How do I properly charge my device?
In order to keep the price low, Motorola made many cost-saving decisons. In this case, our research showed that many people already had a suitable Motorola charger available, or a PC or other device that can be used to charge Moto G.
Any Motorola charger with the correct micro-USB tip will charge your Moto G. You will see the best results when the output of the charger is between 500 mA and 1.5 A. The higher the output, the faster your Moto G will charge.
If your charger output is higher, the MOTO G will automatically restrict the charging rate. If your charger is lower, it will simply take longer to reach a full charge.
If you are just setting up your device, new batteries are not fully charged. Plug the supplied battery charger into your phone. It may take several seconds to start charging the battery.
If your battery is completely discharged, it may take several minutes for the device to begin charging. The battery needs to charge to a minimum voltage before the system can boot up, and this may take a few moments to achieve.
During initial set up of your device, once you have added your accounts (Google and any others) your device will typically transfer significant data while it initially synchronizes your accounts and updates applications from the Play Store. Your phone's battery may drain faster than usual during this initial update and sync session. After the initial sync, and a few charging cycles, your battery will reach its maximum capacity. We strongly recommend keeping the phone attached to the charger during the initial sync.
It may take several charging cycles for your battery to reach optimum performance.
When your device is turned on and you are charging, the battery icon in the top notification bar will show the charging indicator Image, which looks like a lightning bolt inside the battery.
When your device is turned off, the charging indicator will be in the middle of the screen looks like the outline of a battery. You may need to briefly press the power button to activate the screen.
We suggest charging each night so you start the day fully charged and ready to go!
Your device will warn you when its battery is getting low, first when the charge remaining falls below 15% of its capacity, and again below 5%. When you see these warnings it is a good idea to charge as soon as you can and/or stop usage that could wait for a later time. For example - and depending on your circumstances and priorities - you could enter airplane mode to stop all radio transmissions, or stop applications that use a lot of energy (such as navigation or streaming applications).