Motorola moto e 2020 User Guide - Page 30

Share files with your computer, Share your data connection, Print, Sync to the cloud

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» Contacts: Swipe up > Contacts, tap a person, then tap Menu > Share > Bluetooth. Bluetooth tethering To share your phone's internet connection via Bluetooth, swipe up > Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering and tap the switch to turn on Bluetooth tethering. Share files with your computer Note: Copyright-do you have the right? Always follow the rules. See "Content Copyright" in the legal and safety information on your phone. USB To load music, pictures, videos, documents, or other files from your computer, connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable. To change the type of USB connection, swipe the status bar down and tap Android System > USB Preferences > File transfer. Tip: Make sure to connect the phone to a high power USB port. Note: The first time you use a USB connection, your 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 > Windows Explorer. Your phone will appear as a connected drive where you can drag and drop files. For more instructions or driver files, visit www.motorola.com/support. » For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer, available at www.android.com/filetransfer. Virtual Private Network (VPN) A VPN lets you access files on a secured network (like an office network with a firewall). Contact the network administrator for VPN settings, and any additional apps or requirements. To enter VPN settings, swipe up > Settings > Network & internet > Advanced > VPN. Tap to add a new VPN. Choose the type of VPN and enter settings from the network administrator. Select the VPN name to connect. Share your data connection Your computer can access the Internet through your phone's mobile network-you just need a USB cable. Note: Your phone turns off Wi-Fi and uses the mobile network for Internet access. This feature may require an additional subscription service from your service provider. 1 Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable. Note: If your computer is running something older than Microsoft Windows 7 or Apple Macintosh OSX, it might require special configuration. 2 On your phone, swipe up > Settings, and make sure Wi-Fi is off. 3 In Settings, tap Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering, then tap the USB tethering. To stop the connection, tap USB tethering again, then disconnect your phone from your computer. Print To print your photos, documents, and more from your phone, check if your printer's manufacture has an app on Google Play. Then swipe up > Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > Printing to get started. You can also send your photos, docs, and more to any Android device in your cloud or to Google Drive. Just download the Cloud Print app from Play Store. Sync to the cloud One account with access to everything, everywhere-phone, tablet, computer. Sync your Google account When you log in to the same Google account, all devices can get to all the same apps, movies, books, and music from Google Play-plus you share the same Gmail, Google Calendar™, and Google Mobile™. To add Google accounts to your phone, swipe up > Settings > Accounts > Add account > Google. Phone & tablet Your Android phone and tablet can work together to help you get the most out of both: Connect, share, pay & sync

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Connect, share, pay & sync
»
Contacts:
Swipe up
>
Contacts
, tap a person, then tap Menu
>
Share
>
Bluetooth
.
Bluetooth tethering
To share your phone’s internet connection via Bluetooth, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Network & internet
>
Hotspot & tethering
and tap the switch to turn on
Bluetooth
tethering.
Share files with your computer
Note:
Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow the rules. See “Content
Copyright” in the legal and safety information on your phone.
USB
To load music, pictures, videos, documents, or other files from your computer, connect
your phone to your computer with a USB cable. To change the type of USB connection,
swipe the status bar down and tap
Android System
>
USB Preferences
>
File transfer
.
Tip:
Make sure to connect the phone to a high power USB port.
Note:
The first time you use a USB connection, your 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 > Windows Explorer. Your
phone will appear as a connected drive where you can drag and drop files. For more
instructions or driver files, visit
www.motorola.com/support
.
» For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer, available at
www.android.com/filetransfer
.
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A VPN lets you access files on a secured network (like an office network with a firewall).
Contact the network administrator for VPN settings, and any additional apps or
requirements.
To enter VPN settings, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Network & internet
>
Advanced
>
VPN
. Tap
to add a new VPN. Choose the type of VPN and enter settings from the
network administrator. Select the VPN name to connect.
Share your data connection
Your computer can access the Internet through your phone’s mobile network—you just
need a USB cable.
Note:
Your phone turns off Wi-Fi and uses the mobile network for Internet access. This
feature may require an additional subscription service from your service provider.
1
Connect your phone to your computer using a USB cable.
Note:
If your computer is running something older than Microsoft Windows 7 or
Apple Macintosh OSX, it might require special configuration.
2
On your phone, swipe up
>
Settings
, and make sure
Wi-Fi
is off.
3
In
Settings
, tap
Network & internet
>
Hotspot & tethering
, then tap the
USB
tethering
.
To stop the connection, tap
USB tethering
again, then disconnect your phone from
your computer.
Print
To print your photos, documents, and more from your phone, check if your printer’s
manufacture has an app on Google Play. Then swipe up
>
Settings
>
Connected
devices
>
Connection preferences
>
Printing
to get started.
You can also send your photos, docs, and more to any Android device in your cloud or
to Google Drive. Just download the Cloud Print app from Play Store.
Sync to the cloud
One account with access to everything, everywhere—phone, tablet, computer.
Sync your Google account
When you log in to the same Google account, all devices can get to all the same apps,
movies, books, and music from Google Play—plus you share the same Gmail, Google
Calendar™, and Google Mobile™. To add Google accounts to your phone, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Accounts
>
Add account
>
Google
.
Phone & tablet
Your Android phone and tablet can work together to help you get the most out of both: