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Messages

say it & go

Quick Start: messages

Stay in touch with messages and pictures.

Find it:

Apps

Messenger

• Create:

tap

• Attach:

when you’re typing a message, tap

to attach

a picture, video or other file.

• Send:

tap

to send the message.

12:36

Messenger

You: Hey, where are you?

Astrid Fanning

You: Lunch tomorrow?

Daniel Lester

You: I'm ﬁne with that.

Abe Baudo

You: Do we need more treats?

Gracie Jo

Search messages.

Swipe left or right to
archive a message.

Write a new message.

Change settings.

Tips & tricks

• Forward a message:

in a conversation, touch and hold a

message for more options, such as forwarding it.

• Now on Tap:

to access information based on your current

screen, touch and hold Home

. For more information,

see “

Now on Tap™

”.

• Save pictures:

touch and hold a picture, and then tap

to save it. To see the picture, tap Apps

Photos

• Voice entry:

just tap a text box, then tap

on the

keyboard.

Tip:

if you don’t see

on the keyboard, tap Apps

Settings

Language & input

Google voice typing

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

Read, forward & more

Find it:

Apps

Messenger

• Open:

tap a conversation to open it.

• Attachments:

when you open a message with an

attachment, tap the attachment to open it. Or touch and
hold it and tap

to save it.

• Reply:

open a conversation, then enter your response in

the text box at the bottom and tap

Messages
Quick Start: messages
Read, forward & more
Set your default messaging app
Email
Chat using Hangouts™
Wireless Emergency Alerts (US and some

countries only)

Summary of Contents for Moto M

Page 1: ...n apps control customise calls contacts messages Email type Google Apps Browse photos videos music locate navigate Organise connect transfer Protect Want more Troubleshoot Safety Hot topics Search topics Accessibility en GB Moto G ...

Page 2: ...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 applicable national or international RF exposure guidance SAR guideline when used normally against your head 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...

Page 3: ...tures Choose new wallpaper sounds and more Redecorate your Home screen More megapixels for clearer photos Take photos Access the internet Browse Browse shop and download apps Download apps Keep your info safe Set up your password and more Protect Never get lost again Locate navigate Save data charges Use Wi Fi Wi Fi networks Stuck Confused Help app At a glance Phone overview Hot topics ...

Page 4: ...You can use a second SIM or an optional memory card but not both Nano SIM Insert the tool into the hole in the SIM tray and gently push to pop out the tray Push back into your phone Charge your phone fully and turn the power on Then select your language and follow the screen prompts to get started Tip to make the screen sleep or wake up press the Power button To turn your phone on or off press and...

Page 5: ... and apps at lightning fast speed 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 tap Apps Settings Battery To turn on Battery saver tap Apps Settings Battery then tap Menu Battery saver Note to quickly ope...

Page 6: ...istening to music or taking pictures Warning don t try to remove or replace the battery yourself doing so may damage the battery and could cause burning and injury If your phone becomes unresponsive try a reboot press and hold the Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts Sign in Just follow the screen prompts to get started If you use Gmail you already have a Google account ...

Page 7: ...networks Accounts to add edit or delete accounts tap Apps Settings Accounts then tap Add account To set up email accounts see Email For help with your Google account visit www google com accounts 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 Start Put in the cards power on Battery life Si...

Page 8: ...tiple pages To show other pages of shortcuts and widgets swipe the Home screen left Google Now touch and hold Home After setup you can access it by swiping right from the Home screen For more see Google Now Settings to quickly open settings swipe the status bar down with two fingers To open more settings tap Shortcuts tap Apps touch and hold an app then drag it to one of your Home screen pages To ...

Page 9: ...ion tap it To search for text in the search field tap on the keyboard Tip to close the keyboard tap Status 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 tur...

Page 10: ...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 set how long you want to only hear priority interruptions or choose indefinitely Tap MORE SETTINGS to customise which interruptions to receive Tip to create an exception for repeat cal...

Page 11: ...es from your browser see Downloads Choose carefully Here are a few tips To help prevent spyware phishing or viruses use apps from trusted sites like Google Play In Google Play check the app s ratings and comments before installing If you doubt the safety of an app don t install it Apps use up memory data battery and processing power some more than others If you re not happy with how much memory da...

Page 12: ...then drag it to App info See app data usage to see which apps are using the most data tap Apps Settings Data usage For more see Data use Update your phone Use your phone or computer to check download and install phone software updates Using your phone If your phone notifies you about an update follow the instructions to download and install it To manually check for updates tap Apps Settings About ...

Page 13: ...ge drag an icon to the right hand side of the Home screen until you see a white bar You can add multiple pages Quick settings to change Wi Fi Bluetooth Aeroplane mode and other settings swipe the status bar down with two fingers For even more settings tap Settings Can t find a setting Tap Apps Settings Controls gestures Touch Find your way around Tap choose an icon or option Touch and hold to see ...

