How to Personalize the External Display on a Motorola razr

You can personalize the external display of your motorola razr by changing its wallpaper and theme, adding or removing panels, adjusting the font and display size, and choosing how calls and apps behave on the cover screen.

Quick steps: Settings → External display → choose Lock screen, Home screen, Panels, Display & Font Size, Call settings or App settings.

Open External display settings

  1. motorola razr Home screen with swipe-up indicator
    Step 1

    Open the app drawer

    Go to the Home screen and swipe up to open the list of all apps.

  2. App drawer with the Settings app highlighted
    Step 2

    Open Settings

    Tap Settings.

  3. Settings list with External display highlighted
    Step 3

    Tap External display

    In Settings, tap External display.

Change the lock and home screen look

  1. External display settings with the Lock screen preview highlighted
    Step 1

    Choose Lock screen

    Tap the Lock screen preview.

  2. Lock screen theme editor with wallpaper, styles and colours
    Step 2

    Pick a lock screen theme

    Tap Themes and choose a wallpaper, clock style, colour or blur. Tap the check mark to save, then tap the back arrow.

  3. External display settings with the Home screen preview highlighted
    Step 3

    Choose Home screen

    Tap the Home screen preview.

  4. Home screen theme editor for the razr external display
    Step 4

    Pick a home screen theme

    Tap Themes and choose one or more options. Tap the check mark to save, then tap the back arrow.

Add or remove panels

  1. External display settings with Panels highlighted
    Step 1

    Choose Panels

    Tap Panels. Note: panels themselves are customized on the external display.

  2. Closed razr with a blank area of the external display highlighted
    Step 2

    Press and hold the external display

    With the flip closed, press and hold a blank area of the external display.

  3. Lock screen and Home screen previews with Manage panels button
    Step 3

    Tap Manage panels

    Tap Manage panels.

  4. Panel manager with minus buttons on each panel and a plus button
    Step 4

    Add or remove panels

    Tap – on a panel to remove it, or tap + to add a new one.

Adjust font and display size

  1. External display settings with Display & Font Size highlighted
    Step 1

    Choose Display & Font Size

    Back in External display settings, tap Display & Font Size.

  2. Display size and text screen with Font size and Display size sliders
    Step 2

    Drag the size sliders

    Drag the Font size slider to make text bigger or smaller, and the Display size slider to make everything bigger or smaller. Then tap the back arrow.

Call and app settings (optional)

  1. External display settings with Call settings highlighted
    Step 1

    Choose Call settings

    Tap Call settings to change what happens with calls on the external display.

  2. External display calls screen with flip open and flip close options
    Step 2

    Pick a call option

    Turn Flip open to answer on or off, and choose whether closing the flip disconnects or continues the call.

  3. External display settings with App settings highlighted
    Step 3

    Choose App settings

    Back in External display settings, tap App settings.

  4. App settings list with Calendar highlighted
    Step 4

    Pick an app

    Scroll down and choose an app — in this example, Calendar.

  5. App behavior screen for Calendar with transition options
    Step 5

    Choose how the app behaves

    Allow the app on the external display and choose how it transitions when you close the flip (Don’t transition, Manual or Auto). Tap the back arrow twice and return to the Home screen.

Frequently asked questions

How do I change the wallpaper on my razr external display?

Go to Settings > External display, tap the Lock screen or Home screen preview, then tap Themes and pick a wallpaper. Tap the check mark to save.

How do I make apps open on the razr cover screen when I close the phone?

Go to Settings > External display > App settings, choose the app, allow it on the external display and set the transition to Auto or Manual.

Can I make the text bigger on the razr external display?

Yes. Go to Settings > External display > Display & Font Size and drag the Font size and Display size sliders.

Still having problems? It may be a hardware fault. Check the Motorola spare part prices for your model, or compare battery and display replacement costs.

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Steps and screenshots based on Motorola's official Personalize the external display tutorial. Steps can vary slightly by model and Android version.