HTC 99HLR002-00 Adding a social network account and other accounts, Managing your online accounts

56 Accounts and sync

Forgot your Google Account password?

You need your Google Account password to sync Gmail, Calendar, and Google contacts to your phone. You also need this password to use Google Talk and download apps from Android Market.

You need your Google Account password to sync Gmail, Calendar, and Google contacts to your phone. You also need this password to use Google Talk and download apps from Android Market.

If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website.

1.On your phone or computer, open your web browser and go to https://www.google.com/accounts/ForgotPasswd.

2.Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your Google Account.

3.Complete the word verification process. Enter the characters that you see onscreen and click Submit.

An email will be sent to the alternate email address you provided when you created your Google Account. Follow the instructions in the email to reset your password.

If you don’t have an alternate email address or cannot access the email account you used to create your Google Account, you can reset your Google Account after 24 hours by answering the security question for password recovery.

Adding a social network account and other accounts

If you skipped setting up your social network account such as Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr or other accounts such as Qik or Yahoo! when you first turned on and set up your phone, you can still sign in to these accounts through your phone’s settings.

1.From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2.Tap Add account, and then tap the account type you want to add.

3.Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.

Your social network account will be added to the list on the Accounts & sync screen. Depending on how you set up the account, the new information may start synchronizing with your phone.

Managing your online accounts

Changing general sync settings

1.From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2.Select or clear the following:

Background data	If this is selected, apps can send and receive online account
	information even if you are not currently using them.
Auto-sync	If this is selected, apps can use the sync schedule defined in the
	account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync accounts
	manually. For instructions on doing this, see “Synchronizing an
	account manually”.