Section 4: Accounts and ContactsAccountsYour phone provides the ability to synchronize information,from a variety of accounts, including Email, Facebook,Google, and your Samsung account. Depending on theaccount, you can choose to synchronize your calendar,contacts, and other types of content.With synchronization, you can ensure that information onyour phone is updated with the most recent changes in youraccounts.Setting Up Your Accounts1. From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔Settings ➔ Accounts.2. Under My accounts, touch Add account.3. Select an account type, then follow the prompts toenter your credentials and sign in.4. If needed, the device communicates with the provider’sserver to set up your account.For information about creating other email accounts, see“Creating Additional Email Accounts” on page 71.Controlling SynchronizationYou can choose to have your device automatically ormanually synchronize with your accounts when you checkmessages.You may also choose to limit synchronization to extendbattery life.1. From the Home screen, touch Menu, then touchSettings ➔ Accounts.2. Under My accounts, touch the account that containsdata to synchronize. The account screen displays.3. Under Accounts, touch the account that contains datato synchronize. The Sync settings screen for theselected account lists the following synchronizationsettings (Yours may differ):• Sync App Data• Sync Calendar• Sync Chrome• Sync Contacts• Sync EmailAccounts and Contacts 37
