Your Google Account

You must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and other Google Apps; to download applications from Android Market; to back up your settings to Google servers; and to take advantage of other Google services on your phone.

Important:  If you want to restore your settings to this phone, from another phone that was running Android release 2.0 or later, you must sign into your Google Account now, during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings are not restored. (See Google services.)

• If you don’t have a Google Account, you’re prompted to create one.
• If you have an enterprise Gmail account through your company or other organization, your IT department may have special instructions on how to sign into that account.
• When you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events, and other information from these applications and services on the web are synchronized with your phone.
• If you don’t sign into a Google Account during setup, you are prompted to sign in or to create a Google Account the first time you start an application that requires one, such as Gmail or Android Market.

When you sign in, you’re prompted to enter your username and password, using the onscreen keyboard.

Resetting your Google Account password

If you have a Google Account but have forgotten your password, you must reset it before you can sign in. Go to http://www.google.com, click Sign In, click “Can’t access your account?” in the sign-in box, and then follow the instructions for resetting your password.

Additional accounts

After setup, you can add Google, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, conventional email, and other kinds of accounts to your phone, and sync some or all of their data, as described in Accounts. However, only the first Google Account you sign into is backed up to Google servers. Some applications that only work with a single account display data only from the first account that you sign into.

E-mail Only Sync

To configure the 'Email' app on an Android device for access to Google Apps email, just follow the steps below:

1. Enable IMAP in your Mail settings.
2. On your phone, press < Home >, then open the Email application.
3. On the 'Your accounts' page, select Next to get started with setup.
4. Enter your full Google Apps email address and password, then select Next.
5. Select IMAP account and then select Next.

On the 'Incoming server settings' page, some fields may be pre-populated. Make sure to change the following:

6. For 'Username,' enter your full Google Apps email address
7. For 'IMAP server,' enter 'imap.gmail.com'
8. For 'Port,' enter '993'
9. For 'Security type,' select 'SSL (always)''


10. Select Next.

On the 'Outgoing server settings' page, some fields may be pre-populated. Make sure to change the following:

11. For 'SMTP server' enter 'smtp.gmail.com'
12. For 'Port,' enter '465'
13. For 'Security type,' select 'SSL (always)''


14. Select Next and continue through the setup options.

You can verify your settings from the Inbox view by tapping < Menu > > Account settings.

Incoming settings
IMAP server: imap.gmail.com
Port: 993
Security type: SSL (always)

Outgoing settings
SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Security type: SSL (always)