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            Troubleshoot your phone

Troubleshoot your phone

Restart or remove an app

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. Your phone restarts with 

Safe 

mode

 in the lower left. Then, try removing the app.

To exit safe mode, with your phone off, press and hold the Volume Up and Power buttons until your 
screen lights up.

Restart your phone

In the unlikely event that your phone stops responding to touches and button presses, try a reboot—
press and hold the Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts.

Check for software update

To manually check for updates, swipe up 

 > 

 

Settings

 > 

System

 > 

System updates

.

Your phone downloads updates over your Wi-Fi connection (if available) or mobile network. We 
recommend that you download updates over a Wi-Fi connection. These updates can be quite large 
and may not be available in all countries. 

Note: 

When updating your phone, make sure you have enough battery power to complete the 

update.

If the mobile network updates are not available in your country, update using a computer. On your 
computer, go to 

www.motorola.com/update

.

Reset

To reset your phone to factory settings and erase all the data on your phone, swipe up 

 > 

 

Settings

 > 

System

 > 

Reset options

 > 

Erase all data (factory reset)

.

Warning: 

All downloaded apps and user data on your phone will be deleted. Data on the cloud will 

not be deleted.

Stolen phone

Your phone has Android Device Manager. You can remotely lock or reset your device to protect your 
device from thieves. For details, see 

www.google.com/android/devicemanager.

Summary of Contents for Moto e5 Cruise

Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ide of Cricket Please review the terms and conditions and the associated privacy policy for each location based service to learn how location information will be used and protected In addition your Cricket phone may be used to access the internet and to download and or purchase goods applications and services from Cricket or elsewhere from third parties Cricket provides tools for you to control ac...

Page 3: ...More apps Google Play Contacts Maps Drive Music movies TV YouTube Clock Connect share sync Connect with Wi Fi Connect with Bluetooth wireless Share files with your computer Share your data connection Print Sync to the cloud Use a memory card Airplane mode Mobile network Protect your phone Screen lock Screen pinning Backup restore Encrypt your phone Your privacy App safety Data usage Troubleshoot y...

Page 4: ... questions get answers Speak Share your Internet connection Wi Fi hotspot Tip View all of these topics on your phone swipe up from the home screen and tap 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 head or when worn or carried at a distance...

Page 5: ...sh 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 Power on off Press and hold the Power button then tap Power off When your phone is off press and hold the Power button to turn it on Sleep To conserve battery power or prevent accidental touches put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the...

Page 6: ...rt Tip To add security to your phone see Protect your phone Volume buttons Your volume buttons can help 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 Tip For more on volume control see Volume ...

Page 7: ...Remove the back cover battery To insert SIM and memory cards remove the back cover Caution Don t use tools to remove the cover or battery doing so may damage your phone 1 Carefully remove the back cover by putting your finger in the notch at the bottom corner of the back cover and prying off the cover Note Do not pull the USB port to remove the back cover 2 Gently remove the battery by pulling up ...

Page 8: ...ke sure you use the correct size SIM card and don t cut the SIM card 1 Insert the nano SIM first with the gold contacts facing down 2 Insert the microSD card optional sold separately 3 Put in the battery and put on the back cover Nano SIM 2 1 ...

Page 9: ...tup Signing into your Google account lets you access sync and backup your stuff You can see your Google apps contacts calendar photos and more Tips To add edit or delete accounts swipe up Settings Users accounts To set up email accounts see Gmail For 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...

Page 10: ...cents for your phone to run efficiently Split screen From the recent apps list touch and hold an app and then drag it to the 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 When you see or you can tap it to open options for the current screen Close Keyboard To clos...

Page 11: ...s To save even more battery life between charges you could reduce Widgets that stream information to your home screen like news or weather Unused accounts Swipe up Settings Users accounts Recording or streaming videos or music ...

Page 12: ...search Icons at the top show notifications and phone status icons Swipe up from center bottom to get to your apps App icons along the bottom are commonly used apps phone message Google Chrome Gallery and camera Tips Open app list Swipe up to see all your apps Return home To return to the home screen from any location tap Home Pages To add a page drag an app to the right side of the screen until yo...

Page 13: ...creen 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 To search for text in the search field tap on the keyboard Tip To close the keyboard tap 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 d...

Page 14: ...d Advanced Emergency broadcasts Tip Emergency alerts have a special sound and vibration that is two seconds long followed by one second then another one second To choose which types of alerts you receive swipe up Settings Sound Advanced Emergency broadcasts The U S and local governments send these alerts through your service provider So you will always receive alerts for the area where you are and...

Page 15: ...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 Do not disturb To turn off some or all sounds swipe the status bar down and tap Swipe down again and tap Do not disturb or Alarms only if feature is on and select one of these options Total silence Turn o...

Page 16: ...control on the bottom left and camera on the bottom right Swipe this screen up to unlock it Screen off and on Press the Power button to turn the screen off and on Screen lock To unlock the screen touch and drag up To apply security to the lock screen recommended see Screen lock Notifications Double tap a notification in the lock screen to open it Tip To prevent notifications from appearing in the ...

Page 17: ...ick Settings screen that shows options such as Wi Fi Bluetooth Airplane mode Location and more Customizable Speak Google voice Use Google voice commands to tell your phone what you want Use voice to make a call Tap on the home screen or say Ok Google to control 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 o...

Page 18: ...tant Touch and hold Home from any screen then speak or type a command You can also say Ok Google to open the Google Assistant 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 off swipe up Settings Google Search Settings Phone Use Screen context For more on...

Page 19: ... the to close it Picture in Picture mode Tap the video to open it on your screen Abe Allie Create link Shared album Gmail Messages Anna Medina Kevin Astrid Fanning TO Type an name phone number or email K Michael M Nathan More N Swipe up for more share options Tap a contact to share information 29 January 29 Fri 10 AM 5 PM 4 PM 3 PM 2 PM 1 PM 12 PM 11 AM Weekly Project Meeting Start hangout with Al...

Page 20: ...me screen page Drag an app to the right side of the home screen until a new page appears You can add multiple pages Adjust display settings Adjust brightness font size and screen saver Swipe up Settings Display Rotate In many apps the touchscreen switches from portrait to landscape when you rotate your phone To turn this on or off swipe up Settings Display Advanced Device Rotation 11 35 APR TUE 3 ...

Page 21: ... delete widgets and apps Touch and hold a widget or app and drag it to another spot another page or to Remove Note Removing an app from your home screen doesn t uninstall the app from your phone Customize sounds appearance Customize your phone s sounds and display settings Set ringtone and notifications Swipe up Settings Sound Tip Set notification sounds for individual apps within the app s settin...

Page 22: ...nt access to top news sports shows and more in the feed feature Turn on To turn on the feed tap Personalize Customize the stories that you see in your feed by tapping Settings Your feed View your feed Access your feed anytime by swiping right from the home screen ...

Page 23: ... dialpad tap Enter a number then tap to call it Voice dial To voice dial tap on the home screen or say Ok Google then say Call name Voicemail appears in the status bar when you have new voicemail To hear it swipe down and tap the notification Make a contact widget 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...

Page 24: ...t the call and send it to voicemail When the phone is unlocked tap DECLINE Tip You can also press the Power button to ignore the call or press a volume button to silence the ringer Respond with a text When your phone is locked swipe up and select a message to respond Note When you hold your phone to your ear the touchscreen goes dark to avoid accidental touches When you move the phone away from yo...

Page 25: ...d incoming call while your first call is active or tap Add call to dial a second call The first call is placed on hold Tap Merge to join the calls together End a call Tap Favorites See all your favorite contacts together Find it Phone To add favorites tap scroll or search to find the contact then tap the picture or letter if no picture and tap Recent calls View your calls with newest first and the...

Page 26: ...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 emergency services find you For more information swipe up Settings System Legal Information Legal and safety Location services Messages Stay in touch with messages and pictures For tips on usin...

Page 27: ...en tap to save it To see the picture swipe up Photos Voice entry Tap a text box then tap on the keyboard Tip If you don t see on the keyboard swipe up Settings System Languages input Virtual keyboard Google voice typing to activate voice entry Turn off notifications Stuck in a busy conversation You can turn off notifications Tap the thread then tap Menu People options Notifications 11 35 Messages ...

Page 28: ...yboard Tap one to select it Voice entry Tap on the touchscreen keyboard then say what you want to type Close the keyboard Tap Keyboard screen Tap the microphone in the top right to speak a message Symbols and numbers Touch and hold a letter to enter the number at the top of it To enter symbols tap 123 Capital letters Tap Keyboard options To customize your keyboard swipe up Settings System Language...

Page 29: ...t your service provider Your service provider may charge to surf the web or download data Google Chrome browser showing the options menu in the upper right corner Go to a web page Tap the address bar at the top of a page and enter an address Add a bookmark Tap Menu Open a bookmark Open the address bar then tap Menu Bookmarks Web page shortcut To add a web page shortcut to your home screen go to th...

Page 30: ...heft download apps only on Google Play Files Tap the download link To show the file or app swipe up Files Pictures Touch and hold it then tap Download image To see the picture tap Photos Download Browser settings 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 tha...

Page 31: ...e a burst of photos Camera viewfinder screen Take a photo by pressing the shutter button at the bottom middle switch to front camera on the lower left Video camera button is at the bottom right while the options menu is at the extreme right Record videos Find it Camera then tap Tap to start recording Then tap to stop recording Tap on the screen while recording to Switch to front camera Tap anywher...

Page 32: ...n or off Beautify With the front facing camera smooth skin and beautify faces Set to Auto Manual or Off Timer Set a timer to 3 or 10 seconds Manual mode Control camera settings manually To find these options tap Menu or swipe right on the camera screen Options Panorama Take a wide angle shot Use the on screen guide to slowly pan while you are taking the photo Slow motion Take a slow motion video V...

Page 33: ... photos Video size rear Set the video resolution Capture your screen To capture your phone s screen press and hold both the Power and the Volume Down buttons at the same time To see the screen capture tap Photos Screenshots Tip Also see Screen pinning Photos View edit share Find it Photos Play share or delete Tap a thumbnail to open it then tap to share to delete or Menu for more options Tip To se...

Page 34: ...ily switch between them Find it Swipe up Gmail Email screen listing emails for this account Tap the magnifying icon in the top right to search email Tap the Pencil icon in the bottom right to start a new email Add Gmail accounts The first time you turned on your phone you probably set up or logged in to your Google account that sets up the Gmail app for one account To add more Google accounts swip...

Page 35: ...ts Swipe up Settings Users accounts Google then tap the account name Tap Menu Remove account Duo Sign in with your Google account to make and receive video calls Find it Swipe up Duo Google Duo screen that can be used to make video and voice calls Tap the contacts icon to find a contact or tap LET S GO to invite friends Start a new video call Tap Contacts then tap a name in your contacts to start ...

Page 36: ... View suggestions personalized to how you use your phone Receive notifications about features that can assist you in your day Find it Moto FEATURES Moto Actions Use gestures as phone shortcuts Moto Display See your notifications at a glance and night settings Moto app icons Moto apps are used to customize your phone 11 35 Hi Anna SUGGESTIONS FEATURES Swipe to shrink screen Plenty of storage Make t...

Page 37: ...ay See notifications keep the screen on when you re looking at it and reduce blue light in the evenings Find it Moto FEATURES Moto Display Night Display Reduces the amount of blue light on your display Attentive Display Your screen won t dim or sleep while you re looking at it Moto Display Battery friendly notifications fade in and out while the screen is off to show you what s going on To customi...

Page 38: ... calendars Tap and select which options such as events reminders or other calendars to show or hide You can use a computer to add or remove calendars on your Google account at www google com calendar Tip Add a Calendar widget to your home screen Touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen tap WIDGETS then touch and hold the Calendar widget and drag it to your home screen 29 January 29 Fri 10 A...

Page 39: ...contacts and social networks for quick access to everyone you know Tip You can find most of these features on the Contacts tab in the Phone app See Phone Find it Swipe up Contacts Contacts screen that shows a list of contacts Scroll bar on the far right to scroll through contacts Tap the New Contact icon to add a contact Add a contact Tap 11 35 A Contacts ME A ALL CONTACTS FAVORITES Abe Allie Anna...

Page 40: ... profile tap Tap Settings My info Favorites Set your most used contacts as favorites so you can get to them faster To set a favorite swipe up Contacts select a contact and tap To see your favorites tap Phone Get contacts Get all your contacts in one place To add your social networking contacts swipe up Settings Users accounts then tap Add account To add your email contacts see Gmail Tip If you add...

Page 41: ...ou re looking for like restaurant Tap a item to see more or tap CALL or DIRECTIONS Get directions Tap GO GO then enter a place or address Zoom To zoom in or out drag two fingers together or apart on the screen Turn and tilt Rotate two fingers on the map to turn it or drag up down to tilt Share a location Tap a location then tap the address and tap Menu Share Identify address Touch and hold a spot ...

Page 42: ...pload your music library to Google Play Music from a computer visit www google com music Share songs directly with your contacts Tap Menu next to a song Share See Direct Share For more on the Play Music app see support google com music Note Copyright do you have the right Always follow the rules See Content Copyright in the legal and safety information on your phone Movies TV Find and rent movies ...

Page 43: ...the volume level for that alarm When an alarm sounds tap and drag to to turn it off or drag to to snooze for ten minutes Clock To change your alarm volume snooze delay or other settings tap Menu Settings For other time zones tap Home time zone Timer For a timer tap Stopwatch For a stopwatch tap Tip To set your current date time time zone and formats swipe up Settings System Date time ...

Page 44: ...k and enter the network s password Wi Fi hotspot Your can make your phone a Wi Fi hotspot to provide portable convenient Internet access to other Wi Fi enabled devices Your phone turns off Wi Fi and uses the mobile network for Internet access This feature may require an additional subscription service from your service provider Find it Swipe up Settings Network Internet Hotspot tethering then tap ...

Page 45: ...llow these steps 1 Make sure the device you are pairing with is in discoverable mode for details refer to the guide that came with the device 2 Swipe up Settings Connected devices Bluetooth 3 With Bluetooth turned on tap a found device to connect it if necessary tap PAIR or enter a passkey like 0000 You can tap to rename the device and choose what the device will be used for When the device connec...

