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Back camera
camera
Volume
Volume
buttons
buttons
Fingerprint
sensor Microphone Fingerprint
sensor
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Charger USB/ Headset
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Start: Moto G5
for Moto G5 Plus, see “Start: Moto G5 Plus”
Start: Moto G5 Remove the back cover and battery Put in the cards
Remove the back cover and battery
Put in the cards To insert SIM and memory cards, remove the back cover. Your phone might support using two SIM cards. To insert
Put on the cover & power on Note: don't use tools to remove the cover — doing so may your SIM card(s) or an optional microSD memory card,
damage your phone. follow these instructions.
Caution: make sure you use the correct size SIM
cards and don't cut the SIM cards. Don’t use tools
Nano SIM
to remove the battery – doing so may damage your
phone.
2. Insert the
optional
microSD in
the slot
above the
SIM slot.
Note: It's
okay to use
a little
muscle.
For two SIM cards:
1. Insert the
first SIM.
2. Insert the
Remove the battery. second SIM.
3. Insert the
optional
microSD in
the slot above
the first SIM
slot.
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Note: To remove SIM1, slide the lever on the slot.
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Start: Moto G5 Plus
for Moto G5, see “Start: Moto G5”
Tray Back
microSD
(optional)
Power on.
Press and
Push the tray back into your phone. hold Power
until the
screen
lights up.
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Start
let's get up and running
Tips and tricks To help improve battery life, swipe up > Settings >
Battery > Battery saver, and turn it on.
• Wi-Fi network: for faster Internet access or to conserve
mobile data use, swipe the status bar down with two Tip: to quickly open Settings, swipe down on the status bar
fingers, then tap > Wi-Fi. There’s more in “Wi-Fi with two fingers and tap .
networks”.
Tips and tricks
• Accounts: to add, edit or delete accounts, swipe up >
Settings > Accounts. To set up email accounts, see To save even more battery life between charges, you could
“Email”. reduce:
For help with your Google account, visit • Bluetooth® use: swipe up > Settings > Bluetooth
www.google.com/accounts. and turn it off when you don’t need it.
Note: this phone supports apps and services that may use • GPS use: swipe up > Settings > Location > Mode >
a lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your needs. Battery saving to turn off GPS tracking.
Contact your service provider for details. • Display brightness: swipe up > Settings >
Display > Brightness level and drag the brightness slider
left. Make sure Adaptive brightness is also turned on.
• Display timeout delay: swipe up > Settings >
Display > Sleep > (shorter setting).
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Home screen & apps
you have quick access
Home screen & apps Quick start: Home screen & apps Tips and tricks
Quick start: Home screen & apps
The Home screen is what you see when you turn on your • Open app list: swipe up , then swipe up to scroll
Help & more
Search phone. From here you can explore apps and more. through apps.
Status & notifications Note: software updates happen frequently, so your screen • Return: to return to the Home screen from any location,
Volume & interruptions tap Home . If One-button nav is turned on, tap the
may look a little different.
Do not disturb fingerprint sensor to return Home. See “Control with one
Download apps
touch” for more on this feature.
Take care of your apps
Update your phone • Pages: to add a page, drag an app to the right side of
the screen until you see a white bar. You can add multiple
pages. To see other pages of shortcuts and widgets (if
available), swipe the Home screen left.
11:35 Swipe down with one • Settings: to quickly open common settings, swipe the
finger for notifications status bar down with two fingers. To open more settings,
or with two fingers for
tap .
profiles and settings.
• Shortcuts: swipe up , touch and hold an app, then drag
Search by typing or
it to one of your Home screen pages. To see all your apps,
say "OK Google".
swipe up .
• Apps: to remove an app from a Home screen page, touch
and hold the app, then drag it to Remove. (The app
Touch and hold an isn’t removed from your phone, just the Home screen.)
empty spot to
change widgets, To uninstall apps from your Home screen, touch and hold
wallpaper and more. the app, then drag it to Uninstall. (You can’t uninstall
Google Moto Duo Play Store
some apps. See “Take care of your apps”.)
Swipe up to see
• Customisation: for more about changing your Home
all your apps. screen, see “Redecorate your Home screen”.
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Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps Help & more When you type, suggestions appear below the search field:
Quick start: Home screen & apps
Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Find out anything about • To search for a suggestion, tap it.
Help & more
Search your phone. • To search for text in the search field, tap on the
Status & notifications Find it: swipe up > Device Help keyboard.
Volume & interruptions
Tip: to close the keyboard, tap .
Do not disturb
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Status & notifications
Device help
Update your phone 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
LEARN FIX
means, swipe the status bar down for details.
Moto G Play help
Popular topics Tip: getting too many notifications? Touch and hold a
Set up phone notification to see which app is sending them to you. Then
Learn the basics you can turn them off.
Personalise your phone
Apps
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35 AM
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Calls and contacts
Swipe down to see your
Photos and videos notifications.
Calendar 11:35 AM
Music
Weekly staff meeting
Battery 10:30 – 11:30
Tip: to remove a notification,
Security Messenger · 17m swipe left or right.
Karen Travis
Can you come on Sat.?
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Home screen & apps Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone Do not disturb
Quick start: Home screen & apps status:
To turn off some or all sounds, swipe the status bar down
Help & more
Search with two fingers and tap Do not disturb. Select one of these
Status Icons options:
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions Network strength Do not disturb • Total silence: turn off all sounds and alarms. Override
Do not disturb sound settings from other apps. Set how long to stay in
Download apps / Wi-Fi in range/ Portrait/Auto-rotate
this mode, or choose indefinitely.
Take care of your apps connected
Update your phone • Alarms only: set how long you want to only hear alarms,
/ Bluetooth on/ Data Saver off or choose indefinitely. Tap MORE SETTINGS to customise
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connected which other interruptions to receive.
