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10.2 Customizing your account
synchronization
You can configure background data use and synchronization options
for all the applications on your phone. You can also configure what
kind of data you synchronize for each account.
For some accounts, synchronizing is two-directional; changes that
you make to the information on your phone are made to the copy of
that information on the web. Some accounts support only one-way
synchron; the information on your phone is read-only.
10.2.1 Configuring general sync settings
On the Accounts & sync settings screen, do the following:
• Select or uncheck the Background data check box to control
whether applications and services can transmit data when you are
not working with them directly (that is, when they are running in the
background).
If you uncheck this option, Gmail stops receiving new mail,
Calendar stops synchronizing events, and so on, until you touch
the Refresh menu item or send an email.
• Select or uncheck the Auto-sync check box to control whether
changes you make to information on the phone or on the web are
automatically synchronized with each other.
For example, when this option is selected, changes that you make
in Contacts on the phone are automatically made in Google
Contacts on the web.