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MANAGING ACCOUNTS
Contacts, email and other information on your device can be synchronized with multiple Google accounts or other accounts,
depending on the apps you have installed.
For example, adding a personal Google account can ensure that your personal email, contacts and calendar entries are
always available. You can also add a work account so that your work-related emails, contacts and calendar entries are kept
separate.
ADDING AN ACCOUNT
1. Tap the upward arrow icon > Settings .
2. Tap User & accounts > + Add account. The screen will display the synchronization settings and a list of your current
accounts.
NOTE:
In some cases, account details may need to be obtained from your network administrator support. For example, you may need
to know the account’s domain or server address.
3. Tap the account type to add your account.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter information about your account. Most accounts require a username and
password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the conguration of the service it is connecting to.
5. When you are nished, your account will be added to the list in the User & accounts settings screen .
REMOVING AN ACCOUNT
Most accounts can be removed and all information associated with it removed from your device, including email, contacts
and settings. Some accounts however, cannot be removed, such as the rst account you signed into on your device. If you
attempt to remove certain accounts, be aware that all the personal information associated with it will be deleted
1. On the User & accounts settings screen, tap the account you want to delete.
2. Tap Remove account.
3. Tap Remove account again to conrm.
CUSTOMIZING ACCOUNT SYNCHRONIZATION
Background data use and synchronization options can be congured for all the apps on your device. You can also congure
the kind of data synchronized for each account. Some apps, such as Contacts and Gmail, can synchronize data from multiple
apps.
Synchronizing is bi-directional for some accounts and changes made to the information on your device are made to the copy
of that information on the web. Some accounts support only one-way synchronization and the information on your device
is read-only.
CHANGING AN ACCOUNT’S SYNCHRONIZATION SETTINGS
1. On the User & accounts settings screen, tap account to change its synchronization settings. The data and synchronization
screen will open, displaying a list of information that the account can synchronize.
2. To enable certain items to sync, slide the respective data switch to the right . To disable the data from syncing
automatically, slide the respective data switch to the left .