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TableofContents
Introduction 1
AbouttheUserGuide 1
DescriptionsintheUserGuide 1
Help 1
GetStarted 3
YourPhoneataGlance 3
InsertCards 4
SIMCards 4
RemovetheBand 4
InstallSIMandMemoryCards 5
ReplacetheBand 6
ChargeYourPhoneBattery 6
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 7
TurnYourScreenOnandOff 7
ActivationandService 8
CompletetheSetupScreens 9
RetrieveDatafromYourOldPhone 11
BasicOperations 14
YourPhone’sLayout 14
AdjusttheSoundVolume 15
FindYourPhoneNumber 17
TouchscreenNavigation 17
AppList 17
Search 19
GoogleNow 19
VoiceSearchontheHomeScreen 20
VoiceCommands 21
MotoAssistandMotoDisplay 22
EnterText 23
TouchscreenKeyboard 23
TextEntrySettingsandDictionary 25
TipsforEditingText 25
VoiceTyping 26
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YourPhoneInterface 27
YourHomeScreen 27
StatusBar 28
StatusBarNotifications 29
PhoneApp 31
MakePhoneCalls 31
CallUsingthePhoneDialer 31
CallfromHistory 32
CallfromContacts 32
CallaNumberinaTextMessageorEmailMessage 33
CallfromFavorites 33
CallEmergencyNumbers 33
ReceivePhoneCalls 34
Voicemail 35
ActivateYourVoicemail 35
VoicemailNotification 36
VisualVoicemail 36
SetUpVisualVoicemail 36
RetrieveVoicemailsinVisualVoicemail 37
VisualVoicemailOptions 39
ChangeYourGreetingorPassword 40
PhoneCallOptions 40
In-callOptions 40
Makea3-WayCall 41
Contacts 41
GetStartedwithContacts 41
AddaContact 43
SaveaPhoneNumber 43
EditaContact 43
SyncorTransferContacts 44
CallorTextContacts 44
MakeorAddGroups 45
MessagingandInternet 46
GmailandGoogle 46
CreateaGoogleAccount 46
GmailAccounts 47
EditAccountSettings 50
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Email 50
AddanEmailAccount(POPorIMAP) 50
AddaCorporateSyncAccount 51
ComposeandSendEmail 52
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 52
PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 52
AddaVPNConnection 52
ConnecttoorDisconnectfromaVPN 53
ShareYourPhone 53
TextandMultimediaMessaging 54
SendaTextMessage 55
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 56
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 56
NewMessagesNotification 56
MessageOptions 56
ChatUsingHangouts 57
DownloadAppsfromtheWeb 58
WirelessEmergencyAlerts 59
YourCloud 59
ChromeBrowser 59
CameraandVideo 63
TakePhotos 63
PhotoOptions 64
Edit,ShareorDeletePhotos 65
RecordVideos 65
CaptureYourScreen 66
ViewPhotosandVideos 66
EditYourGalleryPhotos 67
UsefulFeatures 69
Calendar 69
Clock 70
Calculator 71
GoogleDocs 71
Facebook 74
GooglePlayStore 74
FindandInstallanApp 75
CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 76
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RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 76
ManageorRemoveApps 76
GoogleMaps 77
GooglePlayMusic 79
GetMusic 80
TipsandTricks 81
WatchonGooglePlay 82
Google+ 82
GooglePlayGames 82
GooglePlayBooks 83
GooglePlayNewsstand 84
FMRadio 84
YouTube 85
UpdateYourPhone 85
UpdateYourProfile 85
Connectivity 87
Wi-Fi 87
TurnWi-FiOnorOff 87
Wi-FiSearchandConnect 88
Wi-FiModes 88
BluetoothConnections 88
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 89
ConnectNewDevices 89
ReconnectDevices 90
DisconnectDevices 90
RenamethePhone 90
RenameaPairedDevice 90
ConnectYourPhonetoYourComputer 90
Settings 92
WirelessandNetworkSettings 92
Wi-FiSettings 92
BluetoothSettings 93
DataUsage 93
AirplaneMode 95
DefaultSMSApp 95
VPNSettings 95
MobileNetworksSettings 95
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EmergencyBroadcasts 96
MotoSettings 96
DisplaySettings 96
SoundandNotificationSettings 98
Volume 98
AudioEffects 98
Volumeadjustments 98
Alsovibrateforcalls 99
Interruptions 99
Ringtones 99
Othersounds 99
AppNotifications 100
StorageSettings 100
SDCard 100
USBComputerConnection 101
USBStorage 101
BatterySettings 101
CheckBatteryUsage 101
BatterySaverSettings 102
TipstoMonitorandConserveBatteryPower 102
ChargingtheBattery 103
AppsSettings 103
UsersSettings 104
LocationSettings 104
SecurityandScreenLockSettings 105
SetUpScreenLock 106
EncryptYourPhone 109
SetUpSIMCardLock 109
MakePasswordsVisible 110
DeviceAdministration 110
UnknownSources 110
StorageType 110
TrustedCredentials 110
InstallCertificatesfromSDCard 110
ScreenPinning 111
AppswithUsageAccess 111
AccountSettings 111
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LanguageandInputSettings 112
LanguageSettings 112
KeyboardandInputMethodSettings 113
VoiceInput 115
VoiceSearch 115
Text-to-speechOutput 115
Mouse/Trackpad 115
MotorolaPrivacySettings 116
BackupandResetSettings 116
ResetYourPhone 116
MotorolaIDSettings 117
ActivateDeviceSettings 117
SystemUpdate 117
DateandTimeSettings 117
AccessibilitySettings 118
TalkBack 118
SwitchAccess 119
Braille 120
Captions 120
ZoomwithMagnificationGestures 121
LargeText 121
HighContrastText 121
PowerButtonEndsCall 121
Auto-rotateScreen 121
SpeakPasswords 122
AccessibilityShortcut 122
Text-To-SpeechOutput 122
Touch&HoldDelay 122
ColorInversion 123
ColorCorrection 123
SoundVolumeandVibrateSettings 123
DisplayBrightness 123
TouchscreenandKeys 123
Messaging 123
TTY 124
HearingAids 124
PrintingSettings 125
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AboutPhone 125
CopyrightInformation 126
ForAssistance 128
Troubleshooting 128
SprintAccountInformationandHelp 129
SprintAccountPasswords 129
ManageYourAccount 130
SprintSupportServices 131
MotorolaMobilityLLCGlobalLimitedWarranty 131
Safety,Regulatory&Legal 146
Index 158
Introduction 1
Introduction
YourMotoE™isbuilttokeepupwithyou.Ithasacrispdisplaythat’swater-resistant,thelatest
software,andabatterythatlastsallday.Youcanevencustomizeyourphonetomatchyourstyle
withMotorolaBandsandGripShells.
Note:MotorolaBandsandGripShellsaresoldseparately.Availabilityvariesbycountry.
Caution:Beforeusingyourphone,pleasereadthesafety,regulatoryandlegalinformationprovided
withyourproduct.
About the User Guide
Thefollowingtopicsdescribethebasicsofsetup,customizing,andusingyournewphone.
IntroductorytopicsexplaincommonoressentialfeaturesandtheSettingssectiongivesyoumorein
depthtopiccoverage.
Descriptions in the User Guide
Descriptionsinthisguidemayvarybasedonyourphone'ssetupatthetimeofpurchaseandother
settingsyoumayhaveselected.Unlessotherwisenoted,instructionsbeginfromthephone'shome
screen,whichisdisplayedbytapping locatedabovethebottomcenterofthephone.
Inthisuserguide,thephonemaybereferredtoeitheras"phone"ora"device."AmicroSD™or
microSD™cardisreferredtoasan"SDCard"ora"memorycard."
Note:Certainappsandfeaturesmaynotbeavailableinallcountries.
Help
Gethelpforyourphoneinafewdifferentways.
Asyouselectexploreyournewphone,manyfeaturesprovideinitialassistancetogetyoustarted.In
almosteveryGoogleapp,youcangethelp.
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Fromhome,tap >Help and Feedback.
n ViewtheGoogleHelpCentersonlineatwww.google.com/support.
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Fromhome,tapApps >Help forgeneralinstructionswithyourphone.
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Fromhome,tapMenu andcheckforanyhelpfiles.
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ForongoinghintstoenhanceyourphoneuseturnonMotoCare,fromhome,tapApps >
Settings >Motorola Privacy>Enhanced Device support.Youreceivenotificationson
howtoimproveappsuse,batterycharging,andmore.
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Forhelpcustomizingyourphonefeatures,fromhome,tapApps >Moto .
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ForonlineSprintassistance,fromhome,tapApps >SprintZone .
