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• Start:

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certain apps and features may not be available in all

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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 0.5 cm from the body. The SAR
guideline includes a considerable safety margin designed
to ensure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and
health.

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Page 1: ...ome screen apps At a glance Google Apps Browse Photos videos Type Messages Locate navigate Protect Organise Connect transfer Want more Troubleshoot Music Safety Email Control customise Search topics Accessibility Hot topics ...

Page 2: ...splay on off Press hold phone on off Front camera Back Home Recents Back camera SIM microSD card slots USB Charger Headset jack under back cover First look Moto C Plus At a glance First look Moto C First look Moto C Plus Hot topics At a glance a quick look 11 11 3 35 5 Play Store Duo Contacts Google Play Store Duo Contacts Google APR MON Microphone Selfie flash light Volume buttons Power button Pr...

Page 3: ...charge up Then power on and follow the screen prompts to set up your phone See Start Moto C Plus Top topics just want a quick list of what your phone can do See Hot topics Help all your questions about your new phone answered right on your phone Swipe up Device Help Want even more See Get help more Note certain apps and features may not be available in all countries This product meets the applicab...

Page 4: ... Caution make sure you use the correct sized SIM cards and don t cut the SIM cards Don t use tools to remove the battery doing so may damage your phone Micro SIM Start Moto C Remove the back cover and battery Put in the cards Put on the cover power on Start Moto C for Moto C Plus see Start Moto C Plus 1 2 3 2 SIM 2 1 SIM 1 3 microSD 1 2 1 SIM One SIM card If your phone uses one SIM card insert the...

Page 5: ...hen select your language and follow the screen prompts to get started Charge up power on Press hold Power until the screen lights up Note fully charge your phone before using it Put in the battery put on the cover Charge up po Start Moto C Remove the back cover and battery Put in the cards Put on the cover power on Start Moto C ...

Page 6: ...sure you use the correct sized SIM cards and don t cut the SIM cards Don t use tools to remove the battery doing so may damage your phone Nano SIM Start Moto C Plus Remove the back cover and battery Put in the cards Put on the cover power on Start Moto C Plus for Moto C see Start Moto C 2 SIM 2 1 SIM 1 3 microSD 1 SIM One SIM card If your phone uses one SIM card insert the SIM card first then inse...

Page 7: ...n select your language and follow the screen prompts to get started Charge up power on Press hold Power until the screen lights up Note fully charge your phone before using it Put in the battery put on the cover Charge up po Start Moto C Plus Remove the back cover and battery Put in the cards Put on the cover power on Start Moto C Plus ...

Page 8: ...get up and running 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 To see what s using up battery power swipe up Settings Battery To help improve battery life swipe up Settings Battery Batt...

Page 9: ... screen such as news or weather Unused online accounts that you registered swipe up Settings Accounts Tap the account you want to remove Tap it again then tap Menu Remove account Recording or watching videos listening to music or taking pictures Sign in Battery life Start ...

Page 10: ...tiple pages To see other pages of shortcuts and widgets if available swipe the Home screen left Settings to quickly open common settings swipe the status bar down with two fingers To open more settings tap Shortcuts swipe up touch and hold an app then drag it to one of your Home screen pages To see all your apps swipe up Apps to remove an app from a Home screen page touch and hold the app then dra...

Page 11: ... 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 off 11 35 AM 11 1 11 3 3 35 5 5 AM AM A 11 35 CLEAR ALL Calendar Weekly staff meeting Karen Travis Messenger 17m Can you come o...

Page 12: ...off some or all sounds swipe the status bar down with two fingers and tap Do not disturb Select one of these options Total silence turn off all sounds and alarms Override sound settings from other 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 rece...

Page 13: ...pp stores using your browser Tip choose your apps and updates carefully as some may impact your phone s performance see Choose carefully Note when installing an app make sure you read the alerts that tell you what information the app will access If you don t want the app to access this information cancel the installation To let your phone install apps that are not on Google Play swipe up Settings ...

Page 14: ...t to stop running swipe up Settings Apps DISABLE removes the app from your menu to enable it reopen this window and tap ENABLE tap Disabled to get quicker access to the disabled apps list first If an app locks up your phone as soon as you turn it on restart in Safe Mode press and hold the Power button When you see the Power off option press and hold it to select the Reboot to safe mode option Your...

Page 15: ...t be available in all countries If the mobile network updates are not available in your country update using a computer Note when updating your phone make sure you have enough battery power to complete the update Using your computer On your computer go to www motorola com update Quick start Home screen apps Help more Search Status notifications Volume interruptions Do not disturb Download apps Tak...

