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Accounts and Messaging 49
Accounts and Messaging
Withyourphone’smessagingcapabilities,youhavetheopportunitytoshareinformationthrough
manydifferentchannelsandaccounts.
Google Account
Manyofyourphone’sapplications,suchasGmail,GoogleMaps,GoogleHangouts,andtheGoogle
PlayStore,requireafreeGoogleAccount.Tousetheseapplications,youmustsetupyourGoogle
Accountonyourphone.Settingupyouraccountonyourphonesyncsyourphoneandyouronline
GoogleAccount.
Create a Google Account
IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,youcancreateoneusingyourphone.Thefirsttime
youturnonyourphone,thesetupprocesspromptsyoutosignintoyourGoogleAccount,oryoucan
signinanytime.
AlthoughyouneedaGmailaccounttousecertainfeaturesofyourphone,suchasGooglePlay,you
donotneedtouseGmailasthedefaultaccountforyourphone.
1.
Fromhome,tap Apps> Settings.
2.
Tap Accounts>Add account>Google.
3. TapOR CREATE A NEW ACCOUNTandfollowtheonscreenpromptstocreateyourfree
account.
Sign In to Your Google Account
IfyouhaveaGoogleAccountbuthavenotyetsignedinwithyourphone,followtheseinstructionsto
signintoyourGoogleAccount.
1.
Fromhome,tap Apps> Settings.
2.
Tap Accounts>Add account>Google.
3. TapEnter your emailandfollowthepromptstoenteryourGoogleAccountemailand
password,andchooseoptionsforyouraccountonyourphone.
Access Gmail
AfteryousetupyourGoogleAccountonyourphone,youcanaccessGmailfromyourphone.
1.
Fromhome,tap Google folder> Gmail.
2. Doanyofthefollowing: