drag it to your Home screen.

» Resize widgets: you can resize some widgets – touch and hold a widget until you feel

a vibration, then release. Drag the white circles at the edges to resize.

ve or delete widgets and apps: touch and hold a widget or app and drag it to

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another spot, another page or to

Note: removing an app from your Home screen doesn't uninstall the app from your phone.

touch an hold an app. If the app has quick options (shortcuts),

Play Store. For more on apps, see App safety.

Remove.

Customise sounds & appearance

Customise your phone's sounds and display settings:

ten with Dolby sound: swipe up

» Lis

» Set ringt

» Add vibrate for calls: to make your phone vibrate, turn on Also vibrate for calls.

» Set ringt

» Change language:

» A

one and notiﬁcations: swipe up

Tip: set notiﬁcation sounds for individual apps within the app's settings.

To silence incoming calls, see Do not disturb.

one for a contact: swipe up

> Set ringtone.

Languages.

djust font size: swipe up

swipe up

> Settings > Sound > Dolby Audio.

> Settings > Sound.

> Contacts, tap the contact, then tap

> Settings > System > Languages & input >

> Settings > Display > Advanced > Font size.

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See Moto to set more custom features, such as twisting your wrist twice to quickly open the camera, using the ﬁngerprint sensor to navigate and placing the phone face down to silence notiﬁcations and calls.

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Motorola Moto G6 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Check it out

Get started

First look

Insert the SIM and microSD cards

Get started

Charge up & power on

Sign in

Connect to Wi-Fi

Improve battery life

Explore by touch

Learn the basics

Home screen

Help & more

Search

Learn the basics

Status icons

Volume

Do not disturb

Lock screen

Quick settings

Speak

Direct Share

Picture-in-Picture

Customise your phone

Redecorate your Home screen

Choose apps and widgets

Customise sounds & appearance

Discover Moto