Basic Operations 25
GOOGLE ACCOUNT
YouwillneedaGoogleAccounttoaccessseveralphonefeaturessuchasGmail,GoogleMaps,
Hangouts,andtheGooglePlayapplications.BeforeyouareabletoaccessGoogleapplications,
youmustenteryouraccountinformation.Theseapplicationssyncbetweenyourphoneandyour
onlineGoogleAccount.
Google Account Cautions
BesurenottoforgetyourGoogleAccountIDorpassword.
Create a Google Account
IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,youcancreateoneonlineorusingyourphone.
Note:YoucanalsocreateandsignintoyourGoogle/Gmailaccountthroughyourphone’sSetup
application.
Note:AlthoughyouneedaGmailaccounttousecertainfeaturesofyourphone,suchasGoogle
Play,youdonotneedtouseGmailasthedefaultaccountforyourphone.
Create a Google Account Online
1. Fromacomputer,launchaWebbrowserandnavigatetogoogle.com.
2. Onthemainpage,clickSign-in>Create account.
3. Followtheonscreenpromptstocreateyourfreeaccount.
4. LookforanemailfromGoogleintheemailboxyouprovided,andrespondtotheemailto
confirmandactivateyournewaccount.
Create a Google Account Using Your Phone
1.
Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Accounts >Add account>Google.
2. TapOr create a new account.
3. Followthepromptstosetupyouraccount.TapNEXTtoproceedbetweensteps,whichmay
include:
l EnteryourFirst nameandLast name.
l EnteradesiredUsername.
l Enterandreenterapassword.
l EnteravalidphonenumbertohelpyourecoveryourGoogleAccountandpasswordifyou
everforgetit,andthentapNEXT.Toskipthisstep,tapSkip.