Page 14: ...me 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 Tip for more on volume control see Volume interruptions Speak Just tell your phone what you want Tip speak naturally but clearly like using a speakerphone Search tap on the Home screen to s...

Page 15: ...ions to hear or display Hear tap Apps Settings Sound notification App notifications then tap an app Owner info to add a message to your lock screen tap Apps Settings Security 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 tap Apps Settings Display Sle...

Page 16: ... shortcut folders drag one shortcut onto another Add more shortcuts by dragging them onto the first shortcut To name the folder tap it tap the name and type a new name Add widgets to put widgets like a clock interactive calendar and more on your Home screen touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen Then tap WIDGETS Resize widgets you can resize some widgets Touch and hold a widget until you ...

Page 17: ...our settings Tap an icon to turn it on off Set screen brightness Open options Tap to see your data usage To switch users swipe down the status bar with two fingers and tap Profile Tap a username Note For a temporary user use the Guest profile which has limited access to your phone s features and apps Guests won t have access to your personal information Change user settings Tap Apps Settings Users...

Page 18: ...sts or between screens Tip navigate through your apps and menus to hear how voice readouts work on your phone To turn off TalkBack tap Apps 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 Google BrailleBack app from Google Play tap Apps Play Store and install it on your phone 2 Tap ...

Page 19: ...one Tap Apps Settings Accessibility Large text Tip or tap Apps Settings Display Font size Huge High contrast text show higher contrast text throughout your phone Tap Apps Settings Accessibility High contrast text Browser choose text scaling and other accessibility settings for your browser Tap Apps Chrome Menu Settings Accessibility Tip use Force enable zoom to allow zooming on all webpages Displa...

Page 20: ...ard TTY You can use your phone in TTY mode with standard teletype machines Tap Phone Menu Settings Accessibility TTY mode and select the mode you need TTY full type and read text on your TTY device TTY HCO Hearing Carry Over type text on your TTY device and listen to voice replies on your phone s speaker TTY VCO Voice Carry Over speak into your phone and read text replies on your TTY device Note y...

Page 21: ...e the call screen and look up a phone number address or open other apps To reopen the call screen swipe the status bar down and tap Ongoing call Contacts to view your contacts tap Favourite contact do you have someone you call all the time Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home screen tap WIDGETS then touch and hold the Direct dial widget Drag it to your Home screen then select the contact Tap ...

Page 22: ...e away from your ear the screen lights up again Don t use covers or screen protectors even clear ones that cover the proximity sensor Recent calls View your calls with newest first and then call text or store them Find it Phone To call a number tap next to the contact s name To send a message or see call details tap the contact s name To store the number or edit the contact tap the contact picture...

Page 23: ...ncy number s may not work in all locations and sometimes an emergency 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 emergency services find you For more informatio...

Page 24: ...contact then tap Menu Share to send it in a message email or via Bluetooth or Google Drive Tip in some apps such as Contacts you can also share directly with a contact See Direct Share Shortcuts tap a contact then tap Menu Place on Home screen to add a shortcut for this contact on your Home screen Synchronise on your phone tap Apps Settings Go to the ACCOUNTS section choose your Google account the...

Page 25: ...de 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 tap Apps Settings Accounts then tap Add account Note you ll need a social networking app first See Google Play to get apps To add your email...

Page 26: ...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 Apps Contacts To store your user profile tap Set up my profile under ME at the top of the contact list Contacts Quick start contacts Create contacts Call text or email contacts Favourites Edit delete or hide contacts Get contacts Share contacts My details ...

Page 27: ...For more information see Now on Tap Save pictures touch and hold a picture and then tap to save it To see the picture tap Apps Photos Voice entry just tap a text box then tap on the keyboard Tip if you don t see on the keyboard tap Apps Settings Language input Google voice typing to activate voice entry Turn off notifications stuck in a busy conversation You can turn off notifications Tap the thre...

Page 28: ...gouts Email Send and receive email Set up and manage accounts Find it Apps Gmail 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 tap Apps Settings Accounts then tap Add account Google Tip in Gmail tap then scroll down and tap Settings Add account 1 51 PM 10 17 A...

Page 29: ...ttings tap to see your old hangouts change your profile pic other settings and more Chat from a computer you can chat from a computer too Find out more at www google com hangouts Wireless Emergency Alerts US and some countries only Wireless Emergency Alerts also known as CMAS or PLAN is a US national emergency alert system Emergency alerts can pop up to tell you about a national or local crisis Af...

Page 30: ...umber at the top of it To enter several numbers or symbols tap Double letters slide your finger over the letter You ll see suggestions that have a double letter 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 t...