Page 46: ...rag 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 filetransfer Virtual Private Network VPN A VPN lets you access files on a secured network like an office network with a firewall Contact t...

Page 47: ...you share the same Gmail Google Calendar and Google Mobile To add Google accounts to your phone swipe up Settings Users accounts Add account Google Phone tablet Your Android phone and tablet can work together to help you get the most out of both Transfer media and files Copy files to your phone and transfer them to other devices see Transfer files Phone hotspot If you have a Wi Fi tablet turn your...

Page 48: ...oSD card for best results Mount or unmount memory card To mount an microSD card just put it in your phone see Insert the SIM and microSD cards To unmount your microSD card so you can take it out of your phone swipe up Settings Storage 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 Airplane mode Use airplane mode to tu...

Page 49: ...urity screen that shows options for locking your phone s screen 1 Select the lock type None Turn off the screen lock Swipe Touch and drag up to unlock Pattern Draw a pattern to unlock Google Play Protect Apps scanned yesterday at 12 00PM Find My Device On Security update January 1 2018 Security status Security Location Device security 11 35 Screen lock Pattern Lock screen preferences Show all noti...

Page 50: ...arning A factory reset will delete all data on your phone Screen pinning Need to keep an important screen handy like a boarding pass or shopping coupon Pin the screen for easy access To set up screen pinning swipe up Settings Security Location Screen pinning then tap the switch to turn it on To pin a screen open the app you want to pin touch and hold Recents Tap To unpin the screen touch and hold ...

Page 51: ...tion Some apps such as Map request your location in order to provide information like directions or helping you find a nearby gas station To turn location on or off Swipe up Settings Security Location Location To see which apps have access to your location tap App level permissions Passwords Your phone briefly shows password characters as you type To turn this off swipe up Settings Security Locati...

Page 52: ...e completely accurate information Take care especially when it comes to personal health Set app permissions You may be asked for permissions when you use a feature in an app To modify the app permissions settings swipe up Settings Apps notifications App Permissions then tap a feature such as microphone to see which apps have permissions to use it Tap the switch to turn the permission on or off Tak...

Page 53: ...you re not viewing them to help reduce this type of data usage tap Data saver to turn it on Note Usage information is provided to help you manage your phone This may not match the amounts charged by your service provider as they re not measured in the same way Data usage Usage 7 4 kB mobile data Jan 30 Mar 1 1 14 GB 2 15 GB Data saver Off Mobile Mobile data Mobile data usage 7 37 kB used between J...

Page 54: ...ystem updates Your phone downloads updates over your Wi Fi connection if available or mobile network We recommend that you download updates over a Wi Fi connection These updates can be quite large and may not be available in all countries Note When updating your phone make sure you have enough battery power to complete the update If the mobile network updates are not available in your country upda...

Page 55: ...oot your phone Find the IMEI number You can find the IMEI number by typing 06 on your phone s dialpad Or swipe up Settings System About phone Status IMEI information Note For service and support see Get more help ...

Page 56: ... Swipe up Settings Accessibility Select to Speak Turn on then tap and press Your phone reads the screen from top to bottom To have your phone only read items that you touch tap SETTINGS Continuous read mode to turn it off TalkBack Use TalkBack to read your screen out loud screen navigation selections even books To turn TalkBack on or off swipe up Settings Accessibility TalkBack Tap something on th...

Page 57: ...screen Swipe up Settings Accessibility Font size See also Customize sounds appearance Change display size Make the items on the screen larger Swipe up Settings Accessibility Display size Pinch to zoom Pinch to zoom on maps web pages and photos to zoom in tap the screen with two fingers and then drag them apart To zoom out drag your fingers together You can also double tap to zoom in Screen magnifi...

Page 58: ...incoming calls even when the ringer is silent tap Also vibrate for calls Tip Feel a vibration when you tap the screen Tap Advanced Vibrate on tap to turn it on Hearing aids U S only To help get a clear sound when using a hearing aid or cochlear implant your phone may have been rated for use with hearing aids If your phone s box has Rated for Hearing Aids printed on it then please read the followin...

Page 59: ...ccessibility TTY mode and select the mode you need TTY Full Type and read text on your TTY device TTY HCO Type on your TTY device and listen to voice replies on your phone s speaker TTY VCO Speak into your phone and read text replies on your TTY device Note You ll need a cable adapter to connect your TTY device to the headset jack on your phone Refer to your TTY device guide for mode and usage inf...

Page 60: ...4 www motorola com Certain features services and applications are network dependent and may not be available in all areas additional terms conditions and or charges may apply Contact your service provider for details All features functionality and other product specifications as well as the information contained in this guide are based upon the latest available information and believed to be accur...

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