Startfindingyourwayaround:
n Tap:Selectaniconoroption.
n Touch and hold:Openoptionsforitemsinlistsorcopyingashortcuticonfromtheappsscreen
tothehomescreen.
n Swipe:Scrollthroughlistsorbetweenscreens.
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Back:TapBack togotothepreviousscreen.
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Home:TapHome toreturntothehomescreen.
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Overview:TapOverview toseeyourrecentapps,andtapanapptoreopenit.Toremovean
appfromthelist,swipeitleftorright.Toscrollthelist,swipeupordown.
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Close keyboard:Tocloseatouchscreenkeyboard,tap .
Note:Formoreactions,seeTouchscreenNavigation.
Tip:Duringacall,youcanleavethecallscreenandsearchorlookatotherscreensandsettings.To
returntothecallscreen,tapHome >Phone >Return to call in Progress.
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Get Started
ThefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourMotoE™andSprintservice
thefirsttime.
Your Phone at a Glance
Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandkeys.
Note:Yourphonemaylookalittledifferent.
Important:ThisproductmeetstheapplicablenationalorinternationalRFexposureguidance(SAR
guideline)whenusednormallyagainstyourheador,whenwornorcarried,atadistanceof1.5cm
fromthebody.TheSARguidelineincludesaconsiderablesafetymargindesignedtoassurethe
safetyofallpersons,regardlessofageandhealth.
Caution:Beforeusingyourphone,pleasereadthesafety,regulatoryandlegalinformationprovided
withyourproduct.
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Insert Cards
Yourphone'sSIMcardmayalreadybeinstalled.IfyouhaveanoptionalmicroSDcardinsertit
beforeturningonyourphone.
SIM Cards
TheSIMcardisanICcardcontainingphonenumbersandothercustomerinformation.
About the SIM Card
KeepthefollowinginmindwhenhandlingaSIMcard.Customerisresponsibleforanydamage
causedbyinsertingSIMCardinanother-brandICcardreader,etc.Thecompanyisnotresponsible
insuchcase.
n AlwayskeeptheSIMcardclean.Ifnecessarywipeitcleanwithadry,softcloth.
n AvoidapplyinglabelsasthismaydamageSIMCard.
n SeeinstructionsincludedwithSIMCardforhandling.
n SIMCardsarethepropertyofthecompanyandarereplaceable(atcost)incaseof
loss/damage.
n ReturnSIMCardtothecompanywhencancellingyoursubscription.
n SIMCardspecificationsandperformancemaychangewithoutnotice.
n ItisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofinformationthatisstoredonSIMCard.The
companyisnotresponsiblefordamagesfromstoredinformationthatislost.
n AlwaysfollowemergencyprocedurestosuspendserviceifyourSIMCardorphone(SIMCard
inserted)islost/stolen.Fordetails,contactCustomerService.
n Alwayspoweroffphonebeforeinserting/removingSIMCard.
Remove the Band
ThebandaroundtheedgeofyourphonecoverstheSIMandmemorycardslots.Removetheband
toaccesstheslotsforSIMcardsoranoptionalmemorycard(microSD).
Note:Ifyouhavenocardstoinstallthenskipremovingtheband.
1. Putyourfingerinthebottomcornerofthebandaroundthephone'sedge.
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2. Prythebandofftoexposethecardslots.
Caution:Don'tusetoolstoremovetheband—doingsomaydamageyourphone.
Install SIM and Memory Cards
PutintheSIMcard(ifit’snotalreadyin)andanoptional,formemoryexpanding,microSDcard.
n SIM-Withthegoldcontactsfacingup,pushtheSIMcardintothetopslot.
n Memory card (microSD)-Withthewritingfacingup,pushthecardintobottomslotuntilyou
hearafaintclick.
Caution:MakesureyouusethecorrectsizeSIMcard,anddon’tuseadapterswithyourSIMcard.
Note:Toremoveacardfromaslot,pushitintoreleaseit.Thenslideitout.
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Replace the Band
Replacethebandandpoweron.
Toreplacetheband:
1. Alignthetopofthebandwiththephone
2. Matchuptheband'sPowerandVolumekeyswiththephone.
3. Snaponthebottomthenpressaroundthewholeedgeuntilthebandisinplace.
4. PressandholdthePowerkeytoturnthephoneon.
Note: Yourphone’sbatteryshouldhaveenoughchargeforthephonetoturnonandfindasignal,
runthesetupapplication,setupvoicemail,andmakeacall.Youshouldfullychargethebatteryas
soonaspossible.
Charge Your Phone Battery
Youmayneedtochargethephonebatterytobeginsettingupyourphone.Yourphonemayalready
bepartlycharged.
1. PlugtheUSBconnectorintothecharger/accessoryjackonthebottomofyourphone.
2. PlugtheACadapterintoanelectricaloutlet.Fullychargingabatterymaytakeuptothreehours.
YourphonemayturnonwhenyouconnecttheACadaptertotheoutlet—thisisnormal.
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Tip:WiththeACadapterpluggedin,thetimeneededtochargeyourphonedisplaysonthehome
screen.
Warning:Don'ttrytoremoveorreplacethebatteryyourself—doingsomaydamagethebatteryand
couldcauseburningandinjury.Ifyourphonebecomesunresponsive,tryarebootpressandhold
thePowerkeyuntilthescreengoesdark,andyourphonerestarts.
Anytimeyouwanttoseewhat'susingupphonebatterypower,tapApps >Settings >
Battery.
Fortipsonsavingbatterypower,seeBatterySettings.
Turn Your Phone On and Off
Theinstructionsbelowexplainhowtoturnyourphoneonandoff.
Turn Your Phone On
n PressandholdthePowerkey.
Turn Your Phone Off
1. PressandholdthePowerkeytoopenthepoweroffpop-up.
2. TapPower offtoturnthephoneoff.
Note:TochangeWi-Fi,Bluetooth
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,Airplanemode,andothersettings,atthetopofthescreendrag
thestatusbarwithtwofingers.Forevenmoresettings,tap .
Turn Your Screen On and Off
Yourphoneallowsyoutoquicklyturnthescreenoffwhennotinuseandtoturnitbackonandunlock
itwhenyouneedit.Forinformationonhowtosetupsecurityoptionstoavoidunauthorizedaccess
toyourphone,seeSetupScreenLocksettings.
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Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use
n Toquicklyturnthescreenoff,pressthePowerkey.PressingthePowerkeyagainwillturnon
yourphonescreenandshowthelockscreen.
Tosavebatterypower,thephoneautomaticallyturnsoffthescreenafteracertainperiodoftime
whenyouleaveitidle.Youwillstillbeabletoreceivemessagesandcallswhilethephone’sscreenis
off.
Note:Forinformationonhowtoadjustthetimebeforethescreenturnsoff,seeDisplaySettings.
Note:Forinformationonhowtosetupascreenlock,seeSetUpScreenLock.
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
1. Toturnthescreenon,pressthePowerkey.
2. Swipeuptounlockthescreen.
l Ifyouhavesetupascreenlock,youwillbepromptedtodrawthepatternorenterthe
passwordorPIN.SeeSetUpScreenLock.
Note:Duringacall,yourscreenmightstaydarkifthesensorjustabovethetopofthescreenis
covered.Don'tusecoversorscreenprotectors(evenclearones)thatcoverthissensor.
Activation and Service
FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoactivateyourphoneandSprintPrepaidservice.
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Register Your Phone on Sprint Prepaid
1. Fromyourcomputer,visitsprint.com/prepaidactivate.
2. ChooseanactivationoptionandclickNext.ThenenteryourzipcodeandclickNext.
3. Whenprompted,entertheserialnumber(MEIDDEC)printedonthelabelonyourphone's
packaging.
4. Followtheinstructionstoselectaplanandpaymentmethod.
l Ifyou'reswappingphonesorbringingyournumberoverfromadifferentcarrier,followthe
promptstosigninorprovideadditionalinformation.
5. Continuetofollowtheinstructionstoprogramyourphone.OnceyouseetheCongratspage,
yourphoneandplanareactivated.
l Toconfirmactivation,makeaphonecall.Ifyourphoneisstillnotactivated,visit
sprint.com/prepaidsupportforassistance.IfyoudonothaveaccesstotheInternet,call
SprintCustomerServiceat1-855-639-4644fromanotherphone
Note:Ifyouarehavinganydifficultywithactivation,visitsprint.com/prepaidsupportforassistance.
Activate Your Phone
Aftercompletingtheaccountsetuponsprint.com/prepaidactivate,simplyturnyourphoneon.Itis
designedtoactivateautomatically.
n PressandholdthePowerkeytoturnyourphoneon.
l Yourphoneisdesignedtoactivateautomatically.Whenyouturnthephoneonforthefirst
time,youshouldseeaHandsFreeActivationscreen,whichmaybefollowedbyaPRL
UpdatescreenandaFirmwareUpdatescreen.Followtheonscreeninstructionstocontinue.
