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11.7 Accounts & sync
Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and manage your
accounts. You can also use these settings to control how and whether all
applications send, receive, and synchronize data on their own schedules,
and whether all applications can synchronize user data automatically.
Email, Calendar, and other applications may also have their own settings to
control how they synchronize data; see the sections on those applications
for details.
11.7.1 General sync settings
Background data
Mark the checkbox to permit applications to synchronize data in the
background, whether or not you are actively working in them. Unmarking
this setting can save battery power and lowers (but does not eliminate)
data use.
Auto-sync
Mark the checkbox to permit applications to synchronize data on their
own schedule. If you unmark this setting, you must touch an account in the
list on this screen, touch Menu key, and touch Sync now to synchronize
data for that account.
Synchronizing data automatically is disabled if Background data is
unchecked. In that case, the Auto-sync checkbox is dimmed.
11.7.2 Manage Accounts
The rest of this screen lists the accounts you’ve added to the cellphone. If
you touch an account in this screen, its account screen opens.
This screen contains different options, depending on the kind of account.
For accounts, it lists the kinds of data you can synchronize to the cellphone
with checkboxes so you can turn synchronizing on and off for each kind.
You can also touch Menu key and touch Sync now to synchronize data.
Touch Remove account to remove the account along with all its data
(contacts, mails, settings, and so on).
11.8 Privacy
You use the Privacy settings to manage your personal information.
Factory data reset
Erase all of your personal data from internal cellphone storage, including
information about your accounts, your system and application settings, and
any downloaded applications. Resetting the cellphone does not erase any
system software updates you’ve downloaded or any files on your microSD
card, such as music or photos. If you reset the cellphone in this way, you’re
prompted to re-enter the same kind of information as when you first
started Android.
When you are unable to power on your cellphone, there is another way
to perform a factory data reset by using hardware keys. Press Home key
and power key at the same time until until the screen turns into warning
screen, then press Home key again.
Storage
Use the Storage settings to monitor the total and available space on your
cellphone and on your microSD card; to manage your microSD card; and if
necessary, to reset the cellphone, erasing all of your personal information.
11.8.1 SD card
Total space/Available space
Lists the amount of space on any microSD card installed in your cellphone
and the amount you can use to store photos, videos, music, and other files.