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User Guide
BY MOTOROLA
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Congratulations
DROID X by Motorola
DROID X by Motorola gives you a high quality imaging, 
video, and multimedia sharing experience. With its 
ultra-thin design and its gorgeous 4.3 inch, high 
resolution display, DROID X by Motorola stands out 
from the crowd.
• Capture life’s moments in HD video.
 Download BLOCKBUSTER videos, straight to your 
handset.
 Stream and store multimedia on any DLNA™ 
Certified device in your home network. No memory 
cards to swap, no cables to attach.
 Choose from thousands of cool apps—including 
apps for downloading your favorite movies and TV 
shows to watch on you phone.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your 
phone for the first time, please read “Safety, 
Regulatory & Legal” on page 59. Once your phone 
is up and running, press Menu
> About phone > Safety & regulatory to read the 
full information.
 > Settings 
More
 Answers: Touch Launcher icon
> Help Center.
You can also flick your home screen left or right to 
see the Getting Started and Tips & Tricks widgets.
 Updates: Phone updates, PC software, online help 
and more at www.motorola.com/mydroidx.
 Accessories: Find accessories for your phone at 
www.motorola.com/products.
Notes:
 All screens in this guide are simulated. Actual 
displays may vary. 
 This phone supports data-intensive apps and 
services. It is strongly recommended that you 
purchase a data plan that meets your needs. 
Contact your service provider for details.
Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may 
change depending on the software version on 
your phone.
 Unless specified otherwise, all instructions to 
perform tasks in this guide assume that you are 
starting from the home screen.
Congratulations
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Your phone
3.5mm
Headset
Jack
Home Key
Menu Key
Press to open 
menu options.
Micro USB
Port
Charge or 
connect to PC.
HDMI Port
Power/
Lock Key
Press to put the 
display to sleep,
or hold to turn off.
Volume 
/
Zoom Keys
Touchscreen
Back Key
Search Key
Press for text
search or hold
for voice search.
Camera 
Key
Microphone
Note: Your phone might look a little different.
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Your phone
Contents
Let’s go  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Digital living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Photos & videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
YouTube™  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Social networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
Maps  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
Latitude  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Bluetooth® wireless  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
Wi-Fi™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
Memory card & file management . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
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Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
   1 remove cover
2 insert microSD (may 
already be done)
3 insert battery
4 replace cover
5 charge up
3H
Caution: Please read the battery use and safety text in 
the important legal and safety information packaged 
with your phone.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 18.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard 
guides you through signing in to your Gmail™ account. 
If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the wizard will help 
you create one. 
After you log in to Gmail, you can set up social 
networking, or you can do it later. 
Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and 
services. It is strongly recommended that you 
purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact 
your service provider for details.
  1 Press and hold Power/Lock
 
on top of your phone to turn it 
on.
2 Select a language.
3 Follow the setup wizard to 
create or log in to your Gmail account. 
Note: If you have an existing Gmail account, your 
contacts from that account are synced to your phone. 
Whenever you choose to select all contacts for the one 
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you want, your phone shows every contact, in every 
groups. 
Wi-Fi™ connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster 
Internet access, press Menu
> Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. Touch Wi-Fi 
to search for and connect to wireless networks. 
There’s more in “Wi-Fi®” on page 45.
 > Settings 
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps 
on the planet from Android Market™. 
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card 
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and 
music from your computer using “Memory card” on 
page 47.
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Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touch tips
Here are some tips on how to navigate around your 
phone.
Touch
To choose an icon or 
option, touch it. 
Touch & hold
To open special options, 
touch and hold an icon or 
other item. Try it: In the 
home screen, touch 
Contacts, then touch 
and hold a contact to 
open options.
Contacts: A-Z
Contacts: All contacts
Arthur Bando
Barry Smyth
Arthur Bando
View contact
Cheyenne Medina
Call contact
Christine Fanning
Send Text Message
Send email
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Drag
To scroll through a list or 
move slowly, drag across 
the touchscreen. Try it: In 
the home screen, touch 
Contacts, then drag 
your Contacts list up or 
down.
Tip: When you drag or 
flick a list, a scroll bar 
appears on the right. 
Drag the scroll bar to 
move the list to a letter 
A - Z.
3:00 PM
Contacts: A-Z
Contacts: All contacts
Arthur Baudo
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
Jim Somers
Kat Bleser
Kristin Cullen
Flick
To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the 
touchscreen (drag quickly and release).
Tip: When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop 
it from scrolling.
Zoom
Get a closer look at maps or web pages. To zoom in, 
double-touch (tap twice, quickly) the screen. To zoom 
out, double touch the screen again.
You can also zoom in or out by pinching your fingers 
together or moving them apart on the screen.
To zoom, touch 
with two fingers, 
then move them 
apart. 
Touchscreen & keys
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Key tips
Menu, home, & back
Menu Key
Search Key
Home Key
Back Key
 for text search, or press and hold for 
 to close any menu or app and return 
Press Home
to the home screen. In the home screen, press and 
hold Home
 to show the last few apps you used, 
then touch an app to open it.
Press Search 
voice search.
Press Menu
Back
 to open menu options, or press 
 to go back.
Sleep & wake up
Press Power/Lock
 to put 
your phone’s touchscreen to 
sleep or to prevent 
accidental key presses. To 
wake up the touchscreen, 
just press Power/Lock
, 
then drag 
 to the right.
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Touchscreen & keys
To change how long your phone waits before the 
screen goes to sleep automatically, press Menu
> Settings > Sound & display > Screen timeout.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, 
use “Screen lock” on page 50.
 
Power/Lock key menu
Press and hold Power/Lock
Power/Lock key menu, where you can select Airplane 
mode or Silent mode, or turn off the phone (Power 
off).
 to open the 
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to change 
the ring volume or the earpiece 
volume (during a call).
Rotate the screen
In many apps, the touchscreen 
adjusts to display in landscape mode when you turn 
the phone sideways:
Find it: Menu
> Orientation
 > Settings > Sound & display