Aeroplane mode Alarm set • Priority only: set how long you want to only hear priority
interruptions, or choose indefinitely. Tap MORE SETTINGS
/ Battery charging/full Location off/on to customise which interruptions to receive.
Tip: to create an exception for repeat callers that allows a
Note: apps you download from Google Play™ might show
call from the same person within a 15 minute period, tap
other icons in the status bar to alert you to specific events.
MORE SETTINGS > Priority only allows > Repeat callers.
Volume & interruptions
Press the side volume buttons up or down to select a ringer
volume from high to vibrate .
Home screen & apps Download apps Apps from the web
Quick start: Home screen & apps
You can get apps from other online app stores using your
Help & more Google Play™ browser.
Search
Status & notifications Get music, films, books, apps, games and more.
Tip: choose your apps and updates carefully, as some
Volume & interruptions Find it: Play Store may impact your phone's performance — see “Choose
Do not disturb carefully”.
Download apps • Search: use the search bar to search for apps.
Take care of your apps • Download: to download an app, tap it to see details, then Note: when installing an app, make sure you read the alerts
Update your phone tap INSTALL or the BUY button. that tell you what information the app will access. If you
don’t want the app to access this information, cancel the
• Share: to share an app you found on Google Play, tap it
installation.
to see details and then tap .
To let your phone install apps that are not on Google
• Reinstall: to show or reinstall apps you downloaded from
Play, swipe up > Settings > Security, then tap the
Google Play, tap > My apps & games.
Unknown sources switch to turn it on.
• Use a computer: to find and manage apps from any
• For information about downloading files from your
computer, go to http://play.google.com using your Google
browser, see “Downloads”.
account and password.
There, you can browse apps on the big screen, manage Choose carefully
your apps across devices (such as a phone and tablet) Here are a few tips:
and even set new apps to download to your devices.
• To help prevent spyware, phishing or viruses, use apps
• Enjoy music, movies and more: you can also use Google from trusted sites, such as Google Play.
Play to download music, movies, TV programmes and
• In Google Play, check the app’s ratings and comments
more. See “Play Music” and “Play Films & TV” apps.
before installing.
• Get help: to get help and more, tap .
• 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, data, battery or processing power an
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Home screen & apps • Monitor children's access to apps to help prevent DISABLE removes the app from your menu – to enable
Quick start: Home screen & apps exposure to inappropriate content. it, reopen this window and tap ENABLE (tap Disabled to
Help & more get quicker access to the disabled apps list first).
• Certain apps may not provide completely accurate
Search
information. Take care, especially when it comes to If an app locks up your phone as soon as you turn it on,
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions personal health. restart in Safe Mode: press and hold the Power button.
Do not disturb When you see the Power off option, press and hold it
Set app permissions
Download apps to select the Reboot to safe mode option. Your phone
Take care of your apps You will only be asked for permissions when you use a restarts with Safe mode in the lower left. Then, try
Update your phone feature in an app, instead of immediately when you install
removing the app.
the app.
• Reinstall apps: to reinstall apps from Google Play, tap
To modify the app permissions settings, swipe up >
Play Store, then tap > My Apps & games. The
Settings > Apps, then select the app and tap
apps you downloaded are listed and available for
Permissions.
download.
To modify the app permissions by app type (such as • See app data usage: to show which apps are using the
Calendar or Camera) at any time, swipe up > most data, swipe up > Settings > Data usage >
Settings > Apps, then tap Settings > App Mobile date usage. For more, see “Data usage”.
permissions.
Update your phone
Take care of your apps Use your phone or computer to check, download and install
Find it: swipe up , then swipe up to scroll through apps phone software updates:
To close the apps screen, tap Home or Back . • Using your phone:
• Uninstall apps: to remove an app from a Home screen if your phone notifies you about an update, follow the
page, touch and hold the app, then drag it to Remove. instructions to download and install it.
The app isn't removed from your phone, just the Home
screen. To manually check for updates, swipe up >
Settings > About phone > System updates.
To remove an app from your phone, touch and hold the
app, then drag it to Uninstall.
Menu More To disable an app or force it to stop running, swipe
up > Settings > Apps.
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Home screen & apps Your phone downloads updates over your Wi-Fi
Quick start: Home screen & apps connection (if available) or mobile network. We
Help & more recommend that you download updates over a Wi-Fi
Search connection. Remember, these updates can be quite large
Status & notifications
(25 MB or more) and may not be available in all countries.
Volume & interruptions
If the mobile network updates are not available in your
Do not disturb
Download apps country, update using a computer.
Take care of your apps Note: when updating your phone, make sure you have
Update your phone enough battery power to complete the update.
• Using your computer:
On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/update.
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see what it can do
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Note: your phone may not have all features.
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Moto app
Moto app To navigate using the fingerprint sensor, use these gestures: Note: To choose the direction for the Back and Recent
Discover your Moto app gestures, go to Moto > Actions > One-button nav and
• Home: tap quickly on the fingerprint sensor to go to your
Home screen. tap the down arrow to select the swipe setting.
Back Recents
Swipe left. Swipe right.
Home/unlock screen
Press.
Lock screen
Press & hold.
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Control & customise
how it acts & looks
Control & customise Quick start: control & customise Tips and tricks
Quick start: control & customise
Take control of your phone. • Speak: tap in a search window or on a keyboard.
Controls and gestures
On, off, lock & unlock • Touch, press and speak: learn phone gestures and • Add a Home screen page: drag an app icon to the right
Customise sounds & appearance commands. See “Controls and gestures”. side of the Home screen until you see a white bar. You
Redecorate your Home screen can add multiple pages.
Quick settings • Customise your Home screen: to put widgets such as
Direct Share a clock, interactive calendar and more on your Home • Quick settings: to change Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Aeroplane
screen, see “Redecorate your Home screen”. mode and other settings, swipe the status bar down with
two fingers. For even more settings, tap .
• Can't find a setting? Swipe up > Settings > .
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Control & customise
Control & customise • Recents: tap Recents to see your recent apps (or Tip: to add security to your phone, see “Protect”.
Quick start: control & customise browser tabs) and tap an app to reopen it. Double tap to
Controls and gestures quickly switch between your recent apps. Press Volume buttons
On, off, lock & unlock Your volume buttons help in a few ways:
Customise sounds & appearance Note: If One-button nav is active, quickly swipe right
Redecorate your Home screen twice to switch between apps. • Ringer volume: press the buttons when your phone is
Quick settings To remove an app from the recent list, swipe it left, right ringing to silence it.
Direct Share
or tap . To scroll the list, swipe up or down. • Earpiece volume: press the buttons during a call.
Tip: you don't need to remove apps from Overview for • Music/video volume: press the buttons during a song or
your phone to run efficiently. video.
• Split screen: from the recent apps list, touch and hold an Tip: for more on volume control, see “Volume &
app and then drag it to the top of the screen to view two interruptions”.
apps at once. Not all apps will work in split screen.
Speak
• Menus: when or appears on a screen, you can tap it
to open options for the current screen. Just tell your phone what you want.
• Close Keyboard: to close a keyboard, tap . Tip: speak naturally but clearly, such as using a
speakerphone.
Press Power button • Dialling and commands: say “OK Google” to control your
Your Power button helps in a few ways. phone by voice. See “Download apps”.
• Power off: press and hold the Power button, then tap To dial, say "Call" and then a contact name or phone
Power off. number. Or, say a command such as "Send text", "Go
• Sleep: to conserve battery power, prevent accidental to" an app or "Help" for voice command help.
touches or to wipe smudges off your touchscreen, put Tip: if a contact has more than one number, you can
the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power button. say which number to call (for example, "Call Joe Black
• Wake up: press the Power button again. Mobile" or "Call Suzi Smith Work").
• Reboot: to reboot your phone, press and hold the • Search: tap on the Home screen to search by voice or
say “OK Google” to speak your search.
Menu More Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone
restarts.
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Control & customise
Control & customise • To change your voice input and text-to-speech settings, Tip: don't put your mobile number as your contact info
Quick start: control & customise swipe up > Settings > Languages & input. unless you can access your voicemail from another
Controls and gestures device.
• Text entry: on a keyboard, tap , then speak your
On, off, lock & unlock
Customise sounds & appearance message or search text. You can also say punctuation. • Screen timeout: to change your timeout (screen locks
Redecorate your Home screen Tip: to make your phone read out loud, see “TalkBack”. automatically), swipe up > Settings > Display >
Quick settings Sleep.
Direct Share On, off, lock & unlock
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when you
don't. To turn the screen on, press the Power button.
• Screen off and on: press the Power button to turn the
screen off and on. 11:35
• Screen lock: to unlock the screen, touch and drag up. Thanks for finding my phone! Add a lock screen message
To use a pattern, PIN or password to unlock your screen, for anyone who finds your
MONDAY 3 OCTOBER phone.
swipe up > Settings > Security > Screen lock (see Drag up for voice assist.
“Screen lock”).
You can also use the fingerprint sensor on your phone. Drag up to unlock your
After you set it up, you’ll see it on the lock screen instead screen.
of the regular lock. To find lock/unlock settings,
swipe up > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.
Drag up to open the camera.
• Notifications: double tap a notification in the lock screen
to open it. You’ll be prompted to enter your password.
Tip: to prevent notifications from appearing in the lock Customise sounds & appearance
screen, swipe up > Settings > Notifications, tap
an app and select On the lock screen > Don’t show Customise your phone’s sounds and display settings:
notifications at all. • Ringtone and notifications: swipe up >
• Owner info: to add a message to your lock screen, Settings > Sound.
Menu More swipe up > Settings > Security, tap > Lock
screen message.
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Control & customise
Control & customise • Vibrate or silent: to make your phone vibrate, turn on • Add shortcuts: swipe up , touch and hold an app, then
Quick start: control & customise Vibrate For Calls. To turn off ringtones for incoming calls, drag it to one of your Home screen pages. To see all your
Controls and gestures swipe up > Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone > apps, swipe up > Settings > Apps.
On, off, lock & unlock None.
Customise sounds & appearance • Create shortcut folders: drag one shortcut onto another.
Redecorate your Home screen • Ringtone for a contact: to set a personal ringtone for a Add more shortcuts by dragging them onto the first
Quick settings contact, swipe up > Contacts, tap the contact, shortcut. To name the folder, tap it and enter a name
Direct Share then tap > Menu > Set ringtone. below the apps.
• Display settings: to change brightness, animation and • Add widgets: touch and hold an empty spot on the
other display settings, swipe up > Settings > Home screen, tap WIDGETS, touch and hold a widget,
Display. then drag it to your Home screen.
• Rotate: in many apps, the touchscreen switches from • Resize widgets: you can resize some widgets – touch
portrait to landscape when you rotate your phone. To and hold a widget until you feel a vibration, then release.
turn this on or off, swipe the status bar down with two Drag the white circles at the edges to resize.
fingers and tap Auto-rotate or Portrait.
• Move or delete widgets & shortcuts: touch and hold
• Language and region: to set your menu language and a widget or shortcut until you feel a vibration (or see
region, swipe up > Settings > Languages & the icon expand if vibrate is turned off). Then drag it to
input > Languages. another spot, another page or Remove.
Redecorate your Home screen Note: removing a shortcut from your Home screen
doesn't uninstall the app from your phone.
