Table of Contents
Advertisement
10 Synchronizing Information
Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal
information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer. If you add, change,
or delete your information in any of these applications on the web, the updated
information also appears on your mobile phone.
This is made possible through over-the-air data synchronization. The process occurs
in the background and does not interfere with use of your mobile phone. When your
phone is synchronizing, a data synchronization icon will be shown in the notification
bar.
10.1 Managing Your Accounts
You can synchronize contacts, email, and other information on your mobile phone
with multiple Google accounts or other kinds of accounts, depending on the
applications installed on your mobile phone.
For example, you can start by adding your personal Google account, so your
personal email, contacts, and calendar are always available. You could then add a
work account, so your work-related emails and work contacts are handy. If you like,
you may add multiple Google accounts or other accounts.
10.1.1 Adding an Account
When you add an account,
synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and
attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in Contacts. While it is presented as
a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged.
1. Touch
>
Settings
synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts.
Note:
In some cases, you may need to obtain account details from IT
support. For example, you may need to know the account's domain or server
address.
2. Touch
Add
account.
3. Touch the kind of account to add.
4. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about
the account. Most accounts require a user name 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
Contacts
compares contacts from the newly
>
Accounts &
sync. The screen displays your current
screen.
49
Advertisement
Table of Contents