Page 16: ...etting Swipe up Settings Controls and gestures Touch Find your way around Tap choose an icon or option Touch and hold see more options Drag move items on the Home screen Swipe scroll through lists or between screens Pinch or double tap zoom in and out on websites photos and maps Twist twist a map with two fingers to rotate it and pull two fingers down to tilt it Back tap Back to go to the previous...

Page 17: ...n Reboot to reboot your phone press and hold the Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts Tip to add security to your phone see Protect Press Volume buttons Your volume buttons help in a few ways Ringer volume press the buttons when your phone is ringing to silence it Earpiece volume press the buttons during a call Music video volume press the buttons during a song or video ...

Page 18: ...earing on the lock screen swipe up Settings Notifications tap On the lock screen Don t show notifications at all Owner info to add a message to your lock screen swipe up Settings Security tap Lock screen message Tip don t put your mobile number as your contact info unless you can access your voicemail from another device Screen timeout to change your timeout screen locks automatically swipe up Set...

Page 19: ...n app to the right hand side of the Home screen until you see a white bar You can add multiple pages Add shortcuts swipe up touch and hold an app then drag it to one of your Home screen pages To see all of your apps swipe up Settings Apps Create shortcut folders drag one shortcut onto another Add more shortcuts by dragging them onto the first shortcut To name the folder tap it and enter a name bel...

Page 20: ...ocation EDIT 11 35 AM Mon 3 Apr Turn Wi Fi on off See all phone settings Set screen brightness Use the torch Tap an icon to turn it on off Direct Share In some apps you can share something directly to a contact or conversation When you select the share option within an app a list of contacts with app icons will pop up Then select the contact and send Abe Allie Anna Medina Kevin Astrid Fanning Shar...

Page 21: ...nus to hear how voice readouts work on your phone To turn off TalkBack swipe up Settings Accessibility TalkBack then tap the switch to turn it off Braille Combine your Braille display with TalkBack for braille and speech feedback 1 Download the BrailleBack app on Google Play tap Play Store and install it on your phone 2 Swipe up Settings Accessibility BrailleBack 3 Turn on your Braille display and...

Page 22: ...isplay Font size Large or Largest Browser choose text scaling and other accessibility settings for your browser Tap Chrome Menu Settings Accessibility Tip select Force enable zoom to allow zooming on all web pages Display brightness Your phone automatically adjusts the screen brightness when you re in bright or dark places But you can set your own brightness level instead Swipe the status bar down...

Page 23: ...ettings Languages input Virtual keyboard Gboard Preferences or Text correction Of course if you don t want to type at all then use your voice tap on the keyboard Quick start accessibility Voice recognition TalkBack Moto C Plus only Braille Accessibility shortcut Caller ID Volume vibrate Zoom Display brightness Touchscreen keys Messages Accessibility ...

Page 24: ...hone number address or open other apps To reopen the call screen swipe the status bar down and tap Ongoing call Contacts to search your contacts tap Favourite contact have someone you call all the time Touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen tap WIDGETS then touch and hold the Direct dial widget Drag it to your Home screen then select the contact Tap the widget to dial the person Voicemail...

Page 25: ...pen it swipe the status bar down and tap Ongoing call Note when you hold your phone to your ear the touchscreen goes dark to avoid accidental touches When you move the phone away from your ear the screen lights up again Don t use covers or screen protectors even clear ones that cover the proximity sensor above the touchscreen Recent calls View your calls with newest first and then call text or sto...

Page 26: ...rgency call cannot be placed due to network environmental or interference issues 1 Tap Phone if your phone is locked drag up to unlock it then tap Emergency 2 Enter the emergency number 3 Tap to call the emergency number Note your phone can use location based services GPS and AGPS to help the emergency services find you For more information swipe up Settings Legal Information Legal and safety Loca...

Page 27: ... message or email via a Bluetooth connection or save to Google Drive Tip in some apps such as Contacts you can share directly with a contact See Direct Share Shortcuts tap a contact then tap Menu Place on Home screen to add a shortcut for the contact on your Home screen Synchronise on your phone swipe up Settings Accounts choose your Google account then tap your account name to sync it if it has n...

Page 28: ...website To hide the contacts from an account in your Contacts list tap Menu Contacts to display Tap an account type to show it Tap Customise to deselect accounts you always want to hide Get contacts Get all your contacts in one place To add your social networking contacts swipe up Settings Accounts then tap Add account Note you ll need a social networking app first To get apps see Google Play To a...

Page 29: ... then tap Menu Share and choose how you want to send it Note you can t share your social network contacts My details Find it swipe up Contacts To store your user profile tap Set up my profile under ME at the top of the contact list Quick start contacts Create contacts Call text or email contacts Favourites Edit delete or hide contacts Get contacts Share contacts My details Contacts ...

Page 30: ...Delete to delete a whole thread of messages touch and hold the thread then tap to delete Screen search to access information based on your current screen touch and hold Home For more information see Screen search Moto C only Save pictures touch and hold a picture then tap to save it To see the picture tap Photos Voice entry just tap a text box then tap on the keyboard Tip if you don t see on the k...

Page 31: ...or Microsoft Exchange server work email accounts tap Add account Exchange and enter details from your IT administrator Change account settings to change the settings for a Gmail or email account swipe up Gmail Settings then tap the account name Delete accounts swipe up Settings Accounts Google then tap the account name Tap Menu Remove account Make video calls using Google Duo Sign in with your Goo...

Page 32: ...l number or symbol at the top of it To enter several numbers or symbols tap Double letters circle a letter to enter two of them Capital letters tap or drag it to the letter you want to capitalise Special characters touch and hold a letter to choose from other special characters Word prediction while you re typing word suggestions appear above the keyboard Tap one to select it Voice entry tap on th...

Page 33: ...cognises tap Dictionary Personal dictionary Cut copy paste Cut copy and paste names phone numbers addresses quotes or anything else in a text box 1 To highlight a word touch and hold it To highlight more words drag the selector at the edge of the highlight Or to select everything tap SELECT ALL 2 Tap CUT or COPY Tip tap SHARE to send the text to another app on your phone or to a contact 3 Open the...

Page 34: ...gs Date time Calendar See all your events all in one place Find it swipe up Calendar Change the view tap the month at the top to choose a date to view Or tap to choose Schedule Day 3 Day Week or Month Go to today s date tap at the top Add events tap enter event details then tap SAVE Tip alternatively tap a time on the calendar to enter event details 3 April 3 Mon 10 AM 5 PM 4 PM 3 PM 2 PM 1 PM 12 ...

Page 35: ...porate account swipe up Settings Accounts tap your account then tick options such as Calendar Contacts or Gmail Office network To connect your office network with a virtual private network connection see Virtual Private Networks VPN Google Drive Keep all your photos videos documents and more safely in one place private unless you choose to share Available on Google Drive from all your devices Find...

Page 36: ...o get started touch and hold Home then follow the on screen prompts Say OK Google Things to do Nearby events The Bordertown Devils University Auditorium Tomorrow 8 00 PM Capital Cities Music Festival Merrill Civic Center East Wed 22 May Sun 26 May Set reminders customise or change settings Stuff that s important to you shows up here Tip to remove a card swipe left or right Tap to perform a task or...

Page 37: ... or computer Find it swipe up Play Movies TV To shop rent or watch on a computer go to www google com play and choose Movies TV YouTube Watch videos from YouTube users everywhere or log in to your account to share your own Find it swipe up YouTube Play Movies TV YouTube Play Movies TV movies programmes wherever you go ...

Page 38: ...search Note if you can t connect contact your service provider Mobile sites some websites automatically show you a mobile version of their page if you want to show the standard computer versions of all websites tap Menu Request desktop site Reload if a page doesn t load correctly tap Menu Tabs to open a new tab tap Menu New tab If you have more than one browser page open tap Recents to move from o...

Page 39: ...r phone updates see Download apps or Update your phone Browser options To change your browser security settings text size and other options tap Menu Settings Safe surfing searching Keep track of what your browser and searches show Incognito to open a tab that won t appear in your browser or search history tap Chrome Menu New Incognito tab Clear history to clear your browser history and other saved...

Page 40: ...n and select Video Tap to start recording Then tap to stop recording Capture a still shot during a video tap on the screen while recording to save a photo View share or delete to open your gallery swipe the camera screen left Pick a photo or video Choose to share or Menu for more options such as printing Change settings to open camera options swipe the camera screen right Zoom drag two fingers apa...

Page 41: ...ont facing camera smooth skin and beautify faces Set to Auto or Off Timer Set a timer to 3 or 10 seconds To find these options tap in the camera screen Options Panorama Take a wide angle shot Use the on screen guide to slowly pan while you are taking the photo Video Take a video Photo Take a photo To find these options swipe right on the camera screen Options Shutter sound Turn the shutter sound o...