For quick access to your favourite things, customise your
Home screen the way you want.
• Change wallpaper: touch and hold an empty spot on the
Home screen, then tap WALLPAPER.
• Add a Home screen page: drag an app to the right-hand
side of the Home screen until you see a white bar. You
can add multiple pages.
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Accessibility
see, hear, speak, feel and use
Accessibility Quick start: accessibility To turn off TalkBack, swipe up > Settings >
Quick start: accessibility Accessibility > TalkBack, then tap the switch to turn it off.
Voice recognition See, hear, speak, feel and use. Accessibility features are
TalkBack there for everyone, helping to make things easier. Braille
Braille Find it: swipe up > Settings > Accessibility Combine your Braille display with TalkBack for braille and
Accessibility shortcut
Caller ID Note: for general information, accessories and more, visit speech feedback.
Volume & vibrate www.motorola.com/accessibility. 1 Download the BrailleBack™ app on Google Play (tap
Zoom Play Store) and install it on your phone.
Display brightness Voice recognition
Touchscreen & keys 2 Swipe up > Settings > Accessibility > BrailleBack.
Messages Just tell your phone what you'd like to do — dial, browse,
3 Turn on your Braille display and put it in Bluetooth pairing
search, send a text and more. Tap at the top of the Home
mode.
screen for voice search.
4 On your phone, swipe up > Settings > Bluetooth,
TalkBack then tap the switch at the top to turn it on and scan.
Use TalkBack to read your screen out loud — your 5 Tap the name of your Braille display to pair it with the
navigation, your selections, even your books. phone.
To turn on TalkBack, swipe up > Settings >
Accessibility > TalkBack, then tap the switch to turn it on.
Accessibility shortcut
Use simple gestures to quickly activate TalkBack and other
Note: you might need to download text-to-speech software
accessibility features on your phone. For more information,
(data charges may apply).
swipe up > Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility
• Tap something on the screen to hear a description or text shortcut.
readout.
• Double tap anywhere on the screen to open or activate
Caller ID
the last touched item. When you want to hear who's calling:
• Swipe using two fingers to scroll through lists or between Ringtones: assign a unique ringtone to a contact. Swipe up
screens. > Contacts, tap the contact, tap , then tap
Menu More Menu > Set ringtone.
Tip: navigate through your apps and menus to hear how
voice readouts work on your phone.
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Accessibility
Accessibility Volume & vibrate Tip: select Force enable zoom to allow zooming on all
Quick start: accessibility webpages.
Voice recognition Find it: swipe up > Settings > Sound
TalkBack • Drag the volume sliders to set volume levels for your Display brightness
Braille music or videos, alarms and ringtones/notifications. Your phone automatically adjusts the screen brightness
Accessibility shortcut
Caller ID • To make your phone vibrate for incoming calls (even when you're in bright or dark places. But you can set your
Volume & vibrate when the ringer is silent), tap Also vibrate for calls. own brightness level instead:
Zoom Swipe the status bar down with two fingers and drag the
Tip: for more on volume control, see “Volume &
Display brightness slider to set brightness level.
interruptions”.
Touchscreen & keys
Messages Note: setting brightness to a high level decreases your
Zoom phone's battery life. To maximise battery life, swipe up >
Get a closer look. Settings > Display > Adaptive brightness to let your
• Pinch to zoom: pinch to zoom on maps, webpages and phone automatically adjust brightness for the available light.
photos. To zoom in, tap the screen with two fingers and
then drag them apart. To zoom out, drag your fingers
Touchscreen & keys
together. To hear or feel when you tap the screen, swipe up >
Settings > Sound > Other sounds:
Tip: to zoom in, you can also double tap.
• Dial pad: to hear a tone when you dial a number, select
• Screen magnification: triple tap the screen for full
Dial pad tones.
screen magnification or triple tap and hold to temporarily
magnify. Swipe up > Settings > Accessibility > • Screen lock: to hear a click when you lock or unlock the
Magnification gestures. screen, select Screen locking sounds.
• Big text: show bigger text throughout your phone. • Charging: to hear a sound when you plug in the charger,
Swipe up > Settings > Accessibility > Display size. select Charging sounds.
Tip: you can also swipe up > Settings > Display > • Touchscreen: to hear a click when you tap something on
Font size > Large or Largest. the screen, select Touch sounds.
• Browser: choose text scaling and other accessibility • Keys: to feel a vibration when you tap the keyboard,
Menu More settings for your browser. Tap Chrome > Menu > select Vibrate on tap.
Settings > Accessibility.
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Accessibility
Accessibility Messages
Quick start: accessibility
To make text entry even easier, use features such as auto-
Voice recognition
TalkBack capitalisation, auto-correction and more. Swipe up >
Braille Settings > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard >
Accessibility shortcut Gboard > Preferences or Text correction. Of course if you
Caller ID don’t want to type at all, then use your voice – tap on the
Volume & vibrate keyboard.
Zoom
Display brightness
Touchscreen & keys
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Calls
when you need to talk
Allie
K Tap to see recent calls. Drag it to your Home screen, then select the contact. Tap
the widget to dial the person.
mobile
Open dial pad to dial a number. • Voicemail: appears in the status bar when you have
new voicemail. To hear it, tap Phone > , then touch
and hold 1.
Gracie Jo Lauren
mobile mobile
During a call: Make calls
H M When you make a call, you have options:
• Tap Phone to see your recent calls, groups and
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Contacts
you can be a people person
Lauren
Create contacts
Find it: swipe up > Contacts >
Gracie Jo
Add a contact.
Tap a text box to type the name and details. When you’ve
finished, tap Save.
Tip: to import contacts or change where they're stored, see
“Get contacts”.
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Contacts
Contacts Call, text or email contacts • To hide the contacts from an account in your Contacts
Quick start: contacts list, tap Menu > Contacts to display. Tap an account
Create contacts Find it: swipe up > Contacts
type to show it. Tap Customise to deselect accounts you
Call, text or email contacts Tap a contact to see more options. Depending on the always want to hide.
Favourites information you have for that person, you can call, text
Edit, delete or hide contacts
or send email. You can also use voice recognition (see Get contacts
Get contacts
“Speak”). Get all your contacts in one place.
Share contacts
My details
Favourites • To add your social networking contacts, swipe up >
Settings > Accounts, then tap Add account.
Set your most-used contacts as favourites, so you can get
to them faster. Note: you'll need a social networking app first. To get
apps, see “Google Play™”.
• To set a favourite, swipe up > Contacts, select a
contact and tap . • To add your email contacts, see “Email”.
• To see your favourites, swipe up > Contacts > Tip: if you add an Exchange account, you can send
FAVOURITES. messages to your co-workers, even if you don’t have
them stored in your contacts.
Starred contacts also appear at the top of your SPEED
DIAL list in the Phone app. • To import contacts from your SIM card (if it didn’t happen
automatically), swipe up > Contacts > Menu >
Edit, delete or hide contacts Import/export > import from SIM card. Tap OK to
Find it: swipe up > Contacts confirm.
• To edit a contact, tap it, then tap . Tap a field to edit it. • To import contacts from your computer, upload the
Tap CHANGE to choose the contact’s picture. contacts to your Google account at
http://contacts.google.com. On your phone, swipe
• To set a personal ringtone for the contact, tap it, tap ,
up > Contacts > Menu > Manage accounts >
then tap Menu > Set ringtone.
Menu > Auto-sync data. You can also see these
• To delete the contact, tap it, then tap Menu > Delete. contacts at http://mail.google.com.
Contacts from social networks will be hidden if you For help with transferring contacts, go to
Menu More tap Delete. To view these contacts or delete them www.motorola.com/transfercontacts.
permanently, use the social network’s app or website.
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Contacts
My details
Find it: swipe up > Contacts
To store your user profile, tap Set up my profile under ME at
the top of the contact list.
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Messages
say it & go
Write a new message. Find it: swipe up > Settings > Apps > Messenger,
then Open by default.
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Messages
Messages Email • Add email accounts: the Gmail app manages all of your
Quick start: messages email accounts. To add other personal email accounts to
Send and receive email from all of your personal accounts
Set your default messaging app the Gmail app, swipe up > Settings > Accounts >
(even if they’re not Gmail accounts). You can manage your
Email Add account. For Microsoft® Exchange server work
accounts in Gmail and easily switch between them.
Make video calls using Google Duo™
email accounts, tap Add account > Exchange and
Find it: swipe up > Gmail
enter details from your IT administrator.
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• Change account settings: to change the settings for a
Inbox Search email. Gmail or email account, swipe up > Gmail > >
1:51 PM Settings, then tap the account name.
• Delete accounts: swipe up > Settings >
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B Accounts > Google, then tap the account name. Tap
Touch and hold to choose Menu > Remove account.
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select an option at the top.
Make video calls using Google Duo™
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Sign in with your Google account to make and receive video
Swipe left or right to
archive a message. calls.
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Find it: Duo
• Start a new video call: tap , then tap a name in your
Compose a contacts to start the video call.
new email.
• Preview incoming calls: see live video of the caller
before you answer. To turn this off for both the caller and
receiver, tap > Settings > Knock Knock.
• Add Gmail accounts: the first time you turned on your
phone, you probably set up or logged in to your Google • Change settings: tap to change the vibration setting,
account – that sets up the Gmail app for one account. block numbers and more.
To add more Google accounts, swipe up >
Settings > Accounts, then tap Add account > • Call anyone: Duo works across platforms, allowing you to
Google. call friends with the Duo app on non-Android devices.
Menu More Tip: in the Gmail app, tap > Settings > Add Tip: when on a video call, your phone will automatically
account. switch from mobile network to Wi-Fi, if available.
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Type
keyboard when you need it
• Type or gesture: enter letters by touching them one at • Symbols: touch and hold a letter to enter the small
a time. Or, enter a word by tracing a path through the number or symbol at the top of it.
letters. To enter several numbers or symbols, tap .
• Close the keyboard: tap . • Double letters: circle a letter to enter two of them.
• Capital letters: tap or drag it to the letter you want
to capitalise.
• Special characters: touch and hold a letter to choose
from other special characters.
• Word prediction: while you're typing, word suggestions
appear above the keyboard. Tap one to select it.
• Voice entry: tap on the touchscreen keyboard, then
say what you want to type. You can speak as long as you
like, pause whenever you want and dictate punctuation.
|Type an SMS message SMS • Vibrate: don't like the vibrating keys when you type?
See a different Swipe up > Settings > Languages & input >
And I But keyboard? It varies
by app. This one is Virtual keyboard > Gboard > Preferences.
for texting.
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Organise
get it done any time
Stopwatch For a stopwatch, tap . • 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.
Tip: to set your current date, time, time zone and formats,
swipe up > Settings > Date & time. • Go to today’s date: tap at the top.
• Add events: tap , enter event details, then tap SAVE.
Tip: alternatively, tap a time on the calendar to enter
Menu More event details.
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Organise
Organise • Show, edit or delete events: tap an event to open it, Google Drive™
Clock then tap edit . Tap DELETE to remove the event.
Calendar Keep all your photos, videos, documents and more safely in
• Show, hide or add calendars: tap to show or hide one place — private unless you choose to share. Available on
Corporate sync
Office network calendars from your Google™ account. You can use a Google Drive from all your devices.
