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Accounts and Messaging 52

Accounts and Messaging

With the 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, and social networking accounts.

Gmail / Google

You will need a Google Account to access several phone features such as Gmail, YouTube,

and the Google Play Store applications. 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 phone.

Note:

Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features on your phone, such as

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

Create a Google Account Online

1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to google.com.

2. On the main page, click

Create account

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account.

Create a Google Account Using Your Phone

1. From the Home screen, tap

Apps

Settings

Accounts

Add account

Google

2. Tap

Or create a new account

3. Enter your first name and last name, and tap NEXT.

4. Enter your desired username, which will be the first part of your Gmail address, and tap

NEXT.

5. When prompted, enter and reenter a password and tap NEXT.

6. Select if you set up recovery options now.

Note:

When setting up a new Google Account, either on your phone or online, you are

recommended to add a secondary phone number or email address. Enter a second

phone number or email address from which you currently send and receive message or

email. This number or address is used to authenticate your account should you ever