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Messages

say it & go

Quick start: messages

Stay in touch with messages and pictures.

Find it:

Apps

Messaging

• Create:

tap

• Attach:

when you're typing a message, tap

to attach a

picture, video or other file.

• Send:

tap

to send the message.

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10:23 AM

555-555-1234 (4)

Hey, where are you? Jason and I are at the...

10:23 PM, 17 Dec 2014

Astrid Fanning (18)

Don't forget to bring the book when you co...

8:18 AM

900-555-2525 (1)

Lunch tomorrow?

6:56 PM, 17 Dec 2014

Daniel Lester (6)

Meet me outside the theatre at 8:00. And b...

2:23 PM, 17 Dec 2014

Mary Morgan (5)

I'm ﬁne with that. Let me know when you h...

3:06 PM, 16 Dec 2014

Abe Baudo (22)

Messaging

11:35

Tap to add a contact.

Tap a conversation to open it.
Touch and hold to delete the
message.

Create a new message, search
messages, change notifications
and more.

Tips & tricks

• Forward a message:

in a conversation, touch and hold a

message for more options, such as forwarding it.

• Save pictures:

touch and hold a picture to save it. To see the

picture, tap Apps

Gallery

• 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.

• Text your best friend:

use a widget to text your favourite

contact quickly: touch and hold an empty spot on the Home
screen, tap

WIDGETS

, touch and hold

Direct message

drag it to your Home screen, then choose a contact.

Read, forward & more

Find it:

Apps

Messaging

• 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 to save it.

• Reply:

open a conversation, then enter your response in the

text box at the bottom.

• Copy, Forward or Delete:

open a conversation, touch and

hold the message you want, then tap an option. To delete a
whole thread of messages, open the thread, then tap
Menu >

Delete thread

Messages
   Quick start: messages
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Summary of Contents for MOTO X FORCE

Page 1: ...se Start Home screen apps At a glance Google Apps Browse Photos videos Type Messages Locate navigate Protect Organise Connect transfer Hot topics Search topics Want more Troubleshoot Music Safety Email Moto app Accessibility Moto G ...

Page 2: ...your phone can do See Hot topics Help all your questions about your new phone answered right on your phone Tap Apps 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 RFexposure guidance SAR guideline when used normally against your head or when worn or carried at a distance of 1 5 c...

Page 3: ... shatter But be careful you still need to guard against scratches and other minor damage Find out more about this innovative display and how to care for it by visiting motorola com shattershield The display and embedded lens are warranted against shattering and cracking for four 4 years from the original date of purchase scratches or other damage to the consumer replaceable protective lens is not ...

Page 4: ... second SIM Tip to make the screen sleep or wake up press the Power button To turn your phone on or off press and hold it Dual SIM phone settings With a dual SIM phone you can use one or two SIM cards If there s only one SIM in the phone it s ready to use With two cards inserted you can use either or both To set up your phone to use two SIM cards insert both cards turn on your phone and follow the...

Page 5: ...saving to turn off GPS tracking Display brightness tap Apps Settings Display Brightness level slide dimmer setting left Make sure Adaptive brightness is also turned on Display timeout delay tap Apps Settings Display Sleep shorter setting Widgets that stream information to your Home screen such as news or weather Unused online accounts that you registered tap Apps Settings Accounts Tap the account ...

Page 6: ... tap Wi Fi There s more in Wi Fi 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 Contacts to get your contacts from your old phone you have options If your old phone was also Android and you used the Android Backup and restore feature your contacts aut...

Page 7: ...from your existing Android device To copy 1 Make sure your other device is on and unlocked 2 Briefly place the two devices back to back until you hear a tone then set aside Tips tricks Signing in to your Google account copies your apps if they are backed up to the cloud For iPhones you can copy contacts and calendar events only from the iCloud For phones that support copying music not all music ca...

Page 8: ...side of the screen until you see a white bar You can add multiple pages To show other pages of shortcuts and widgets swipe the Home screen left Google Now touch and hold Home then flick up to the Google icon After setup you can access it by swiping right from the Home screen Settings to quickly open settings swipe the status bar down with two fingers To open more settings tap Shortcuts tap Apps to...

Page 9: ...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 turn them off Tip to quickly change common settings swipe the status bar down with two fingers For more...

Page 10: ... from other apps Set how long to stay in this mode or choose indefinitely Network strength No sound Wi Fi in range connected Vibrate Bluetooth on Priority Aeroplane mode Alarm set Battery charging full Warning Download apps Google Play Get music films books apps games and more Find it Apps Play Store Find to search for apps tap Download to download an app you found tap it to see details then tap I...