Google Drive™ computer to add or remove calendars on your Google
Find it: swipe up > Drive
Print account at www.google.com/calendar.
• To create a new file or folder, tap .
Tip: add a Calendar widget to your Home screen. Touch
and hold an empty spot on the Home screen, tap WIDGETS, • To open a file, tap it.
then touch and hold the Calendar widget and drag it to • To edit a document, tap anywhere in the text to begin
your Home screen. typing.
• To choose what to sync from your Corporate account, You can also send your photos, docs and more to any
swipe up > Settings > Accounts, tap your account, Android device in your cloud or to Google Drive. Just
then tick options such as Calendar, Contacts or Email. download the Cloud Print app from Google.
Office network
• To connect your office network with a Virtual Private
Network connection, see “Virtual Private Networks
(VPN)”.
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Google Apps™
your world, your life, your friends
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Sun
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Play Films & TV
films & programmes, wherever you go
YouTube™
Watch videos from YouTube users everywhere – or log in to
your account to share your own.
Find it: swipe up > YouTube
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Browse
explore & find
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Browse
To connect to a Wi-Fi network, see “Wi-Fi networks”. • Incognito: to open a tab that won’t appear in your
browser or search history, tap Chrome > Menu >
Downloads New Incognito tab.
Warning: apps downloaded from the web can be from • Clear history: to clear your browser history and other
unknown sources. To protect your phone and personal data saved information, tap Chrome > Menu > History >
from theft, download apps only on Google Play™. CLEAR BROWSING DATA.
To download a file, picture or webpage, tap Chrome • Auto complete: your browser can automatically fill
and go to the website: information such as names or addresses in web forms,
• Files: tap the download link. To show the file or app, if you have entered the same information before. If you
swipe up > Downloads. don’t want that, tap Chrome > Menu > Settings >
Auto-fill forms, then tap the switch to turn it off.
• Pictures: touch and hold it, then tap Download image. To
see the picture, tap Photos > Download. • Pop-ups: To stop pop-up windows from opening,
tap Chrome > Menu > Settings > Site settings >
To download apps or phone updates, see “Download apps” Pop-ups, then tap the switch to turn it off.
or “Update your phone”.
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Photos & videos
see it, capture it, share it!
Photos & videos Quick start: photos & videos Tips and tricks
Quick start: photos & videos
Take crisp, clear photos with the rear or front camera. • Take a selfie: tap in the camera screen to switch to
Take photos
Record videos the front camera.
• Launch it: tap Camera.
Get the perfect shot • Record a video: tap in the camera screen and select
View, share & use photos & videos • Take a photo: tap to take a photo.
Video . Tap to start recording. Then tap to stop
Capture your screen • See it: swipe left for your photo gallery ( Photos). recording.
• Share it: view a photo or video from your gallery, then • Capture a still shot during a video: tap on the screen
tap Share . while recording to save a photo.
• View, share or delete: to open your gallery, swipe the
camera screen left. Pick a photo or video. Choose to
share or Menu for more options such as printing.
• Change settings: to open camera options, swipe the
camera screen right.
Tap anywhere to
change the focus. • Zoom: drag two fingers apart. To zoom out, drag your
fingers together.
Swipe Right for camera • Multi-shot: touch and hold to take a burst of photos.
SETTINGS GALLERY settings and help
information. • Panorama: tap on the camera screen and select
Panorama . Tap and use the on-screen guide to
slowly pan your phone.
Tap to take a photo. • Edit: tap the photo to select it, then tap .
Touch and hold to
take multiple shots. • Print: want to print photos? See “Print”.
Switch to video,
panorama, slow motion
or professional mode.
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Photos & videos
HDR Turn on HDR (high dynamic Storage Choose a storage location for
range) effect for better pictures in your photos and videos (Phone or
challenging lighting situations, such Memory card).
as outdoors. Quick capture Twist twice to open or switch
Set to On, Off or Auto. between front and black cameras.
Flash
Save location Turn on to tag photos with a location.
Beautify With the front-facing camera, smooth
skin and beautify faces. Set to Auto, Photo size (rear) Set the photo resolution for the rear
Manual or Off. camera.
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Photos & videos
Photos & videos • Slideshow: tap a picture, then tap Menu > Slideshow.
Options
Quick start: photos & videos To stop the slideshow, tap the screen.
Take photos Shutter type Select the action used to take a Tip: to show the slideshow on a television or other device,
Record videos photo (Tap anywhere on the screen
Get the perfect shot see “Connect & transfer”.
or tap the Shutter button ).
View, share & use photos & videos
Capture your screen Video size Set the video resolution.
Capture your screen
Share a screen capture of your favourite playlist, your new
Slow motion size Set the video resolution for slow high score or a friend's contact information.
(rear) motion captures.
To capture your phone’s screen, press and hold both the
Quick tutorial Learn more about your camera. Power and the Volume Down buttons at the same time.
To see the screen capture, tap Photos, tap , then tap
Device folders > Screenshots.
View, share & use photos & videos
Tip: also see “Screen pinning”.
Find it: tap Photos
• Play, share or delete: tap a thumbnail to open it, then
tap to share, to delete or Menu for more options.
Tip: to select multiple files, open a folder, touch and hold
a photo, then tap others. Or group photos in an album
and share the whole album.
• Zoom: open a photo in your gallery, then double-tap or
drag two fingers apart or together on the screen.
Tip: turn your phone sideways for a landscape view.
• Wallpaper or contact photo: open a picture, then tap
Menu > Use as > Wallpaper or Contact photo.
• Edit: open a picture, then tap .