Ifyourphoneisstillnotactivated,visitsprint.com/prepaidsupportforassistance.Ifyoudonothave
accesstotheInternet,callSprintCustomerServiceat1-855-639-4644fromanotherphone.
Complete the Setup Screens
Thesetupscreenshelpyousetupcertainfeaturesandpreferencesonyourphone.Onceyour
phonehasbeenturnedon,youwillseeaWelcomemessage.Youcanthencompletethesetup
process.
Note:Youmaybeabletocompletethesetupscreensbeforeyourphonehasbeenactivatedonyour
account.
1.
Welcome screen:Selectalanguage(ifprompted)andtap togetstarted.
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2. Select Wi-Fi:SignontoanavailableWi-Finetwork.ForsecuredWi-Finetworks,youwillneed
toenterapassword.Youcanskipthisoptionuntillaterhowever,youwillneedittocompleteall
downloads.SeeWi-Fiformoredetails.TapACCEPT AND CONTINUE.
3. About your privacy:TapPrivacy Settingstoseetheprivacyoptions,thentapACCEPT
AND CONTINUE.
Note:YoudonotneedtosignupforaGoogleAccounttouseyourphone.However,todownload
appsfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp,youmustlinkyourphonetoaGoogleAccount.
4. Google–CompletethestepstosignintoyourcurrentGoogleAccount,ortapCREATE A
NEW ACCOUNTtosetupanewGoogleAccount.TapSKIPtoadditlater.Thefollowing
optionsmayapplydependingonyourselection:
l Sign in–EnteryourGmailaddressandthenyourpasswordandtapNext.
l Get an account–Ifyoudon'thaveaGoogleaccount,followtheinstructionstosignupfora
newGoogleAccount.Followthepromptstoenteryourfirstandlastnames,createanemail
address(Gmail),createapassword,enterrecoveryinformation(aphonenumber),an
optiontojoinGoogle+,andanoptiontoenablepurchasesfromtheGooglePlayStoreapp.
TapNextbetweeneachscreen.
l Set up payment info–Tapapaymentchoice, Add credit or debit cardorRedeem,and
followtheprompts
–or–
TapRemind me laterandtapNext.
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l Google Services–Bydefault,theseservicesoptionsarechecked,tapanyinthelisttoturn
themoff.TapNEXT.
l Get Google Now–Forremindersandsuggestionsbasedonyourcalendar,phoneuse,and
location,addGoogleNowtoyourphone.
o
TapYes, I'm inorNo, thanksandthentapNEXT.
5. Migrate data from your old phone-Doitnowordoitlater.Followthepromptsorsee
RetrieveDatafromYourOldPhone.
Note:Forhelpwithtransferringcontacts,learnaboutMotorolaMigrateinRetrieveDatafromYour
OldPhoneorgotomotorola.com/TransferContacts.
Tip:YoucanquicklyaccessGoogle+anytimeonyourphone,tapApps >Settings >
Google+ .
Retrieve Data from Your Old Phone
Movingyourphotos,music,textandcallhistory,photos,contactsandmorefromyouroldAndroidor
oldiPhonephoneisquickandpainless.Youcankeepusingyourphonewhileyouaremigrating.
Note:IfyouroldphonewasalsoAndroidandyouusedtheAndroidBackupandResetfeature,your
contactsautomaticallyappearonyournewphone.Notallmusiccanbecopied.
1. TomoveyouroldAndroidphonedatatoyournewphone:
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l DownloadtheMotorola MigrateappfromGooglePlayStore™.
l IfTransfer from this phone is displayed,touchStartortouchWant to transfer from
this phone instead?andthentouchStart.
2.
Onyournewphone,tapApps >Motorola Migrate >Send data to this device.
l TapSelect your phone typeandthentapAndroid.
l TapNEXT.
l UncheckanyiteminthelistyoudonotwanttotransfertoyournewphoneandtouchNext
andthentouchNextagain.
l TapContinuetoallowMigratetocontrolyourWi-Fi,
l TapNEXTtodisplaythephone'sQRcode.
l HoldtheScanscreenonyouroldphoneagainsttheQRcodeonyournewphonewiththe
QRcodeoppositethebluesquare.
3. Followtheonscreenpromptstocompletethetransfer.
TomoveyouroldiPhonedatatoyournewphone:
1.
Onyournewphone,tapApps >Motorola Migrate >iPhone.
2. Followtheonscreenpromptstocompletethetransfer.
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