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Using Moto Display on the moto z

When your screen is off, battery-friendly notifications fade in and out, lighting only the pixels needed and showing notifications delivered since you last woke your screen. You can select which apps show notifications and limit content to control your privacy.
 
These notifications aren't displayed:
  • When the phone is in your pocket or purse
  • When the phone is lying face down
  • When you are on a call
  • When Do not disturb is on
Tip: If you don't see Moto Display notifications, make sure that Ambient display is turned off in Settings > Display

Respond to Moto Display notifications

If you haven’t seen activity for a while, to wake your phone, reach for it, or bump it.
From these notifications, you can:
  • Preview a notification. Touch & hold its icon.
     
  • Go directly to a notification. Drag your finger up to the target (then unlock if using a screen lock).

     
  • View Moto Display notifications. If your phone has been sitting still for a few seconds, just nudge it.
     
  • View all notifications. Drag your finger down (then unlock if using a screen lock).

     
  • Ignore for now. Drag your finger to the right or left edge of the screen to stop notifications from flashing until the next one is delivered.

Change Moto Display settings
  1. Open the Moto app.
  2. Touch Display
  3. Do any of the following:
    • To stop specific apps from showing these notifications, touch Block apps >  and touch the app's name.
    • For more privacy when the screen is locked, touch Select how much detail shows.

Stop Moto Display notifications
  1. Open the Moto app.
  2. Touch Display.
  3. Turn Moto Display off.
To restart the notifications, turn Moto Display on.

Tip: To enable all features and get optimized performance, visit the Play Store to ensure you are running the latest version of Moto.

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