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    User's Guide
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    & videos" on page 40. • Automate: Optimize and customize your phone with the Motorola Experience. See "Discover Your Moto apps" on page 11. • Speed this guide with you. You can view all of these topics in your phone-from the home screen tap Apps > Help. Contents At a glance 2 Start 4 Home screen
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    Headset Jack 11:35 Front Camera 72° 11:35 Fri, Aug 28 Power Button Press: Screen On/Off Hold: Phone On/Off Google Email Voice Mail Play Store Volume Buttons Microphone (on back) USB/Charger Port Tips & tricks • Start: The SIM card is pre-installed in your phone. Just charge up and power
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    Top topics Check out what your phone can do. Find these fast: Wi-Fi, airplane "Quick settings" on mode, flashlight, and more. page 18. Choose new wallpaper, sounds, and more. "Redecorate your home screen" on page 17. More megapixels for clearer photos. "Take photos" on page 41. Access the
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    Your 4G nano SIM card is already installed in your phone. If you need to replace the SIM card or insert an optional microSD memory card, follow these instructions. Caution: Make sure you use the correct size SIM card, don't cut the SIM card, and don't use an adapter with your SIM card. 1. Use the
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    Sleep > (shorter setting). • Widgets that stream information to your home screen, like news or weather. • Unused online accounts that you registered: Tap remove or replace the battery yourself-doing so may damage the battery and could cause burning and injury. If your phone becomes unresponsive,
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    through the registration process. Just select your language and follow the screen prompts to get started. If you use Gmail™, you already phone. Otherwise, use the Verizon Cloud app in "Verizon Cloud" on page 7. Or, visit www.motorola.com/transfercontacts. Note: This phone supports apps and services
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    TO this phone. Follow the instructions to copy your content from the cloud to your new phone. Tips & tricks • While you're copying content, you can keep using your phone. • Signing in to your Google account copies your apps if they are backed up to the cloud. • For phones that support copying music
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    shortcut: To remove an app shortcut from the home screen, touch and hold the app, then drag it to Remove. (Removing the shortcut from the home screen doesn't uninstall the app from your phone.) • Customization: For more about changing your home screen, see "Redecorate your home screen" on page 17.
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    Motorola features Personalize your device Discover apps Let us suggest a few changes for you. Watch tutorials, read how-to's, and more. Search At the top of the home screen . 11:35 AM Friday, August 28 3 new messages 02/27/2015 [email protected] 26 Weekly Staff Meeting 11:30-12:30 pm
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    . For more, see "Quick settings" on page 18. Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone status: network strength / Wi-Fi in range/connected / Bluetooth® on/connected airplane mode / battery charging/full no sounds vibrate priority alarm set warning Note: Apps you download on Google
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    Connect app to set up, manage, and update Motorola smart devices that you connect to your Droid Maxx 2 phone. Find it: Apps > Connect Discover Your Moto apps Moto apps can simplify life and help you out. Just follow the prompts to find out more.
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    prompted to turn on the Moto Voice service in Accessibility settings, tap Yes. Download see details, then tap INSTALL, or the price. • Share: To share an app screen, manage your apps across multiple devices (like a phone and tablet), and even set new apps to download to your devices. 12 Home screen
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    battery, and processing power-some more than others. If you're not happy with how much memory, data, battery scroll through apps To close the apps screen, tap Home or Back . • to safe mode option. Your phone restarts with Safe mode in bottom tells you how much app storage space you have left. Swipe
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    to check, download, and install phone software updates: • Using your phone: If your phone notifies you about an update, follow the instructions to download and install it. To manually check for updates, tap Apps > Settings > About phone > System updates. Your phone downloads updates over your Wi-Fi
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    , press and hold the Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts. Press Power button Your Power button helps in a few ways. • Power off: Press and hold the Power button, then tap Power off. • Sleep: To conserve battery power, prevent accidental touches, or when you want to wipe
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    make your phone read out loud, see "TalkBack" on page 19. 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. Swipe right to make a call. Drag up to unlock your screen. Swipe left to open the camera. • Screen off & on
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    info unless you can access your voicemail from another device. • Screen timeout: To change your timeout (screen locks automatically), tap Apps > Settings > Display > Sleep. Customize sounds and appearance Customize your phone's sounds and display settings: • Ringtone and notifications: Tap Apps
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    . 100% 11:35 AM Friday, August 28 Wi-Fi Bluetooth See all phone settings. Set screen brightness. Tap an icon to turn it on/off. Open options. Verizon Wireless Airplane mode Auto-rotate Flashlight Location Cast screen Hotspot See your data usage. Turn the flashlight on/off. 18 Control
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    general information, accessories, and more, visit www.motorola.com/accessibility. Voice recognition Just tell your phone what you'd like to do-dial, browse, have your touches read out loud as you move your finger around the screen. To turn on Explore by Touch when TalkBack is active, tap Apps >
