Basic Operations 33
Create a Google Account
Youmustcreateand/orsignintoaGoogleAccounttouseGmail,GoogleHangouts™,Google
Calendar™,andotherGoogleApps.SigningintoaGoogleAccountisalsonecessarytodownload
applicationsfromtheGooglePlaystoreapptosyncyourdata(ifapplicable)withtheGoogleservers,
andtotakeadvantageofanyotheravailableGoogleservicesonyourphone.
Ifyoudon’thaveaGoogleAccount,youwillbepromptedtocreateone.Ifyouhaveanenterprise
accountthroughyourcompanyorotherorganization,yourITdepartmentmayhavespecial
instructionsonhowtosignintothataccount.
1. Fromacomputer,orfromyourphone'sBrowser,navigatetowww.google.com.
2. Onthemainpage,taporclickSign in>Create an account.
3. Followtheon-screenpromptstocreateyourfreeaccount.
4. Logintoyourprovidedemailaddress,locatetheemailfromGoogle,andrespondtothenew
emailtobothconfirmandactivateyournewaccount.
Sign into Your Google Account
IfyouhaveaGoogleAccountbuthavenotyetsignedinwithyourphone,followtheseinstructionsto
signintoyourGoogleAccount.
1. LaunchanapplicationthatrequiresaGoogleAccount(suchasPlayStoreorGmail).
2. EnteraGoogleAccountandtapNEXT.
Note:IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,tapOr create new accountandfollowtheon-
screenpromptstocreateyournewaccount.
3. EnteryourPasswordandtapNEXT.
4. Selectifyouwanttobackupyourphone'sapps,appdata,settings,andWi-Fipasswordsand
tapNEXT.
5. Checkmarktheentriesyouwanttosync(ifnecessary)andtapNEXT.
YourphonethencommunicateswiththeGoogleserverstoconfirmyourinformation.
Important:Someapplications,suchasCalendar,workonlywiththeprimaryGoogleAccount(the
firstGoogleAccountsetupwithyourphone).IfyouplantousemorethanoneGoogleAccountwith
yourphone,besuretosignintotheoneyouwanttousewithsuchapplicationsfirst.Whenyousign
in,yourcontacts,Gmailmessages,Calendarevents,andotherinformationfromtheseapplications
andservicesontheWebcanbesynchronizedwithyourphone.Youwillbepromptedtosigninorto
createaGoogleAccountthefirsttimeyoustartanapplicationthatrequiresone,suchasGmailor
PlayStore.