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not eliminate) data use.
Auto-sync: Check to permit applications to synchronize data on their own schedule. If you uncheck this
setting, you must touch an account in the list on this screen, press the Menu Key, and touch Sync now to
synchronize data for that account. Synchronizing data automatically is disabled if Background data is
unchecked.
Manage accounts: The rest of this screen lists the Google accounts and other accounts you've added to
the phone. Adding accounts is described in "Accounts".
Account Screen
Touch an account in the Accounts & sync settings screen, its account screen opens.
This screen contains different options, depending on the kind of account.
For Google accounts, it lists the kinds of data you can synchronize to the phone, with checkboxes so you can
turn synchronizing on and off for each kind. You can also press the Menu Key and touch Sync now to
synchronize data. Touch the Remove account button to remove the account along with all its data (contacts,
mail, settings, and so on). You can't remove the first Google Account you added to your phone except by
resetting your phone to the factory defaults and erasing all of your user data.
Privacy Settings
Use the Privacy settings to manage your personal information.
Back up My Data
If you check this option, a wide variety of you personal data is backed up, including your Wi-Fi passwords,
Browser bookmarks, a list of the applications you've installed, the words you've added to the dictionary used
by the onscreen keyboard, and most of the settings that you configure with the Settings application. Some
third-party applications may also take advantage of this feature, so you can restore your data if you reinstall an
application or sign in with the Google account on a new Android device. If you uncheck this option, you stop
backing up your data to your account, and any existing backups are deleted from Google servers.
Automatic Restore
Check this option to restore your settings and other data when you install an application, if you installed and
used it previously on this phone or on another phone, where you signed in with the same Google account and
were backing up your settings.
Factory Data Reset
Opens a dialog where you can erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including
information about your Google account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any
downloaded applications. If you reset the phone in this way, the next time you turn on your phone you're
prompted to reenter the same kind of information as when you first started your Android phone.
Storage Settings
Use the Storage settings to monitor the used and available space on your phone's internal storage and on your
phone's microSD card.
SD card: Check the amount of space on your phone's microSD card and the amount you have used to
store photos, videos, music, downloads, and other files.
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