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Dual SIM calling

You can choose which SIM to use for outgoing calls. Your 
phone automatically prompts you in a notification to enable 
this feature. Or, you can enable it anytime, tap Apps

 

>

Settings

 > 

SIM cards

 > 

Automatic SIM selection

. 

Note: 

To quickly open 

Settings

, swipe down the status bar or 

the lock screen with two fingers, and tap

.

Motorola Shells

You can change the back cover for a new look with Motorola 
Shells.

Note: 

Motorola Shells are sold separately and availability varies 

by country.

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3

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1

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3

Protective bumper

Your phone may have come with a bumper to protect it without 
covering its premium design. Simply attach the bumper for 
extra protection.

Caution: 

Don't use tools to remove the protective 

bumper—doing so may damage your phone.

Put on the protective bumper. 

Put the top of the phone inside the protective bumper. 
Press the rest of the phone into the bumper. 

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   Put in the cards & power on
   Motorola Shells
   Protective bumper
   Battery life
   Sign in
   Old phone to new phone

Summary of Contents for Moto X PLAY

Page 1: ...Calls Contacts Control customize Start Home screen apps At a glance Google Apps Browse Photos videos Type Messages Locate navigate Protect Organize Connect transfer Want more Music Email Moto G ...

Page 2: ...one 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 cm from ...

Page 3: ...ds 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 more At a glance First look Hot topics ...

Page 4: ... tray with gold contacts facing up Turn tray over to put in memory card Power on Press hold Power until P P 3 Insert the tool into the hole in the SIM tray and gently push to pop out the tray Dual SIM phone settings With a dual SIM phone you can use one or two nano 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 pho...

Page 5: ...look with Motorola Shells Note Motorola Shells are sold separately and availability varies by country 2 3 1 1 2 3 Protective bumper Your phone may have come with a bumper to protect it without covering its premium design Simply attach the bumper for extra protection Caution Don t use tools to remove the protective bumper doing so may damage your phone Put on the protective bumper Put the top of th...

Page 6: ...ing 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 like news or weather Unused online accounts that you registered Tap Apps Settings Accounts Tap the account you wa...

Page 7: ...i 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 automatic...

Page 8: ...more Select your old phone type Send data TO this device Send data FROM this device 11 35 Select your old phone type Tips tricks While you re migrating you can keep using your phone Signing into your Google account copies your apps if they are backed up to the cloud For iPhones you can migrate contacts and calendar events only from the iCloud For phones that support copying music not all music can...

Page 9: ...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 touch and hold the app then drag it to one of your ...

Page 10: ...ssages 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 see Quick settings 11 35 AM Wednesday January 7 3 new messages 01 07 2015 9 27 AM 2 Pu...

Page 11: ...eive You will always hear alarms Set when you want to be in this mode or choose indefinitely None Turn off all sounds and alarms Override sound settings from other apps Set how long to stay in this mode or choose indefinitely Discover your Moto apps Moto apps can simplify life and help you out Just follow the prompts to find out more Find it Apps Moto Assist Set your phone to adapt to what you re ...

Page 12: ...ter go to http play google com using your Google account and password There you can browse apps on the big screen manage your apps across multiple devices like a phone and tablet and even set new apps to download to your devices Enjoy music You can also use Google Play to download music See Play Music Get help To get help and more tap Apps from the web You can get apps from other online app stores...

Page 13: ...pp then drag it to App info DISABLE removes the app from your menu to ENABLE it reopen this window and tap ENABLE disabled apps are at the bottom of the list If an app locks up your phone as soon as you turn it on restart in Safe Mode Turn off your phone then turn it back on when you see the Motorola logo during power up press and hold both volume buttons until you see the home screen with Safe Mo...

Page 14: ...e recommend that you download updates over a Wi Fi connection Remember these updates can be quite large 25MB or more and may not 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 ...

Page 15: ...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 Airplane 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 and hold To see more options ...

Page 16: ... 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 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 s...

Page 17: ...s to hear or display Hear Tap Apps Settings Sound notification App notifications then tap an app Display Tap Apps Settings Display Screen notifications Owner info To 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...

Page 18: ...drag it to one of your home screen pages To see all your apps tap Apps and swipe to the left Create 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 sc...

Page 19: ...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 or delete users Tap Apps Settings Users then tap next to a user s name Accessibility See hear speak feel and use Accessibility features are there for everyone helping to make things easier Find it Apps Settings Accessibility Note For gen...

Page 20: ...ouch when TalkBack is active tap Apps Settings Accessibility TalkBack SETTINGS Explore by touch Tip When you turn on TalkBack for the first time your phone asks if you want to Enable Explore by touch Tap OK to turn it on Explore by touch changes your phone s touch gestures so the location of your touches can be read out loud Tap something on the screen to hear a description or text readout Double ...

Page 21: ...tings Accessibility TalkBack SETTINGS Speak Caller ID Ringtones Assign a unique ringtone to a contact Tap Apps Contacts and tap the contact Tap then tap Menu Set ringtone Volume vibrate Find it Apps Settings Sound notification Opens sliders that let you set different volumes for your music or videos ringtone text or email notifications and alarms Also vibrate for calls determines whether your phon...

