User Manual

Accounts and Messaging 48
Accounts and Messaging
Withwirelessserviceandyourphone’smessagingcapabilities,youhavetheopportunitytoshare
informationthroughmanydifferentchannelsandaccounts,includingGmail(Google),personaland
corporateemail,textandmultimediamessaging,socialnetworkingaccounts,andHangouts.
Gmail/Google
YouwillneedaGoogleAccounttoaccessseveralphonefeaturessuchasGmail,GoogleMaps,
Hangouts,andtheGooglePlayapplications.BeforeyouareabletoaccessGoogleapplications,you
mustenteryouraccountinformation.Theseapplicationssyncbetweenyourphoneandyouronline
GoogleAccount.
Important:BecarefulnottoforgetyourGoogleAccountemailaddressandpassword.
Note:Operationanddisplaymaybechangedduetoautomaticappupdates,etc.
Create a Google Account
IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,youcancreateoneonlineorusingyourphone.
Note:YoucanalsocreateandsignintoyourGoogle/Gmailaccountthroughyourphone’ssetup
application.
Note: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.
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.
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 Phone
1.
Fromhome,touch >Settings >Add account.
2. TouchGoogleandthentouchNew.
3. EnteryourFirstandLast,andthentouchtheNextarrow.
4. EnteradesiredEmail,andthentouchtheNextarrow.
5. Whenprompted,enterandre-enterapasswordandthentouchtheNextarrow.