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Messaging and Internet

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.

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

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