How can I access the apps on the moto z 2 play or download others?

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Your phone comes with some apps pre installed, and you can download and install more.

To open an app, swipe up on your favorites tray, then touch the app to open.

Switch between recent apps from anywhere

If you’re surfing the Web and want to quickly bring up your music player to switch songs, touch Overview (Recent)

This displays a list of the most recent apps you've been using so that you can switch to another.

From here, you can also see all of your recently used apps. Touch the app icon to open the recently used app.

Download apps

  1. Touch Apps
  2. Touch Play Store
  3. Browse the Store for the app(s) you are interested in.

After you download an app, the icon for that app appears in your App Tray.

Tip : To let your smartphone install apps that are not from Google Play, go to Settings > Security and enable Unknown sources

Remove apps

  1. Touch Apps
  2. Touch Play Store
  3. Touch Menu
  4. Touch My apps & games
  5. Touch the application that you want to remove
  6. Touch Uninstall, then confirm by touching OK


You can quickly get details for an app, temporarily stop it from running, or clear its data or cache.

You can also restore defaults (an easy way to reset an app), or uninstall an app -- all without going through menus. The key is to use the app tray.

  1. Touch
  2. Touch and hold the app icon, then drag the icon to:

Note : Pre installed apps can be disabled but cannot be removed.

To check for application updates:

  1. Touch
  2. Touch Play Store
  3. Touch Menu
  4. Touch My apps
  5. Any applications that can be updated will be listed at the top
  6. You may also have the option Update All , or may need to update each app individually
  7. Update all applications available

Click here for additional Google Play help.

Click here for details on Parental Controls.