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    screen to open or activate the last touched item. • Swipe using two fingers to scroll through lists or between screens. Shortcut gestures let you navigate your phone Other accessibility services may use the same gestures for different actions. To learn more about navigating your phone with Explore
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    own brightness level instead: Swipe the status bar or lock screen down with two fingers, and drag the slider to set brightness level. Note: Setting brightness to a high level decreases your phone's battery life. To maximize battery life, tap Apps > Settings > Display > Adaptive brightness to let
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    screen phone's box has "Rated for Hearing Aids" printed on it, then please read the following guidance. Note: Ratings are not a guarantee of compatibility (visit www.motorola During a call, hold the phone to your ear as normal, and your phone in TTY mode with standard teletype machines. Tap Phone >
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    dialpad, tap . Enter a number, then tap to call it. Enter a name or phone number Abe Baudo (312) 555-9187, 5 mins ago SPEED DIAL RECENTS CONTACTS Graci Jo Speaker Mute Dialpad Camera One-way Add call camera Speaker Dialpad Camera One-way camera Mute Add call Advanced Calling features Calls
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    is unlocked, tap DISMISS. You can also press the Power button to ignore the call, or press a volume button to silence the ringer. • Respond with a text: When your phone is locked, touch and drag up to . Select a message to immediately send it. • During a call: Tap Mute on the call screen to mute
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    touches. When you move the phone away from your ear, the screen lights up again. Don't use covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that contact name or phone number. Tip: If a contact has more than one number, you can say which number to call (for example, "Call Joe Black Mobile" or "
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    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 "Location Services" in your legal and safety information. Contacts Quick start: Contacts Combine information from your
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    on your home screen. • Synchronize: On your phone, tap Apps > Settings > Accounts, choose your Google account, then tap your account name to sync it if it has not been updated recently. You can also see these contacts at www.gmail.com. For help with transferring contacts, see "Verizon Cloud" on page
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    at http://contacts.google.com. On your phone, tap Apps > Contacts > Menu > Accounts > Menu > Auto-sync data. You can also see these contacts at http://mail.google.com. For help with transferring contacts, see "Verizon Cloud" on page 7 or go to www.motorola.com/transfercontacts. Share contacts Send
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    . Find it: Message+ • Create: Tap . • Attach: When you're typing a message, tap picture, audio, video, or more. • Send: Tap to send the message. to attach a Verizon Messages Astrid Fanning Hey, where are you? 10:23 AM (900) 555-2525 Don't forget to bring the book whe... 8:18 AM (555) 555-1234
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    Send a recorded message: In the create message screen, touch and hold to start recording. Speak your message, then release to send the message. • Forward a message and other options. Set your default messaging app You can use Verizon Message+, Messaging, or Google Hangouts™ to send and receive your
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    more. "Star" a message to add it to the Starred mail list. Compose new email message. • 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
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    one second. To choose which types of alerts you receive, tap Apps > Emergency Alerts > Menu > Settings. The U.S. and local governments send these alerts through your service provider. So you will always receive alerts for the area where you are, and you won't receive alerts if you're outside of the
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    Type Quick start: Type When you tap a text box, like in a message or search, you have keyboard options. • Type or gesture: Enter letters by touching them one at a time. Or, enter a word by tracing a path through the letters. • Close the keyboard: Tap . Anne And Anne Annex See a different
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    suggests and recognizes, tap Google Keyboard > Text correction > Personal dictionary. Cut, copy & paste Cut, copy, and paste names, phone numbers, addresses, quotes, or anything else in a text box. Text selection From To Meet at the Anne Hotel Copy Cut Select All 1 To highlight a word,
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    time, time zone, and formats, tap Apps > Settings > Date & time. Calendar See all your events, all in one place. Find it: Apps > Calendar TODAY, FRIDAY August 28, 2015 28 11 AM New event 12 PM Refresh Search 1 Calendars to display 2 Settings 3 Start hangout with Alexis https://plus.google
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    , tap WIDGETS, then touch and hold the Calendar widget and drag it to your home screen. Corporate sync If you use Microsoft® Office Outlook on your work computer, your phone can synchronize email, events, and contacts with your Microsoft Exchange server. • To add your Corporate account, see "Email
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    Log in or open a Google account: Visit www.google.com/accounts. • Google help: See www.google.com/support. • Access all of your files in the cloud: Check out "Your cloud" on page 53. Google Now™ important to you shows up here. Tip: To remove a card, flick it to the left or right. Google Apps™ 37
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    Tips: • Turn off Google Now: Tap > Settings > Now cards, then tap the Show cards switch to turn it off. • Reactivate Google Now: Tap Apps > Google > GET NOW CARDS. Play Movies & TV Find and rent movies and TV shows to watch on your phone, tablet, or computer: Find it: Apps > Play Movies & TV. To
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    : In the home screen, tap the Google™ search box and enter a website address. Note: If you can't connect, contact your service provider. • Mobile > Gallery > Download. To download apps or phone updates, see "Download apps" on page 12 or "Update your phone" on page 14. Browser options To change your
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    switch to turn it off. Photos & videos Quick start: Photos & videos Take crisp, clear photos with your 21 megapixel camera. • Launch it: Even when your phone is asleep, open the camera with two twists of your wrist. • See it: Swipe left for your photo gallery ( Gallery). • Share it: View a photo
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    finger. • Multi-shot: When you're ready, touch and hold the camera screen to take a burst of photos. • Panorama: To take a panoramic shot, swipe the camera screen right to open settings, then tap . Use the on-screen guide to slowly pan your phone. • Edit: To edit a photo, tap the photo to select it
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    Take a wide-angle shot. Use the on-screen guide to slowly pan while you are taking the photo. Set photo/video storage location to Phone or SD card. Tag your photos with a location. Turn the shutter sound on or off. Twist your wrist twice to turn the camera on. Twist twice again to switch to front
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    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, press and hold both the Power and the Volume Down buttons at the same time. To see the screen capture, tap Apps > Gallery > > Albums > Screenshot. Photos & videos 43
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    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. • Subscribe: Set up a Google Play Music subscription for instant access to
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    • File types: Your phone can play MP3, M4A, AAC, AAC+, MIDI, and WAV files. Note: want to find in the search bar, then tap it to see more information and options. Note: Your map screen may look different. Search by voice for an address or location. See places, map views, settings, help, and
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    Your places. • Find nearby food, drinks, and attractions: Tap > Explore nearby. • Zoom: To zoom in or out, drag two fingers together or apart on the screen. • Turn and move: Rotate two fingers on the map to turn it. Drag the map to move it. • Share a location: Tap a location, then tap the
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    Storage > Menu > USB computer connection. • Automatic connections: When Bluetooth or Wi-Fi power is on, your phone the status bar. Tip: To extend battery life or stop connections, turn Bluetooth is in discoverable mode (for details, refer to the guide that came with the device). 2 Tap Apps > Settings
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    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, > Wi-Fi, then tap the switch to turn it on Tip: To extend battery life, turn Wi-Fi off when you're not using it. Connect to networks
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    Wi-Fi hotspot 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. Your can make your phone a Wi-Fi hotspot to provide portable, convenient internet access to other Wi-Fi enabled devices. Note
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    Explorer, your phone will appear as a connected drive (mass storage device) where you can drag and drop files, or it will appear as an MTP or PTP device that lets you use Windows Media Player to transfer files. For more instructions or driver files, visit www.motorola.com/support. • For Apple
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    is provided to help you manage your phone. This may not match the amounts charged by your service provider, as they're not measured in share content 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
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    to send or receive information. • Encryption: Your phone uses the latest security, encryption, and authentication features to Droid Zap Follow the setup screens and select your Google™ account to get started. Zap Activity Zap has a new look! Learn more about the latest version of Droid
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    've sent a picture, place two fingers on an empty space on your home screen and swipe down to receive it. From Droid Zap: Tap > Zap Activity, then tap to receive all active zaps. Wireless display Mirror your phone's screen on an HDTV without any cords-with minimal setup. Find it: Tap Apps > Settings
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    card. Note: Your phone supports memory cards up to 128 GB. Mount or unmount memory card To mount a memory card, just put it in your phone (see "Put in the cards & power on" on page 4). To unmount your memory card (so you can take it out of your phone), tap Apps > Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card
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    airplane mode, all wireless services are disabled. You can unlock your phone. Security Screen security Screen lock Swipe Owner info Smart Lock To use, first set a screen lock Encryption Encrypt phone Encrypt SD card Protect the data on your memory card SIM card lock Set up SIM card lock For a screen
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    your Google™ account email and password to unlock the phone. If you don't have a Google account on your phone, contact your service provider to have your device factory reset. Warning: A factory reset will delete all data on your phone. Screen pinning Pin an app screen to keep it in view until you
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    encryption code, you cannot recover the data stored on your phone or memory card. Encrypting your files can take an hour or more. Leave your phone plugged 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
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    walk-through tutorials, how-to's, FAQs, videos and more, right on your phone. • Everything Droid Maxx 2: Get PC software, user's guides, and more at www.motorola.com/mydroidmaxx2. • Accessories: Get accessories for your phone at www.motorola.com/mobility. • Get Apps: Tap Apps > Play Store to buy and
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    other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2015 Motorola Mobility LLC. All rights reserved. Caution: Motorola does not take responsibility for changes/modification to the transceiver. Product ID: Droid Maxx 2 by Motorola (Model XT1565) Manual Number: 68018006001
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