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Play Music
when life needs a soundtrack
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Locate & navigate
where you are, where you're going
Locate & navigate Quick start: locate & navigate Tips and tricks
Quick start: locate & navigate
Find a nearby cafe, get directions or step-by-step GPS voice • Now on Tap™: in the map screen, touch and hold
navigation using the Google Maps™ you know and trust. Home to see information based on the current map.
See “Screen search”.
Find it: swipe up > Maps
• Find an address: in the search field, enter an address or
Enter what you want to find in the search bar, then tap to
something you're looking for, such as "restaurant". The
see more information and options.
map moves to show the address or local suggestions. Tap
Note: your map screen may look different. the address info at the bottom for more details.
• Get directions: tap , then enter a place or address.
• Save an address: tap the address info at the bottom of
the screen and then tap SAVE. .
• Zoom: to zoom in or out, drag two fingers together or
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apart on the screen.
Search Google Maps Search by voice for • Turn and tilt: rotate two fingers on the map to turn it, or
an address or location.
drag up/down to tilt.
See your places, map • Share a location: tap a location, then tap the address and
views, settings, help and
tap Menu > Share.
more.
• Identify address: touch and hold a spot on the map to
show the nearest address.
Find nearby food,
drinks and attractions.
• Get map help: tap > Help.
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Connect & transfer
wired up or wireless
Connect & transfer Quick start: connect & transfer Tips and tricks
Quick start: connect & transfer
Connect accessories, computers, networks and more. • Quick settings: get to the most used settings quickly.
Bluetooth wireless
Wi-Fi networks Swipe the status bar down with two fingers. See “Quick
Find it: swipe up > Settings
USB cables settings”.
Share your data connection • Bluetooth devices: to connect a Bluetooth headset,
NFC (Moto G5 Plus only) keyboard or other device, tap Bluetooth.
Data usage
Your cloud • Wi-Fi networks: to connect, tap Wi-Fi.
Phone & tablet • Wi-Fi hotspot: to make your phone a hotspot, check out
Memory card
“Wi-Fi hotspot”.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Mobile network • USB cable: you can use your phone’s micro USB port
Aeroplane mode to exchange media and other files with a connected
computer. To change the type of USB connection, check
Settings Can't find a setting? out “USB cables”.
Search for it.
Wireless & networks • Automatic connections: when Bluetooth or Wi-Fi power
is on, your phone automatically reconnects to available
Wi-Fi
"Home"
Change Wi-Fi settings. devices or networks it has used before.
• Aeroplane mode: Need to shut down wireless
Bluetooth Change Bluetooth
Disabled settings. connections quickly? Swipe the status bar down with two
fingers and tap Aeroplane mode .
Data usage
0 B of data used • Print: want to print your photos, docs or other things?
Check out “Print”.
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Device
Display
Adaptive brightness is ON
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Connect & transfer
Connect & transfer Bluetooth wireless Note: using a mobile device or accessory while driving may
Quick start: connect & transfer cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey the law
Bluetooth wireless Turn Bluetooth power on/off and drive safely.
Wi-Fi networks
Find it: swipe up > Settings > Bluetooth, then tap
USB cables Manage devices
Share your data connection the switch to turn it on
NFC (Moto G5 Plus only) To manually reconnect your phone with a paired device, tap
Note: swipe down the status bar with two fingers to quickly
Data usage the device name in the list.
turn Bluetooth on or off.
Your cloud To manually disconnect your phone from a paired device,
Phone & tablet Tip: to extend battery life or stop connections, turn
tap the device name in the list, then tap OK.
Memory card Bluetooth off when you're not using it.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) To remove a paired device, tap next to the device name,
Mobile network Connect devices then tap FORGET.
Aeroplane mode
The first time you connect a Bluetooth device, follow these To change the name your phone shows to other devices,
steps: swipe up > Settings > Bluetooth, turn Bluetooth
1 Make sure the device you are pairing with is in power on, then tap Menu > Rename this device. Enter a
discoverable mode (for details, refer to the guide that name and tap RENAME.
came with the device).
Let devices find your phone
2 Swipe up > Settings > Bluetooth.
To let a Bluetooth device discover your phone, tap the
3 Make sure the switch is on. Bluetooth switch on your phone to turn it on.
4 Tap a found device to connect it (if necessary, tap PAIR
or enter a passkey such as 0000).
Transfer files
• Photos or videos: open the photo or video, then
Tip: tap to rename the device.
tap > Bluetooth.
When the device connects, the Bluetooth connected
• Contacts: swipe up > Contacts, tap a person, then
indicator appears at the top of the screen.
tap Menu > Share > Bluetooth.
To automatically disconnect or reconnect a device at any
time (such as a wireless headset), just turn the device
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Connect & transfer
Connect & transfer When your Wi-Fi hotspot is active, other Wi-Fi enabled transfer files. For more instructions or driver files, visit
Quick start: connect & transfer devices can connect by entering your hotspot’s Network www.motorola.com/support.
Bluetooth wireless name, selecting a Security type and entering the correct • For Apple™ Macintosh™: use Android File Transfer,
Wi-Fi networks wireless Password.
USB cables available at www.android.com/filetransfer.
Share your data connection Wi-Fi modes
NFC (Moto G5 Plus only) Share your data connection
Data usage For those who like to get a bit more technical, your phone Your computer can access the Internet through your
Your cloud supports the following Wi-Fi modes: 802.11 a, b, g, n. phone's mobile network — you just need a USB cable.
Phone & tablet
Memory card USB cables Tip: to share a Wi-Fi connection, see “Wi-Fi hotspot”.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Note: copyright — do you have the right? Always follow 1 Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable.
Mobile network
the rules. See “Content Copyright” in the legal and safety Note: if your computer is running something older than
Aeroplane mode
information on your phone. Microsoft® Windows® 7 or Apple™ Macintosh™ OSX, it
To load music, pictures, videos, documents or other files might require special configuration.
from your computer, connect your phone to your computer 2 On your phone, swipe up > Settings, then make
with a USB cable. To change the type of USB connection (if sure the Wi-Fi switch is turned off.
necessary), swipe the status bar down and tap USB.
