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Home screen & apps

Motorola Connect

Use your Google account to connect your smartphone to your
computer. See call, contact, and messaging info on your
computer. Know who’s calling before you reach for your
smartphone. Send and receive text messages from your desk
using a simple add-on to your desktop Chrome™ browser.

Find it: Tap Apps

>

Settings > Motorola Connect

Download apps

Google Play™

Get music, movies, books, apps, games, and more.

Find it: Tap Apps

>

Play Store

• Find: To search, tap

in the top right.

• Download: To download an app you found, tap it to open

details and then tap

Install, or the price.

• Share: To share an app you found, tap it to open details and

then tap Menu >

Share.

• Reinstall: To show or reinstall apps you downloaded from

Play Store, tap Menu >

My Apps.

• Use a computer: To find and manage apps from any

computer, go to http://play.google.com using your
Google account and password.

There, you can browse apps on the big screen, manage your
apps across multiple devices (like a smartphone and tablet),
and even set new apps to download to your devices.

• Enjoy music, books & movies: You can also use Google

Play Store to access thePlay Music”, “Play Books”, and
Play Movies & TV” apps.

• Get help: To get help and more, tap Menu in the top right.

Apps from the web

You can get apps from online app stores using your browser.

Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, as some may
impact your smartphone’s performance—see Choose
carefully
” on page 14
.

Note: When installing an app, make sure you read the alerts
that tell you what information the app will access. If you don’t
want the app to have access to this information, cancel the
installation.

To let your smartphone install apps that are not on Google Play,
tap Apps

>

Settings > Security and check Unknown

sources.

To download files from your browser, see “Downloads” on
page 39.

Choose carefully

Apps are great. There's something for everyone. Play,
communicate, work, or have fun. But remember, choose your
apps carefully. Here are a few tips:

To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses from affecting

your smartphone or privacy, use apps from trusted sites, like
Google Play.