User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Get Started
- Phone Basics
- Your Phone Overview
- Plug & Pop
- Status Bar
- Turn Your Phone On and Off
- Guest Mode
- Hardware Key Control Mode
- Battery and Charger
- Phone Function Buttons
- Touchscreen Navigation
- Your Home Screen
- Home Screen
- Extended Home Screen
- Use the Applications Key
- Applications: How to View, Open and Switch
- Applications
- Customize Your Home Screen
- Add and Remove Widgets on the Home Screen
- Change the Phone's Wallpaper
- Customize Applications Icons on the Home Screen
- Access Recently-Used Applications
- Slide Aside
- Home Screen Clean View
- Quick Access
- Change the Screen Orientation
- Enter Text With the On-screen Keyboard
- Search Your Phone and the Web
- Using Clip Tray
- Text Link
- Phone Calls
- Contacts
- Accounts and Messaging
- Apps and Entertainment
- Web and Data
- Camera and Video
- Tools and Calendar
- Settings
- Important Information for the LS995
- Important Safety Information
- Manufacturer’s Warranty
- General Terms and Conditions of Service
- Basic Definitions
- Additional Terms
- Our Policies
- When You Accept The Agreement
- Term Commitments & Early Termination Fees
- When You Don’t Have To Pay An Early Termination Fee
- Our Right To Change The Agreement & Your Related Rights
- Our Right To Suspend Or Terminate Services
- Your Right To Change Services & When Changes Are Effective
- Your Right To Terminate Services
- Credit Checks & Credit Information
- Account Spending Limits (“ASL”)
- Deposits & Returning Deposits
- Restrictions On Using Services
- Your Device, Number & Email Address
- Porting/Transferring Phone Numbers
- Coverage; Where Your Device Will Work; Service Speeds
- Roaming
- About Data Services & Content
- Specific Terms & Restrictions On Using Data Services
- Software License
- Fees, Activation & Miscellaneous Charges
- Account & Service Charges
- How We Calculate Your Charges For Billing Purposes
- Your Bill
- Your Payments; Late Fees
- Taxes & Government Fees
- Surcharges
- Disputing Charges - You Must Still Pay Undisputed Charges
- Protecting Our Network & Services
- Your Privacy
- Location-Enabled Services
- 911 Or Other Emergency Calls
- If Your Device Is Lost or Stolen
- Disclaimer of Warranties
- You Agree That We Are Not Responsible For Certain Problems
- You Agree That Our Liability Is Limited - No Consequential Damages
- DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
- No Trial By Jury and No Class Action
- Indemnification
- Providing Notice To Each Other Under The Agreement
- Contacting You Regarding Billing and Collections
- Other Important Terms
- Important Message from Sprint
- Index
Accounts and Messaging 67
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
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, Google Hangouts
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, Google
Calendar
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, 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 > SIGN UP.
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 into 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.
3. Tap the Email and Password fields and enter your information.