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Accounts and Messaging
With the data service and your device’s messaging capabilities, you have the opportunity to
share information through many different channels and accounts.
Gmail
You will need a Google account to access several device features such as Gmail™, Google
Maps™, Google Talk™, and Google Play ™ applications. Before you can access Google
applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your
device and your online Google account.
Create a Google Account
If you do not already have a Google account, you can create one online or by using your
device.
Note:
Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your device, such as
Google Play, you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your device.
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
>
Create an account for free
.
3.
Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account.
Create a Google Account Using Your Device
1.
Press
Home
>
Menu
and touch
System settings
>
Accounts & sync
.
2.
Touch
ADD ACCOUNT
>
Google >
New
.
3.
Enter your First name, Last name, and touch
Next
.
4.
Enter your desired username, which will be the first part of your Gmail address, and
touch
Next
. The system will check the availability of the entered username.
If it is not available, enter another desired username and touch
Try again
. You can
also select an available username from the list of
Suggested usernames
. Touch
Touch for suggestions
, touch a name and then touch
Try again
.
5.
When prompted, enter and reenter a password and touch
Next
.
6.
Create a security question and answer, enter a secondary email address to help you
recover your password if you ever lose it, and then touch
Next
.