User's Guide

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applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your

device and your online Google account.

Create a Google Account

Add Account

General Sync Settings

Create a Google Account

If you do not already have a Google account, you can create one online or by using your device.

Note: You can also create and sign into your Google/Gmail account through your device’s

Setup application.

Note: Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your device, such as

Android Market, you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your device.

Create a Google Account Online

1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to google.com.

2. On the main page, click Sign-in > Create an account now.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account.

4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you provided, and respond to the email

to confirm and activate your new account.

Create a Google Account Using Your Device

1. Press Home > Menu , and touch Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Touch Add account, and then touch Google.

3. Touch Next, and then touch Create.

4. Enter your First name, Last name, and desired Username, and then touch Next.

5. When prompted, enter and reenter a password and touch Next.

6. Create a security question and answer, enter a secondary email address to help you

recover your password if you ever lose it, and then touch Create.

Note: When setting up a new Google account, either on your device or online, you will be

prompted to add a secondary email address. Enter a second Gmail address or any other

email address from which you currently send and receive email. This address is used to

authenticate your account should you ever encounter problems or forget your password.