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Accounts and Messaging 38

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,includingGmail™(Google),personal

andcorporateemail,textandmultimediamessaging,socialnetworkingaccounts,andGoogle

Hangouts™.

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/Gmailaccountthroughyourphone’sSetup

application.

Note:AlthoughyouneedaGmail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.

Touch Apps > SettingsandscrolltoAccounts.

2. TouchAdd AccountandthentouchGoogle>New.

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,andthenenterasecondaryemailaddresstohelpyou

recoveryourpasswordifyoueverloseit.