Accounts and services
Sign in to your online service accounts from your device to get easy access when
you're on the move. For example, you can integrate contacts from your Google™
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account into your Contacts, so you have everything in one place. You can sign up to
new online services from your device as well as from a computer.
Google™ account
Having a Google™ account is key to using a range of applications and services with
your Android™ device. You need a Google™ account, for example, to use the
Gmail™ application in your device, to chat with friends using Hangouts™, and to
synchronize the calendar application on your device with your Google Calendar™.
You also need a Google™ account to download applications and games, music,
movies, and books from Google Play™.
Microsoft
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Exchange ActiveSync
®
account
Synchronize your device with your corporate Microsoft
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Exchange ActiveSync
®
account. This way, you keep your work email, contacts, and calendar events with you
at all times.
Facebook™ account
Facebook™ is a social networking service that connects you with friends, family, and
colleagues around the world. Set up Facebook to work on your device so that you can
stay in touch from anywhere.
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