Sprint Nextel 105 Accounts and Messaging

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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,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. Touch Apps > SettingsandscrolltoAccounts.
2. TouchAdd AccountandthentouchGoogle>New.
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,andthenenterasecondaryemailaddresstohelpyou
recoveryourpasswordifyoueverloseit.