Motorola Moto X 1st Generation User Guide - Page 53

Accounts and Messaging, Set Up Accounts, Gmail and Google, Create a Google Account

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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™. Set Up Accounts Set up your social networking and email messaging accounts. Gmail and Google You need a Google™ account to access phone features such as Gmail™, Google Maps™, Google Hangouts™, and Google Play™ Store apps. These apps 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 on your computer or by using your phone. Create a Google Account Online 1. On your computer, launch a browser and go to google.com. 2. Click Sign in > Create an account 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. Enter your information, and then touch . 4. When prompted, enter and reenter your password. 5. Choose Setup recovery options or select Not Now. Accounts and Messaging 44

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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™.
Set Up Accounts
Set up your social networking and email messaging accounts.
Gmail and Google
You need a Google™ account to access phone features such as Gmail™, Google Maps™, Google
Hangouts™, and Google Play™ Store apps. These apps 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 on your computer or by
using your phone.
Create a Google Account Online
1.
On your computer, launch a browser and go to
google.com
.
2.
Click
Sign in
>
Create an account
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.
Enter your information, and then touch
.
4.
When prompted, enter and reenter your password.
5.
Choose
Setup recovery options
or select
Not Now
.