52
4. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about the account. Most
accounts require a username and password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the
configuration of the service to which you are connecting.
5. Configure the account. Depending on the kind of account, you may be asked to configure what
kind of data you want to sync to the mobile phone, to name the account, and for other details.
When you are finished, the account is added to the list in the Accounts & sync settings screen.
Removing an Account
You can remove an account, deleting it and all information associated with it from your mobile phone,
including email, contacts, settings, and so on. You cannot, however, remove some accounts, such as
the first account you signed into on the mobile phone. If you attempt to remove certain accounts, all
personal information associated with it will be deleted.
1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account to delete.
2. Touch Remove account.
3. Confirm that you want to remove the account.
Customizing Your Account Synchronization
You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all the applications on your
phone. You can also configure what kind of data you synchronize for each account.
For some accounts, synchronizing is two-directional; changes that you make to the information on
your mobile phone are made to the copy of that information on the web. Some accounts support only
one-way synchronize; the information on your mobile phone is read-only.
Configuring General Sync Settings
On the Accounts & sync settings screen, do the following:
