Tip: Take a tour of your phone’s great features. Swipe up from the home
screen and tap Moto > > Tips > Take a tour. Or, tap the floating
icon if it appears on your screen.
»What’s new in Android 13
»Personalize your phone
»Quick settings
»Navigate your phone
»Add and update apps
»Camera
»Moto
»Protect your phone
»Speak
»Connect to Wi-Fi
»Connect with Bluetooth wireless
»Connect with Ready For
»Sync to the cloud
Tip: To view all of these topics on your phone, swipe up from the home
screen and tap Settings > Help. For FAQs and other phone support,
visit www.motorola.com/support.
To view the SAR and/or PD values for your phone, visit
www.motorola.com/sar.
This product meets the applicable national or international RF
exposure guidance (SAR guideline) when used normally against your
head or, when worn or carried, at a distance of 5 mm from the body. To
meet RF exposure guidelines during body-worn operation, the device
should be positioned at least this distance away from the body. The SAR
guideline includes a considerable safety margin designed to assure the
safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
To view additional information, visit www.motorola.com/rfhealth.
Caution: Before using your phone, please read the legal information.
Swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings > About phone >
Legal information.
Get Started
Get Started
»First look
»eSIM
»Insert the SIM card
»Power on and o
»Sign in
»Connect to Wi-Fi
»Choose one or more profiles
»Check your battery charge level
»Copy data from your old phone
»Navigate your phone
»Improve battery life
»Care for your phone
First look
Let’s get started. We’ll guide you through startup and tell you a bit about
your phone’s features.
Phone hardware buttons: top right are Volume up and down keys, middle right is Power button. Bottom middle is charging port. Top right is headset jack. On screen, top left is front
Front
Camera
SIM
Card
Tray
Volume
Buttons
Proximity
Sensor
(under display)
USB-C®/Charger/
Headset Jack
Speaker
Power
Button
Fingerprint
Sensor
Earpiece
Edge
Lights
Speaker
Main
Camera
Telephoto Portrait Camera
Flash
Ultra-wide/
Macro
Camera
NFC
T
ouchpoint
Microphone
Microphone
MicrophoneWireless
Char
ging
Area
Microphone
Edge
Lights
Get Started
camera, top right is flash. Navigation icons are along the bottom.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in all countries.
To use a headset, you’ll need one with a USB-C connector. If using a
3.5mm headset, you’ll need an adapter to connect a 3.5mm connector to
USB-C. Headset and adapter may be sold separately.
Caution: Screen protectors may reduce your phone’s touchscreen
sensitivity. Do not use screen protectors thicker than 0.5 mm.
Power button
Choose from these options:
»Power on/o: Press the Power and Volume Up buttons at the same
time, then tap Power o. When your phone is o, press and hold the
Power button to turn it on.
»Sleep/Wake up: To conserve battery power and prevent accidental
touches, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power button.
Press it again to wake it up.
»Restart: To restart your phone, press the Power and Volume Up
buttons at the same time, then tap Restart. See Restart your phone.
Tip: If your phone becomes unresponsive, press and hold the Power
button until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts.
»Google Assistant: Press and hold the Power button to launch the
Google Assistant, then speak a command or ask a question. For more
about this feature, see The Google Assistant™.
Note: To add security to your phone, see Protect your phone.
Volume buttons
To turn volume up or down:
»Media volume: Press the volume buttons when your phone is not
ringing, or during a song or video, to adjust media volume.
»Call volume: Press the volume buttons during a call.
»Ring volume: Press a volume button, then tap and slide the Ring
volume bar. Press a volume button when your phone is ringing to
silence a call.
»Notification volume: Press a volume button, then tap and slide the
Notification volume bar.
»Alarm volume: Press a volume button, then tap and slide the Alarm
volume bar.
»App volume: To set the volume for an app, see Set app volume.
Tip: Tap > Settings to see all Sound & vibration controls. Or tap Done.
For more on volume control, see Volume.
eSIM
Your phone may have an eSIM (embedded SIM card) in addition to the
physical SIM card. With an eSIM, you don’t have to worry about inserting
it as it’s already in the phone.
Get Started
Contact your service provider for details if you want to activate and use
your eSIM.
Note: Not all carriers support eSIM.
Insert the SIM card
To activate phone service, you might need to insert a SIM card, or this
may have been done for you.
Note: Make sure you use the correct size SIM card and don’t cut the SIM
card.
1 Insert the SIM tool into the SIM tray hole to pop out the tray.
Tip: Refer to the diagram below for tray and hole location.
2 Insert the SIM card with the gold contacts up, then gently push the tray
into the slot.
SIM card insert graphic. Make sure the SIM card is inserted correctly.
Power on and o
Press and hold the Power button to turn it on, then follow the prompts to
get started.
Power on graphic. Press and hold the Power button until the screen lights up.
Nano SIM
Get Started
Press the Power and Volume Up buttons at the same time, to turn it o.
Power o graphic. Press and hold the Power and Volume Up buttons at the same time to turn it o.
Tip: You can adjust settings, if you want to only press and hold the Power
button (instead of the Power and Volume Up buttons) to turn o the
phone. See Gestures.
Sign in
If you use Gmail™, you already have a Google™ account—if not, you can
create an account during set up. Signing into your Google account lets
you access, sync, and backup your stu. You can see your Google apps,
contacts, calendar, photos, and more.
To make sure your apps are up-to-date, see Add and update apps.
Tips
»To add, edit, or delete accounts, swipe up from the home screen and
tap Settings > Passwords & accounts.
»To set up email accounts, see Gmail.
»For help with your Google account, visit www.google.com/accounts.
Connect to Wi-Fi
For faster Internet access and to conserve mobile data use, swipe the
status bar down. Tap Internet, then choose a Wi-Fi network. For full
instructions, see Connect with Wi-Fi.
Note: This phone supports apps and services that may use a lot of data,
so make sure your data plan meets your needs. Contact your service
provider for details.
Choose one or more profiles
You can set up more than one profile on your phone, such as Work and
Personal profiles, and add apps and features to each profile. For example,
you can add business related apps to your Work profile, and keep social
media and gaming apps in your Personal profile.
Note: Some apps may have slightly dierent features depending on which
profile it’s connected to.
For details on how to add accounts to dierent profiles, see Add
accounts to your personal or work profile.
Volume
up
Get Started
Check your battery charge level
Now is a good time to check if your phone needs to be charged. Swipe
down on the home screen to show battery charge level.
USB-C
Charge phone graphic. Plug in a charger to charge your phone fully.
Charge your phone using a compatible Motorola charger (may be sold
separately). Use of other chargers is not recommended. Insert the
charging cable into the charging port (see First look for port location).
Plug the other end into a power receptacle.
Charge your phone (see First look for wireless charging area) using a
Qi-certified wireless charger (may be sold separately). Your phone can
wirelessly charge another Qi-compatible device, see Power sharing.
Caution: Chargers that do not comply with applicable national standards
may be unsafe, with risk of death or injury, and may cause slow charging,
product damage, or reduced device performance. To view applicable
standards and to learn more, visit www.motorola.com/device-legal.
Copy data from your old phone
During phone set up, you were asked if you wanted to copy data from
your old phone to your new phone. If you skipped this you can do it now:
1 Make sure both phones are fully charged and turned on.
2 On your new phone, swipe down from the home screen. In the
notification panel, tap Android Setup > Continue Setup Wizard, then
follow the steps to finish data transfer.
Note: Both phones should be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Navigate your phone
Explore by touch
Use your fingers to find your way around:
»Tap: Choose an icon or option.
»Touch and hold: See more options.
»Drag: Move items on the home screen.
»Swipe: Scroll through lists or between screens.
»Pinch or double-tap: Zoom in and out on websites, photos, and maps.
»Twist: Twist a map with two fingers to rotate it, and slide two fingers
up to tilt it.
Get Started
»Split screen: Tap , then tap the icon at the top of the screen and tap
Split top. Not all apps will work in split screen. To close the split
screen, drag the dividing line to the top or bottom of the screen.
»Menus: When you see , , or , you can tap it to open options for
the current screen.
»Close Keyboard: To close a keyboard, tap .
Tip: To quickly open Settings, swipe down twice on the status bar and
tap .
System navigation
Navigate using either gestures or buttons on the screen.
Navigation buttons
Find it: Swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings > Gestures >
System navigation > 3-button navigation
»Back: Tap Back to go to the previous screen.
»Home: Tap Home to return to the home screen.
»Recents: Tap Recents to see your recent apps, and tap an app to
reopen it. Double-tap to quickly switch between the recently used two
apps. To remove an app from the recent list, swipe it up. To scroll the
list, swipe right or left.
»Google Assistant: Touch and hold Home to launch the Google
Assistant. Learn more about The Google Assistant™.
Navigation bar
Find it: Swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings > Gestures >
System navigation > Gesture navigation
»Go to the home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
»See recent apps: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.
Tap an app to reopen it. Tap the app icon to see app info or split the
screen.
»Go back a screen: Swipe toward the middle of the screen from the left
or right edge.
»Switch between apps: Swipe left or right on the navigation bar.
»Launch the Google Assistant: Swipe up diagonally from the bottom
corner of the screen to launch the Google Assistant. Learn more about
The Google Assistant™.
Improve battery life
Your phone processes tons of information. Depending on what apps are
in use, your phone may use a lot of power.
When your phone is not in use for a period of time, unnecessary
background processes are shut down to optimize battery life.
»To see what’s using up battery power, swipe up from the home screen
and tap Settings > Battery > Battery usage.
Get Started
»To help improve battery life, swipe up from the home screen and tap
Settings > Battery > Battery Saver, then tap the switch next to Use
Battery Saver to turn it on. When on, your phone’s display changes to
Dark theme.
»To limit battery use for apps that you don’t use often, swipe up from
the home screen and tap Settings > Battery > Adaptive Battery,
and turn it on.
»To charge more eciently and keep your battery healthy, swipe up
from the home screen and tap Settings > Battery > Optimized
charging, and turn it on.
»To safely boost charging speed, swipe up from the home screen and
tap Settings > Battery > Charge boost, and turn it on.
Note: This process may cause your phone to heat up.
»To protect your battery from being overcharged, swipe up from the
home screen and tap Settings > Battery > Overcharge protection, ,
and turn it on.
»To charge another device with your phone, swipe up from the home
screen and tap Settings > Battery > Power sharing, and turn it on.
For more, see Power sharing.
»To show battery percentage in status bar, swipe up from the home
screen and tap Settings > Battery, then tap the switch next to
Battery percentage to turn it on.
Battery Tips
To save even more battery life between charges, you could reduce:
»Widgets that stream information to your home screen, like news or
weather.
»Unused accounts: Swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings
> Passwords & accounts.
»Recording or streaming videos or music.
Care for your phone
Tips
»Restart your phone each morning to keep it running optimally.
»When you’re near water, consider using a Bluetooth speaker to listen to
music from your phone while keeping it safe. For more, see Connect
with Bluetooth wireless.
»Hold your phone firmly when using gestures to open the camera or to
turn the flashlight on/o. For more, see Gestures.
»Don’t leave your phone in a hot car on a sunny day. If you do
accidentally do this, let your phone cool o before powering up.
Learn the basics
Learn the basics
»What’s new in Android 13
»Home screen
»Help & more
»Search
»Notifications
»Volume
»Do not disturb
»Lock screen
»Quick settings
»Speak
»Gestures
»Picture-in-Picture
What’s new in Android 13
Your phone has some new features and a few enhancements.
Apps need your permission to send notifications (see Notifications) and
the app language can be changed (see Change app language). Your
media player shows album artwork and a dancing playback bar, on full
display. More colors and themed icons let you personalize even more (see
Personalize). A consolidated Security & privacy settings page helps you
better protect your device and data (See Security and Privacy).
Motorola has increased security, privacy and added Moto Secure to keep
your phone and information safer. Create a safe space on your phone
where kids can learn and play with the new Family Space app. The Moto
app adds a sidebar and press and hold the power button to launch the
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