
Accounts and Messaging
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Note:
When setting up a new Google Account, either on your phone or online, you will be prompted
to add your mobile phone number or a secondary email address. Enter your phone number, or a
second Gmail address or any other email address from which you currently send and receive email.
This phone number and email address are used to authenticate your account should you ever
encounter problems or forget your password. It is strongly encouraged for Android users so you can
regain access to Google services and purchases on your phone.
7. Set Google services options and then touch
.
8. On the Finish account screen, touch
I accept
to continue.
9. Enter the characters shown, and then touch
.
10. Touch
Get started
to upgrade to and follow the onscreen prompts to continue. You
can also touch
Not now
.
11. Enter your credit card information if needed for purchasing apps, games, movies, and books in
the Google Play Store app from your phone. You can also touch
NOT NOW
.
12. After your phone connects with the Google servers, select the items you would like to sync with
your phone and then touch
. Your phone will synchronize the selected items.
Sign In to 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. Touch
>
>
Settings
>
Add account
.
2. Touch
, and then touch
Existing
.
3. Enter your Gmail username and password, and then touch
.
4. Set Google services options and then touch
.
5. Enter your credit card information if needed for purchasing apps, games, movies, and books in
the Google Play Store app from your phone. You can also touch
NOT NOW
.
6. After your phone connects with the Google servers, select the items you would like to sync with
your phone and then touch
. Your phone will synchronize the selected items.
Access Gmail
Access your personal Gmail account directly on your phone.