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
This email client is Google’s Web-based email service. (See
Synchronize Your Google Account
.)
From a computer, launch your preferred Web browser and navigate to
www.gmail.com
. Depending
on your synchronization settings, Gmail (along with calendar events, phone numbers and other
contact information) on your phone can be automatically synchronized between your phone and
your Gmail account on the Web.
Create a Google Account
You must create and/or sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Hangouts™, and other
Google Apps. Signing into a Google Account is also necessary to download updates and
applications from the Google Play Store app to sync your data (if applicable) with the Google
servers, and to take advantage of any other available Google services on your phone.
If you don’t have a Google Account, you will be prompted to create one. If you have an enterprise
account through your company or other organization, your IT department may have special
instructions on how to sign into that account.
1. From a computer, or from your phone's Browser, navigate to
www.google.com
.
2. On the main page, select
Sign in
, then click
Create an account
.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to create and activate your free account.
Sign into Your Google Account
If you have a Google Account but have not yet signed in with your phone, follow these instructions to
sign in to your Google Account.
1. On your phone, launch an application that requires a Google Account (such as Play Store or
Gmail).
2. Enter your email and tap
.
Note
: If you do not already have a Google Account, tap
OR CREATE NEW ACCOUNT
and follow
the on-screen prompts to create your new account.
3. Tap the
Password
field and enter your information.
4. Tap
and tap
ACCEPT
if you accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
5. Follow the rest of the instructions on the screen.