Page 22: ...ar a click when you tap something on the screen select Touch sounds Keys To feel a vibration when you tap the keyboard select Vibrate on touch Messages To make text entry even easier use features like auto capitalization auto correction and more Tap Apps Settings Language input then tap a keyboard type Of course if you don t want to type at all use your voice Tap on the touchscreen keyboard TTY Yo...

Page 23: ...ask While 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 Favorite contact 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 yo...

Page 24: ...m 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 remove an entry from the call log t...

Page 25: ...med 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 emergency services find you See ...

Page 26: ...age 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 Synchronize 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 www gmail com For help ...

Page 27: ...w it Tap Customize to uncheck 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 If you add a Corporate Sync account you can send messages to your coworkers even if yo...

Page 28: ... 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 Favorites Edit delete or hide contacts Get contacts Share contacts My details ...

Page 29: ...ssage 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 to activate voice entry Text your best friend Use a widget to text your favorit...

Page 30: ...ail 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 1 51PM 10 17AM 8 44AM Dec 2 Dec 2 Primary B 11 35 Tap to search mail Swipe left or right to archive a message Tap to choose multiple messages then...

Page 31: ...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 Change set...

Page 32: ... 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 capitalize Special characters Touch and hold a letter to choose from other special characters Word prediction While you re typing word sugg...

Page 33: ...s that your phone suggests and recognizes 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 te...

Page 34: ...a stopwatch tap Tip To find out what 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 Menu to choose Schedule Day or 5 Day Go to today s date Tap June Weekly Pro Start hangout with Alexis https pl...

Page 35: ...ose what to sync from your Corporate account tap Apps Settings Accounts tap your account then check 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 To create a new file or folder tap To open a file tap it To edit a do...

Page 36: ...ally appearing throughout the day just as you need them To get started 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 Google Google makes connecting on the web more like connecting in the real world Share your thoughts links and photos...

Page 37: ... Google posts Touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen tap WIDGETS then touch and hold Google Posts to drag it to your home screen Help For more about Google visit www google com Other social networks You can also use Facebook Twitter and more Open Google Play to find the latest official apps and widgets Google Apps Google Play Google Now Google ...

Page 38: ... to a webpage on your home screen when viewing the webpage tap Menu Add to home screen Internet search shortcut In 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 show the standard computer versions of all websites ...

Page 39: ...s 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 online form your ...

Page 40: ... to the front 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 sett...

Page 41: ... Off or Auto Control focus and exposure Drag the brackets over the object you want to focus on turns green when in focus Tap the screen to take the photo Slide the dial around the circle to adjust the exposure 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...

Page 42: ...re 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 favorite playlist your new high score or a friend s contact information If you can show it on your phone you can share it with your friends To capture your phone s screen pr...

Page 43: ... 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 Photos videos Quick start Photos videos Take photos Record videos The perfect shot View share use photos videos Capture your screen Play Movies TV ...

Page 44: ...ap 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 to add it to a playlist or show other op...

Page 45: ...Play Music Note Copyright do you have the right Always follow the rules See Content Copyright in your legal and safety information Play Music Quick start Music ...

Page 46: ...ter an address or something you re looking for like 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 or out drag two fingers together or apart on the screen Turn and tilt Rotate two f...

Page 47: ...pot 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 Need to shut do...

Page 48: ... mobile device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal Always obey the laws 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 next to the device name then tap Unpair T...

Page 49: ...e provider for details You can make your 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 unauthorized access it is strongly recommended that you set up hotspot security WPA2 is the most secure including password Find it Apps Settings More Tethering mobile hotspot and check Mobile Wi Fi ho...

Page 50: ... 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 Tip To share a Wi Fi connection see Wi Fi hotspot 1 Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable Note If your computer is running somethi...

Page 51: ...ntent on your phone with another NFC enabled phone or tablet Note The other device must support NFC too 1 Open the screen that contains the map page or browser page you want to share 2 Touch the back of your phone to the back of the other device When the devices connect you ll see Touch to Beam on your phone 3 Touch your screen to share your content Receive with NFC Receive web links e coupons bro...

Page 52: ...roid 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 phone into a Wi Fi hotspot to let your tablet access the internet anywhere see Wi Fi hotspot Bluetooth accessories If you have a Bluetooth keyboard or other accessories...

Page 53: ...twork 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 Airplane mode Note When you select airplane mode all wireless services are disabled You can then turn Wi Fi and or Bluetooth power back on if ...

Page 54: ...ngs Security 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 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 lo...

Page 55: ...eset 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 Note Text messages call logs and items stored on your phone will not be restored To restore your Google Play Store apps see Take care of your apps Reset To reset your ph...

Page 56: ...ts 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 Centers online at www google com support Crash recovery 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 ...

Page 57: ...heinformation containedin this guide are basedupon thelatestavailableinformationandbelievedto be accurate at the timeof printing Motorola reserves the right to changeor modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation Note The images inthis guide are examples only MOTOROLAandthe Stylized MLogo are trademarks or registeredtrademarksof Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC Google Andr...

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