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Messaging and Internet 62

GMAIL AND GOOGLE

YouwillneedaGoogleAccounttoaccessseveralphonefeaturessuchasGmail,GoogleMaps™,

GoogleHangouts,andtheGooglePlay™Storeapps.BeforeyouareabletoaccessGoogle

applications,youmustenteryouraccountinformation.Theseapplicationssyncbetweenyour

phoneandyouronlineGoogleAccount.

Create a Google Account

IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleAccount,youcancreateoneonlineorusingyourcomputeror

phone.

Note:YoucanalsocreateandsignintoyourGoogleAccountthroughyourphone’sAccountSetup

application.

Note:AlthoughyouneedaGoogleAccounttousecertainfeaturesofyourphone,suchasGoogle

Play,youdonotneedtouseGmailasthedefaultaccountforyourphone.

Create a Google Account Online

1. Onyourcomputer,launchabrowserandgotogoogle.com.

2. ClickSign in>SIGN UPandfollowtheinstructionstocreateyourfreeaccount.

3. CheckyouremailforamessagefromGoogleconfirmingyouraccount.Respondtotheemailto

activateyouraccount.

Create a Google Account Using Your Phone

1.

Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Accounts.

2. TapAdd AccountandthentapGoogle>CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT.

3. FollowthepromptstoenteryournameandselectaGmailaddress.

4. Whenprompted,enterandreenteryourpassword.

5. Createasecurityquestionandanswer,enterasecondaryemailaddresstohelpyourecover

yourpasswordifyoueverloseit.

Note:WhensettingupanewGoogleAccount,youwillbepromptedtoaddasecondaryemail

address.Enterasecondemailaddressfromwhichyoucurrentlysendandreceiveemail.This

addressisusedtoauthenticateyouraccountshouldyouhaveproblemsorforgetyourpassword.

ThisisrecommendedsoyoucanregainaccesstoGoogleservicesandpurchasesonyourphone.

6. FollowthepromptstoreadandaccepttheGoogletermsofservice.

7. AfteryourphoneconnectswithGoogleservers,selecttheitemsyouwanttosyncwithyour

phone,andthentap .

8. TapFinish setup.

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