37Section 3: Contacts and AccountsAccountsYour 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.Contacts from your accounts appear in your phone’sContacts.With synchronization, you can ensure that information onyour phone is updated with any information that changes inyour accounts.Controlling SynchronizationYou can choose to have your phone automatically sync withyour accounts, or manually synchronize each account whenyou want to check messages.You may also choose to limit automatic or backgroundsynchronization to extend battery life.1. From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔Accounts and sync.2. At the top of the screen, touch to controlsynchronization. Choose ON to allow synchronizationautomatically, at any time, or choose OFF. When set toOFF, you can manually sync accounts with the Syncoption available in the accounts.Tip: You can also control synchronization from Notifications,with the Sync toggle. For more information, see“Notifications” on page 26.
