Accounts and Messaging 78
Accounts and Messaging
WithSprint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GoogleTalk.
Gmail / Google
YouwillneedaGoogleAccounttoaccessseveralphonefeaturessuchasGmail,GoogleTalk,and
theGooglePlayStore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.
Create a Google Account
IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,youcancreateoneonlineorusingyourphone.
Note:AlthoughyouneedaGmailaccounttousecertainfeaturesofyourphone,suchasGoogle
PlayStore,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>SIGN UP.
3. Followtheonscreenpromptstocreateyourfreeaccount.
Create a Google Account Using Your Phone
1.
PressHome >Menu >System settings.
2. TouchAdd account>Google>New.
3.
EnteryourFirst nameandLast name,andthentouch .
4.
EnteradesiredUsernameandtouch .
5.
Whenprompted,enterandreenteraPasswordandtouch .
6. Selectasecurityquestionandanswer,enterasecondaryemailaddresstohelpyourecover
yourpasswordifyoueverloseit,andthentouch .
Note:WhensettingupanewGoogleAccount,eitheronyourphone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.ItisstronglyencouragedforAndroid
userssoyoucanregainaccesstoGoogleMobile™servicesandpurchasesonyourphone.
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