USER GUIDE
BY MOTOROLA
Congratulations
DROID BIONIC™ by Motorola
DROID BIONIC by Motorola doesn’t just raise the bar—it
gives the bar altitude sickness. With tons of advanced
features, you'll be able to do nearly everything with your
smartphone—video, web browsing, multimedia,
and more.
• Surf the web with a blistering fast dual-core 1 GHz
processor. 4G LTE connectivity gives you download
speeds up to 10x faster than before.
The webtop application lets you extend your DROID
BIONIC with a full Firefox® browser, multi-window
capabilities, keyboard and mouse support—all on the
big screen.
Capture life’s moments in full 1080p HD video. Use
the connected Gallery to gather all your photos and
your friends’ online albums in one place.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available in
all countries.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information in this guide.
More
Answers: Touch
Updates: Smartphone updates, computer software,
Help Center.
>
user guides, online help, and more at
www.motorola.com/support.
Accessories: Find accessories for your smartphone at
www.motorola.com/bionicaccessories.
Notes:
All screens in this guide are simulated. Actual
displays may vary.
Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may
change depending on the software version on your
smartphone.
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 smartphone
the important keys & connectors
Webcam
Power
Key
Press = sleep
Hold = power
Micro USB
Port
Charge or
connect to
PC.
Micro HDMI
Port
Menu
Home
3.5mm
Headset Jack
11:23
Arturo Roman
JP Jordan
Tatia Torrey
Kim Vonesh
http://www.
Voicemail
Email
Browser
Market
Volume/
Zoom Keys
4.3" qHD
Touchscreen
Search
Back
Microphone
Note: Your smartphone might look a little different.
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Your smartphone
Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Apps & updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Social networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Digital living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Webtop application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth® wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Memory card & file management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 Cover off
2 SIM in
3 microSD in (already
4 Battery in
inserted)
5 Cover on
6 Charge up
3H
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on page 54.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 23.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your smartphone, a setup
wizard guides you through signing in to your Google™
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: You don’t need to have a Google Gmail account to
use your phone. Feel free to skip this step if you don’t
have a Gmail account.
Note: Your phone supports data-intensive apps and
services. It is strongly recommended that you purchase
a data plan that meets your needs. Contact Verizon
Wireless® for details.
1 Press and hold Power
on
top of your smartphone to turn
it on.
2 Select a language.
3 Read and accept the
Motorola agreement.
4 Follow the setup wizard to
create or log in to your Gmail
account.
Let’s go
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Note: If you have an existing Google Gmail account,
your contacts from that account are synced to your
smartphone.
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, touch the status bar at the top of the
home screen and drag it down. Touch the Wi-Fi
networks available notification to select a preferred
network.
> Settings > Wireless &
You can also touch Menu
networks > Wi-Fi settings to search for and connect to
wireless networks. There’s more in “Wi-Fi” on page 39.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on
the planet from Android Market™.
Download new apps with “Browse & install apps” on
page 10. Your smartphone comes with a microSD
memory card installed—you can load it up with photos,
videos, and music from your computer (see “Memory
card” on page 43).
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Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Touchscreen on/off
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when
you don’t.
To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just
press Power
.
When you hold the smartphone to your ear during
calls, your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental
touches.
To change how long your smartphone waits before
the screen goes to sleep automatically, touch
Menu
> Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, see
“Screen lock” on page 50. To unlock the screen,
press Power
to the right.
, then drag
Note: Your
touchscreen might stay
dark if the sensor just
above it is covered.
Don't use covers or screen protectors (even clear ones)
that cover this sensor.
Touch tips
It’s all in the touch:
Touch: Choose an icon or option.
Touch & Hold: Show options.
Drag: Scroll or move slowly.
Flick: Scroll or move quickly.
Zoom: Slide fingers apart or together to zoom in or
out on Google Maps™, web pages, or photos.
Displaying 297 contacts
In case of emergency
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Allie Smyth
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View contact
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Call contact
Astrid Fanning
Text contact
Touch & hold
to show options.
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Slide two fingers
apart or together
to zoom in or out.
Drag or flick to scroll.
to
Menu
Key
Search
Key
Key tips
Menu, home, back, & search
Touch Home
close any menu or app
and return to the home
screen. In the home
screen, touch and hold
Home
to show the
most recent apps used,
then touch an app to
open it.
Touch Menu
to
open menu options.
Touch Back
Touch Search
voice search.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power
where you can turn off your smartphone (Power off),
turn off all wireless connections and put the phone into
low-power Sleep mode, or turn Airplane mode or Silent
mode on and off.
for text search, or touch and hold for
to open the power key menu,
to go back.
Home
Key
Back
Key
Touchscreen & keys
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Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to
change ring volume (in the
home screen) or earpiece
volume (during a call).
When playing music or video
files, press the volume keys
to adjust media volume.
Rotate the screen
When you turn your smartphone, the touchscreen can
rotate to stay right-side up:
Find it: Menu
screen
> Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
Quick tips
If you’re not sure what to do next, try one of these:
To...
Get the details—Open a text
message, see details for a
contact, or open items in
other lists.
See screen menu—Open a
menu for the current screen.
See item options—Open an
options menu (if available) for
an item on the screen.
Touch the message,
contact, or item.
Touch Menu
.
Touch & hold the
item.
Start again—Go back to the
home screen.
Touch Home
Wake up your
smartphone—Turn on a
sleeping touchscreen.
Press Power
.
.
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Touchscreen & keys