LG G Flex - Accounts and Messaging; Gmail; Create a Google Account; Sign in to Your Google Account

Accounts and Messaging 72
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is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™,Google
Calendar™,andotherGoogleApps.SigningintoaGoogleAccountisalsonecessarytodownload
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.
3. Followtheon-screenpromptstocreateyourfreeaccount.
4. Logintoyourprovidedemailaddress,locatetheemailfromGoogle,andrespondtothenew
emailtobothconfirmandactivateyournewaccount.
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. LaunchanapplicationthatrequiresaGoogleAccount(suchasPlayStoreorGmail).
2. TapExisting.
Note:IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,tapNewandfollowtheon-screenpromptsto
createyournewaccount.