Synchronizing data on your device
Synchronizing with Online Accounts
Synchronize your device with contacts, email, calendar events, and other information
from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange
ActiveSync, Facebook™, Flickr™, and Twitter™. You can synchronize data
automatically for such accounts by activating the auto-sync function. Or you can
synchronize each account manually.
To Set Up an Online Account for Synchronization
1
From your Homescreen, tap .
2
Tap
Settings
>
Accounts
>
Add account
, then select the account you want to
add.
3
Follow the instructions to create an account, or sign in if you already have an
account.
To Synchronize Manually with an Online Account
1
From your Homescreen, tap >
Settings
>
Accounts
.
2
Under
Accounts
, select the account type, then tap the name of the account
you want to synchronize with. A list of items appears showing what can be
synchronized with the account.
3
Tap the items you want to synchronize.
To Remove an Online Account
1
From your Homescreen, tap >
Settings
>
Accounts
.
2
Under
Accounts
, select the account type, then tap the name of the account
you want to remove.
3
Tap , then tap
Remove account
.
4
Tap
Remove account
again to confirm.
Synchronizing with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
If your company uses a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, you can access
your corporate email messages, calendar appointments, and contacts directly on
your device. After setup, you can find your information in the
,
Calendar
and
Contacts
applications.
To Set Up an EAS Account for Synchronization
1
Be sure to have your domain and server details available (as provided by your
corporate network administrator).
2
From your Homescreen, tap .
3
Tap
Settings
>
Accounts
>
Add account
>
Exchange ActiveSync
.
4
Enter your corporate email address and password.
5
Tap
Next
. Your device begins to retrieve your account information. If a failure
occurs, enter the domain and server details for your account manually and
then tap
Next
.
6
Tap
OK
to allow your corporate server to control your device.
7
Select what data you want to sync with your device, such as contacts and
calendar entries.
8
If desired, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server to
control certain security features on your device. For example, you can allow
your corporate server to set password rules and set storage encryption.
9
When the setup is done, enter a name for the corporate account.
When you change the login password for an EAS account on your computer, you have to log
in again to the EAS account on your device.
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