Motorola DROID 2 Global, Manual

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CHAPTER 3: Sync Your DROID With Your Google Account
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Follow these steps to sign into an existing Google account:
1.
If you already have a Google Account, tap the
Sign in
button.
2.
Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields.
3.
Google will verify your username and password.
4.
Congratulations, your phone is set up to sync with your Google Account.
TIP: You don’t need to type your full Gmail address in the Username field. Just type the part that
goes before the @ sign, and your DROID will autocomplete the rest.
Once you’re done adding the first account, the DROID will ask if you’d like to add more
Google Accounts. To add multiple accounts, just press the
Google button and repeat
the same steps. When you add new Google Accounts, you’ll need to decide if you want
to sync your contacts,
Gmail
, or both (you’ll learn more about this in the “Fine Tuning
Your DROID Sync” section later in this chapter).
The Wonders of the Cloud
One of the driving forces behind Google and Android is the concept of cloud computing .
Rather than rely on a single computer with a single processor, Google relies on a bank
of servers on the Internet for nearly every product or service it produces—in other
words, these apps and services are “in the cloud.”
When you send Gmail messages, make Google Calendar entries, or add contacts to
your Google Contact list, that information is available on your DROID and on any
computer you connect to the Internet with when you log into your Google Account. You
do not need to connect your DROID to your computer to get the benefit of this syncing.
And if you should accidentally break your DROID, you’ll probably be very sad, but you
won’t be without your Google contacts or calendar.
Have you ever seen someone update their Facebook status or send out a frustrated
email where they beg everyone to send them their contact information again to replace
all the numbers they lost with their broken phone? As long as you stick with DROIDs and
other Android-powered phones, that will never be you.
More Reasons You Need a Google Account
If you purchase apps in the Android Market, you’ll use your Google account and Google
Checkout to complete the transaction. The default email account on your DROID is
Gmail
, and the default calendar is
Google Calendar
.
Table 3–1 lists a few of the Google services you’ll get to know as you use your phone.