Page 42: ...open a picture then tap Menu Use as Wallpaper or Contact photo Edit open a picture then tap Slideshow tap a picture then tap Menu Slideshow To stop the slideshow tap the screen Tip to show the slideshow on a television or other device see Connect transfer Capture your screen Share a screen capture of your favourite playlist your new high score or a friend s contact information To capture your phon...

Page 43: ... while your music plays tap Home To return to the music player swipe the status bar down and tap the song title Tip you can also select Next Pause or Previous by swiping down the notification bar or using the controls on your unlock screen Home screen widget control music playback from the Home screen by adding the Google Play Music widget Playlists tap Menu next to a song in your library to add i...

Page 44: ...ss in the search field enter an address or something you re looking for such as restaurant The map moves to show the address or local suggestions Tap the address info at the bottom for more details Get directions tap then enter a place or address Save an address tap the address info at the bottom of the screen and then tap SAVE Zoom to zoom in or out drag two fingers together or apart on the scree...

Page 45: ...to make your phone a hotspot check out Wi Fi hotspot USB cable you can use your phone s micro USB port to exchange media and other files with a connected computer To change the type of USB connection check out USB cables Automatic connections when Bluetooth or Wi Fi power is on your phone automatically reconnects to available devices or networks it has used before Aeroplane mode need to shut down ...

Page 46: ...just turn the device off or on Note using a mobile device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal Always obey the law and drive safely Manage devices To manually reconnect your phone with a paired device tap the device name in the list To manually disconnect your phone from a paired device tap the device name in the list then tap OK To remove a paired device tap next to...

Page 47: ...otspot to provide portable convenient Internet access to other Wi Fi enabled devices This feature may require an additional subscription service from your carrier Note keep it secure To protect your phone and hotspot from unauthorised access it is strongly recommended that you set up hotspot security WPA2 is the most secure including password Find it swipe up Settings More Tethering mobile hotspot...

Page 48: ...s Explorer from your list of programs In Windows Explorer your phone will appear as a connected drive mass storage device where you can drag and drop files or it will appear as an MTP or PTP device that lets you use Windows Media Player to transfer files For more instructions or driver files visit www motorola com support For Apple Macintosh use Android File Transfer available at www android com f...

Page 49: ...red in the same way Your cloud One account with access to everything everywhere phone tablet computer Sync your Google account When you log in to the same Google account all devices can get to all the same apps movies books and music from Google Play plus you share the same Gmail Google Calendar and Google Mobile To add Google accounts to your phone swipe up Settings Accounts Add account Google Ph...

Page 50: ...roSD cards up to 32 GB Mount or unmount memory card To mount a microSD card just put it in your phone see If you need to insert SIM and memory cards open the SIM card tray To unmount your microSD card so you can take it out of your phone swipe up Settings Storage SD card Then tap next to the microSD card name Caution do not remove a microSD card while your phone is using it or writing files to it ...

Page 51: ... down with two fingers and tap Aeroplane mode Note when you select aeroplane mode all wireless services are disabled You can then turn Wi Fi and or Bluetooth power back on if permitted by your airline Other wireless voice and data services such as calls and text messages remain off in aeroplane mode Emergency calls to your region s emergency number can still be made Quick start connect transfer Bl...

Page 52: ...e lock type None turn off the screen lock Swipe touch and drag up to unlock Pattern draw a pattern to unlock PIN enter four to sixteen digits to unlock Password enter four to sixteen letters digits or symbols to unlock To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep swipe up Settings Display Sleep Note you can make emergency calls on a locked phone see Emergency calls A locked phone still rings and ...

Page 53: ...ttings Security Encrypt phone Backup restore Find it swipe up Settings Backup reset then tap the Back up my data switch to turn it on Your Google account data is backed up online If you reset or replace your phone just log in to your Google account to restore the contacts events and other details you synced with the account To restore backed up data when reinstalling an app swipe up Settings Backu...

Page 54: ...s online at www google com support Where is my legal safety and regulatory information In order to provide you with better access to this important information we ve made the materials accessible from the phone s settings menu and on the web Review these materials prior to using your device To access the materials from a connected phone go to Settings Legal information and select a topic To access...

Page 55: ...ion and believed to be accurate at the time of printing Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation Note the images in this guide are examples only MOTOROLA the stylised M logo MOTO and the MOTO family of marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC LENOVO is a trademark of Lenovo Google Android ...

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