About your apps

Open an app

Touch on your Home screen. Swipe to scroll through the list. To customise this order or the direction for scrolling, install a new launcher.

Preloaded apps

The following apps are preloaded on your phone. Don't want some? Delete or disable them.

	Calculator	Make some quick calculations.
	Calendar	Keep track of your upcoming events, get automatic reminders on your phone and co-ordinate with others by sharing calendars.
	Camera	Capture photos or videos. Scan business cards, QR codes, and barcodes.
	Chrome	Browse the web. Access your browser bookmarks from any device, and sync tabs with your computer or Android devices.
	Clock	Set alarms. Use a timer or stopwatch.
	Contacts	Organise and connect with your contacts. Assign ringtones to people.
	Docs	Create, edit and collaborate with others on documents.
	Downloads	Find photos and other attachments saved from emails and text messages.
	Drive	Store and synchronise your files on Google's cloud, then access them anywhere you have an Internet connection. Create and share spreadsheets, documents and presentations. Scan documents and share or print them.
	Gmail	Compose, send, view or search your email from your phone or computer.
	Google	Search the web, see your updates, and adjust Google settings, including privacy.
	Hangouts	Make video calls or join text conversations with your friends.
	Maps	Find your destination, explore locations.
	Messages	Send and receive text messages.
	Moto	Get notified at a glance, speak commands and get responses from your phone, and use gestures as phone shortcuts.
	Phone	Make calls.
	Photos	Manage photos and upload them automatically to your private album.
	Play Movies & TV	Get films and TV programmes for instant viewing from Play Store.
	Play Music	Listen to your music collection (stored on your phone or streamed). Shop for new music. Create playlists, listen anywhere.
	Play Store	Get apps for your phone, as well as books, magazines, music and movies and access them from your computer or any Android device.
	Settings	Customise your phone settings.
	Translate	Speak, handwrite or type words for translation into another language.
	YouTube	Find, view and upload videos to the web.

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Get help for an app

To search this help, touch above and type keywords (such as ‘add contact’).

If you don't see what you're looking for, check for app-specific help:

Open the app.
Touch or .
Look for Help or Settings > Help.

Switch between recent apps

Touch to see your recently used apps.
Do any of the following:
- Touch any app to return to it.
- Scroll to see more apps.
- Swipe an app left or right to remove it from the list.

Tips

Touch twice to switch between your two most recently used apps. .
When you're in an app, touch and hold to use split screen.

Close apps

To get out of an app, touch to return to your Home screen.

You don't need to close apps. Android manages the memory and battery that apps use, so you don't need to worry about leaving apps open.

To remove apps from your recently used list:

Touch .
Do one of the following:
- To remove one app, swipe left or right to remove it from the list.
- To remove all apps, swipe to the top of the list and touch CLEAR ALL.

Tips for using apps

You can print from many apps.
Copy and paste text between apps with the clipboard.
Tap & pay with your phone, using a payment app and NFC.
To organise apps into groups on your Home screen, use folders.
Want to turn the flashlight on or off? Use quick settings ( or ). No app required.
If you're having problems with an app, try these troubleshooting steps.