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4. Followtheonscreeninstructionstocreateyouraccount.
Note:WhensettingupanewGoogleAccount,eitheronyourphoneoronline,youwillbeprompted
toaddasecondaryemailaddress.EnterasecondGmailaddressoranyotheremailaddressfrom
whichyoucurrentlysendandreceiveemail.Thisaddressisusedtoauthenticateyouraccount
shouldyoueverencounterproblemsorforgetyourpassword.ItisstronglyencouragedforAndroid
userssoyoucanregainaccesstoGoogleservicesandpurchasesonyourphone.
Sign In to Your Google Account
IfyouhaveaGoogleAccountbuthavenotyetsignedinwithyourphone,followtheseinstructionsto
signintoyourGoogleAccount.
1.
Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Accounts.
2. TapGoogle.
3. EnteryourGmailusernameandpassword,andthentapNext.
4. AfteryourphoneconnectswiththeGoogleservers,selecttheitemsyouwouldliketosyncwith
yourphoneandthentapSync now.
YouaresignedintoyourGoogleAccount,andyourphonewillsynchronizetheselected
items.
Google Play Store
GooglePlay™istheplacetogotofindnewAndroidapps,books,movies,andmusicforyour
phone.Choosefromawidevarietyoffreeandpaidcontentrangingfromproductivityappsand
gamestobestsellingbooksandblockbustermoviesandmusic.Whenyoufindwhatyouwant,you
caneasilydownloadandinstallitonyourphone.
ToaccesstheGooglePlaystoreapp,youmustfirstconnecttotheInternetusingyourphone’sWi-
FiormobiledataconnectionandsignintoyourGoogleAccount.SeeBrowserandSignIntoYour
GoogleAccountfordetails.
Installing Applications
ManydifferentkindsofapplicationscanbeinstalledonyourphonefromGooglePlay(provided
byGoogleInc.).Thecompanyisnotresponsibleinanywayforuser-installedapplications
(quality,reliability,legality,fitnessforapurpose,credibility,accuracy,etc.)orresulting
malfunctions(viruses,etc.).
Important:Ourpoliciesoftendonotapplytothird-partyapplications.Third-partyapplicationsmay
accessyourpersonalinformationorrequireustodiscloseyourcustomerinformationtothethird-
partyapplicationprovider.Tofindouthowathird-partyapplicationwillcollect,access,use,or
discloseyourpersonalinformation,checktheapplicationprovider’spolicies,whichcanusuallybe
foundontheirwebsite.Ifyouaren’tcomfortablewiththethird-partyapplication’spolicies,don’tuse
theapplication.