Page 31: ...nises tap 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 text box wher...

Page 32: ...y or other settings tap Menu Settings For other time zones tap Timer For a timer tap Stopwatch For a stopwatch tap Calendar See all your events all in one place Find it Apps 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 Add events tap a time on the calendar and tap Enter event details then tap SAV...

Page 33: ...p Apps Settings Accounts tap your account then select options like Calendar Contacts or Email 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 it Apps Drive To ...

Page 34: ...lic transport schedules even the latest scores come automatically appearing throughout the day just as you need them To get started touch and hold Home then follow the on screen prompts When Google Now is on swipe right from the Home screen to see it Now on Tap Note this feature is currently only available in English Find it Apps Settings Google Search Now Now cards Show cards then touch and hold ...

Page 35: ... favourites before they hit DVD You can watch them even when you re offline Find it Apps 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 Apps YouTube Play Movies TV Play Movies TV YouTube ...

Page 36: ...the Google search box and enter text to 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 brow...

Page 37: ...ad To download apps or 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 Apps Chrome Menu New Incognito tab Clear history to clear your brows...

Page 38: ...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 Change settings to open camera options tap Zoom drag two fingers apart To zoom out drag your fingers together Multi shot touch and hold to take a bur...

Page 39: ...Tip turn your phone sideways for a landscape view Wallpaper or contact photo open a picture then tap Menu Use as Wallpaper 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 ...

Page 40: ...nother app 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 librar...

Page 41: ...tions and navigation instructions Find nearby food drinks and attractions See your places map views settings help and more Tips tricks Find an address in the search field enter an address or something you re looking for like petrol station The map moves to show the address or local suggestions Tap the address info at the bottom for more details Get directions enter a place or address then tap Save...

Page 42: ... To change the type of USB connection swipe down the status bar with one finger then tap USB for charging 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 wireless connections quickly Swipe the status bar down with two fingers and tap Aeroplane mode Print want to print ...

Page 43: ...vice name in the devices list then tap OK To remove a paired device tap next to the device name then tap Unpair To change the name your phone shows to other devices tap Apps Settings Bluetooth turn Bluetooth power on then tap Menu Rename this device Enter a name and tap RENAME Let devices find your phone To let a Bluetooth device discover your phone just turn the Bluetooth switch on Transfer files...

Page 44: ...one turns off Wi Fi and uses the mobile network for internet access Tap Set up Wi Fi hotspot to set up security Network name enter a unique name for your hotspot Security select the type of security you want None or WPA2 PSK For WPA2 PSK enter a unique password that others will need to access your Wi Fi hotspot Note WPA2 PSK is recommended by IEEE Password create a password with at least eight cha...

Page 45: ...quire special configuration 2 On your phone tap Apps Settings then make sure that the Wi Fi switch is set to off 3 In Settings tap More Tethering portable hotspot then tick USB tethering to start the connection To stop the connection untick USB tethering then disconnect your phone from your computer Data use You can track the amount of data your phone uploads and downloads Find it Apps Settings Da...

Page 46: ...ories if you have a Bluetooth keyboard or other accessories to use with your tablet remember that you can use them with your phone too To connect them see Bluetooth wireless Memory card You can choose to use your SD card as portable or internal storage Portable storage store your pictures videos audio and other media files You can remove the SD card at any time and transfer it to another device In...

Page 47: ...s stored in the VPN list so you can select it whenever you need to connect Mobile network You should not need to change any network settings Contact your service provider for help To see network settings options tap Apps Settings More Mobile networks To switch networks tap Apps Settings More Mobile networks Network operators and tap a network Note your phone supports most networks Contact your ser...

Page 48: ...ity Screen lock then select the lock type None turn off the screen lock Swipe tap and drag up 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 Note on Moto M phones you can use your fingerprint to unlock your phone To set up the fingerprint sensor tap Apps Settings Security Fingerprint To change when your...

Page 49: ...can take an hour or more Leave your phone plugged in and be careful not to interrupt the process Encryption protects the accounts settings apps and files on your phone so that people cannot access them if your phone is stolen You shouldn t need to use this feature but to encrypt your phone and require a PIN or password whenever you turn on your phone tap Apps Settings Security Encrypt phone Backup...

Page 50: ...d apps and user data on your phone will be deleted Data in the cloud will not be deleted Stolen phone Your phone has Android Device Manager You can remote lock or reset your device to protect your device from thieves For details see www google com android devicemanager Protect Quick start protect your phone Screen lock Screen pinning SIM card lock Encrypt your phone Backup restore Reset Stolen pho...

Page 51: ...r 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 the materials on the web visit www motorola com device legal Crash recovery In the unlikely e...

Page 52: ...is guide are based upon the latest available information 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 Holding...

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