Page 11: ...es For information about downloading files from your browser see Downloads Choose carefully Here are a few tips To help prevent spyware phishing or viruses use apps from trusted sites such as 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 ...

Page 12: ... quickly show app details tap Apps touch and hold an app 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 usage 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 instal...

Page 13: ...ist using Quick Capture See Photos videos for more details Also turn the flashlight on off with a chop twice motion Or use Lift for Moto Voice to say and hear commands discreetly Voice set your custom launch phrase and control your phone with your voice Display see messages calls and other notifications even if your phone is asleep Tips tricks want to hide sensitive or private notifications Tap Ap...

Page 14: ... Home screen page drag an icon to the right 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 and gestures Touch Find your way around Tap choose an icon or option Touch an...

Page 15: ... 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 such as using a speakerphone Search tap on the Home screen to ...

Page 16: ...add a message to your lock screen tap Apps Settings Security Owner info To set your message just tap Back 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 Sleep Customise sounds and appearance Customise your phone s sounds and appearance Ringtone ...

Page 17: ...rtcuts by dragging them onto the first shortcut To name the folder tap it tap the name and type a new name Customise your phone and Home screen to put widgets such as a clock an interactive calendar and more on your Home screen touch and hold an empty spot on the Home screen Add widgets to put widgets such as a clock interactive calendar and more on your Home screen touch and hold an empty spot on...

Page 18: ...ly Emergency calls only Wi Fi Cast screen Flashlight Auto rotate Aeroplane mode Signal strength Bluetooth 11 35 AM Wednesday 7 January 100 Location See all of your 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 profi...

Page 19: ...r phone reads the text out loud app dependent Browsers enable webpages in your browser to be read out loud Move between pages paragraphs lines words or characters Tip navigate through your apps and menus to hear how voice readouts work on your phone Tip if Explore by touch is on swipe down then right to open the global context menu then use the menu to pause TalkBack To turn off TalkBack tap Apps ...

Page 20: ...bility BrailleBack 3 Turn on your Braille display and put it in Bluetooth pairing mode 4 On your phone tap Apps Settings Bluetooth then tap the Bluetooth switch to turn it on and scan 5 Tap the name of your Braille display to pair it with the phone Accessibility shortcut Use simple gestures to quickly activate TalkBack and other accessibility features on your phone For more information tap Apps Se...

Page 21: ...screen brightness when you re in bright or dark places But you can set your own brightness level instead swipe down the status bar with two fingers and slide the bar to adjust Note setting brightness to a high level decreases your phone s battery life Touchscreen keys To hear or feel when you tap the screen tap Apps Settings Sound notification Other sounds Dial pad to hear a tone when you dial a n...

Page 22: ...rry Over 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 information Apps Google Play has something for everyone and many apps provide useful accessibility features Find it Apps Play Store Accessibility Quick start accessibility Voice recogn...

Page 23: ... you re on a call tap Home to hide the call screen and look up a phone number address or open other apps To reopen the call screen swipe down the status bar and tap Ongoing call Contacts to view your contacts tap CONTACTS 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 you...

Page 24: ...When you move your 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 Recent calls View your calls with newest first and then call text or store them Find it Phone RECENTS To call a number tap a contact name then tap CALL BACK To send a text message store the number or other options tap the contact picture To re...

Page 25: ... programmed emergency 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 CALL 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 f...

Page 26: ...re to send it in a message email or via Bluetooth Google Drive or Android Beam 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 then tap your account name to sync it if it has not recently been updated You can also see these contacts at ...

Page 27: ... 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 contacts see Email Tip...

Page 28: ...n 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 29: ...nd hold a message for more options such as forwarding it Save pictures touch and hold a picture to save it To see the picture tap Apps Gallery 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 Text your best friend use a widget to text your favourite contact quickly touch and ho...

Page 30: ...t 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 tap then scroll down and tap Settings Add account 1 51 PM 10 17 AM 8 44 AM 2 Dec 2 Dec Inbox 11 35 B Tap to search mail Swipe left or right to...

Page 31: ...l account tap the account name then tap Menu Remove account Switch accounts to quickly switch between your email accounts tap and tap your other account at the top Chat using Hangouts Sign in with your Google account to stay in touch with friends and family Find it Apps Hangouts Start a new hangout tap then tap a name in your list of friends You can send a text message or tap to make a video call ...

Page 32: ...ere again to add it to your dictionary Symbols touch and hold a letter to enter the small 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 typi...

Page 33: ...our phone suggests and recognises 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 2 Tap the icons to cut or copy Tip touch and hold icons to show labels 3 Open the text box where you want to paste the text even ...

Page 34: ...hat an icon means touch and hold it To set your current date time time zone and formats tap Apps Settings Date time 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 SA...

Page 35: ...Apps Settings Accounts tap your account then select options such as 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 36: ... touch and hold Home then swipe up to the Google icon To turn Google Now on off set your preferences or learn more open Google Now tap Settings Tip when Google Now is on swipe right from the Home screen to see it Play Films TV Find and rent films and TV shows to watch on your phone tablet or computer Find it Apps Play Films TV To shop rent or watch on a computer go to www google com play and choos...

Page 37: ... to a webpage on your Home screen when viewing the webpage tap Menu Add to Home screen Internet search shortcut on the Home screen tap the Google search box at the top and enter a website address 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 see the standard computer versions of all websites t...

Page 38: ...d 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 browser history and other saved information tap Apps Chrome Menu Settings Privacy CLEAR BROWSING DATA Auto complete when you enter your name in an onl...

Page 39: ...ront camera Record a video tap in the camera screen to temporarily switch to the video camera and start recording Then tap to stop recording Capture a still shot during a video tap anywhere 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 to delete or Menu for more options Change settings to o...

Page 40: ... Auto flash Control focus and exposure Drag the brackets to focus on the object you want Circle turns green when the object is in focus Slide the dial to adjust the exposure Tap the screen to take the photo Night mode Take photos in low light situations Video Take a Full HD SloMo or Ultra HD 4K video Photo Take a Widescreen or Standard photo Timer Set a timer to 3 seconds or 10 seconds Panorama Ta...

Page 41: ...eel Your phone automatically creates a video of selected pictures and video clips It even sets it to music You can also customise a highlights reel by choosing different photos videos music and even change the length Create tap Apps Gallery tap then tap Highlight Reels Tap the date to see the highlight reel preview Edit tap Change title to name it You can also change the length music select differ...

Page 42: ...se another 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 control music playback from the Home screen by adding the Google Play Music widget Playlists tap Menu next to a song in your library t...

Page 43: ... See settings help and more Tips tricks Find an address 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 enter a place or address then tap Save an address tap the address info at the bottom of the screen and then tap SAVE Zoom to zoom in o...

Page 44: ...r phone a hotspot check out Wi Fi hotspot USB cable your phone s micro USB port lets you exchange media and other files with a connected computer To change the type of USB connection tap Apps Settings Storage Menu USB computer connection 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 n...

Page 45: ...ust 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 devices list then tap OK To remove a paired device tap ...

Page 46: ...phone a Wi Fi hotspot to provide portable convenient Internet access to other Wi Fi enabled devices 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 Apps Settings More Tethering portable hotspot and select Portable Wi Fi hotspot Note these steps may vary depe...

Page 47: ... 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 filetransfer Share your data connection Your computer can access the Internet through your phone s mob...

Page 48: ...ormation 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 To choose which SIM card is used for data services tap Apps Settings SIM cards Mobile data and select a network NFC Near Field Communication technology lets you instantly share an item on your phone such as a web link contact or a photo by touch...

Page 49: ...res to protect your personal information for mobile payments and content sharing 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 contacts films books and music from Google Play Plus you share the same Gmail Google Calendar and Google Mobile To add accounts ...

Page 50: ... VPN Choose the type of VPN and enter settings from the network administrator The network is 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 ...

Page 51: ...ock 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 To change when your touchscreen goes to sleep tap Apps Settings Display Sleep Note you can make emergency calls on a locked phone see Emergency calls A locked phone still rings and you do not need...

Page 52: ...t your phone and require a PIN or password whenever you turn on your phone tap Apps Settings Security Encrypt phone Back up restore Find it Apps Settings Backup reset then tap the 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 choo...

Page 53: ... www facebook com motorola Twitter www twitter com motorola Google www google com Motorola posts Tips Interactive to get started quickly tap Apps Help for interactive tutorials Google help in almost every Google app you can tap Menu Help You can also view the Google Help Centres online at www google com support Crash recovery In the unlikely event that your phone stops responding to touches and bu...

Page 54: ...this 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 and the Stylised M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC Android Google and oth...

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