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Accounts and Messaging
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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.
Gmail / Google
Text Messaging and MMS
Social Networking Accounts
Gmail / Google
You will need a Google account to access several phone features such as Gmail, Google Maps,
Google Talk, and the 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
Sign In to Your Google Account
Access Gmail
Send a Gmail Message
Read Gmail Messages
Reply to Gmail Messages
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.
Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your phone, such as 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 www.google.com.
2. On the main page, click
Sign in
>
Create an account now
.
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account.