3 In Settings, tap More > Tethering & mobile hotspot,
Tip: make sure you connect the phone to a high power USB then tap the USB tethering to start the connection.
port. Typically, these are located directly on your computer.
To stop the connection, untick USB tethering, then
Note: the first time you use a USB connection, your disconnect your phone from your computer.
computer may indicate that drivers are being installed.
Follow any prompts you see to complete the installation.
This may take a few minutes.
• For Microsoft® Windows®: on your computer, choose
Start, then select Windows Explorer from your list of
programs. In Windows Explorer, your phone will appear
as a connected drive (mass storage device) where you
Menu More can drag and drop files, or it will appear as an MTP or
PTP device that lets you use Windows Media Player to
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Connect & transfer NFC (Moto G5 Plus only) Bluetooth & Wi-Fi one-touch setup
Quick start: connect & transfer
Near Field Communication technology lets you instantly Just touch your phone to an NFC-enabled Bluetooth device
Bluetooth wireless
Wi-Fi networks share an item on your phone (such as a web link, contact or or Wi-Fi access point to automatically pair or connect with
USB cables a photo) by touching the back of your phone to the back of the device.
Share your data connection another NFC-enabled device.
NFC (Moto G5 Plus only) Mobile payment
Note: NFC is not available in all areas or on all models.
Data usage You can use a secure payment app to pay for your purchase
Your cloud Find it: swipe up > Settings > More > NFC (where available and supported).
Phone & tablet
Memory card Share with Android Beam™ Look for the NFC logo to confirm that you can make a
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) mobile payment. Touch the back of your phone to the
Use Android Beam to share content on your phone with
Mobile network payment device to pay for your purchase. You may need
Aeroplane mode another NFC-enabled phone or tablet.
to authenticate your purchase using your fingerprint or
Note: the other device must support NFC, too. passcode.
1 Open the screen that contains the item you want to
share.
Security
Mobile payments, wireless connections and content sharing
2 Touch the back of your phone to the back of the other
all demand security:
device.
• Range: NFC only works over a short range (about
When the devices connect, you'll see Touch to beam on
4 cm/1.5 inches), so it’s unlikely you’ll connect by mistake
your phone.
– if you did, you would still have to accept the connection
3 Touch your screen to share the item. to send or receive information.
Receive with NFC • Encryption: your phone uses the latest security,
encryption and authentication features to protect your
Receive web links, e-coupons, brochures, maps and more
personal information for mobile payments and content
from an NFC tag. Look for the NFC logo on posters, signs,
sharing.
store displays and other areas. Just touch the back of your
phone to the logo to receive its tag information.
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Connect & transfer Data usage Note: usage information is provided to help you manage
Quick start: connect & transfer your phone. This may not match the amounts charged by
Bluetooth wireless You can track the amount of data your phone uploads and
your service provider, as they're not measured in the
Wi-Fi networks downloads.
same way.
USB cables Find it: swipe up > Settings > Data usage > Mobile
Share your data connection
data usage Your cloud
NFC (Moto G5 Plus only)
Data usage Your phone shows a data usage graph. Below the graph, One account with access to everything, everywhere —
Your cloud apps are listed from highest to least data usage. Apps that phone, tablet, computer.
Phone & tablet use a lot of data might also use a lot of battery power.
Memory card Sync your Google account
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) When you log in to the same Google account, all devices
Mobile network Wi-Fi data usage
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of current billing cycle. Google Play™ – plus you share the same Gmail, Google
77.22 MB used
100%
Calendar™ and Google Mobile™. To add Google accounts to
your phone, swipe up > Settings > Accounts > Add
account > Google.
50% View the total amount
and percentage of plan
data used this period. Phone & tablet
0%
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Your Android™ phone and tablet can work together to help
you get the most out of both:
Carrier data accounting may differ from device
accounting
Facebook 20.75 MB Manage the apps using • Transfer media and files: copy files to your phone and
the most data during transfer them to other devices – see “Transfer files”.
Google Play Store 9.13 MB this cycle.
• 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”.
Some apps transfer data in the background when you’re not • Bluetooth® accessories: if you have a Bluetooth keyboard
viewing them – to stop an app from doing this, tap it and or other accessories to use with your tablet, remember
then turn off Background data. you can use them with your phone too. To connect them,
Menu More
see “Bluetooth wireless”.
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Protect
keep your phone safe
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Protect
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Get help & more information?
Get answers, updates and info:
In order to provide you with better access to this important
• Help is here: swipe up > Device Help to get walk-
information, we've made the materials accessible from
through tutorials, how-to’s, FAQs, videos and more, right
the phone's settings menu and on the web. Review
on your phone.
these materials prior to using your device. To access the
• Everything Moto G5: get PC software, user’s guides and materials from a connected phone, go to Settings > Legal
more at www.motorola.com/mymotog. information, and select a topic. To access the materials on
• Get Apps: tap Play Store to buy and download apps. the web, visit www.motorola.com/device-legal.
• News: here's how to find us:
Crash recovery
YouTube™ www.youtube.com/motorola
In the unlikely event that your phone stops responding to
Facebook® www.facebook.com/motorola touches and button presses, try a reboot — press and hold
Twitter www.twitter.com/motorola the Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone
restarts.
Google+™ www.google.com/+moto
Service & repairs
Tips and tricks
If you have questions or need assistance, we're here to help.
• Interactive: to get started quickly, swipe up >
Device Help for interactive tutorials. Go to www.motorola.com/support, where you can select
from a number of customer care options.
• 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.
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