{"id":2575,"date":"2012-12-19T19:47:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T02:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2013-05-15T23:25:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T05:25:01","slug":"multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Google accounts on Android Gmail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two independent email applications (apps) per-loaded by Google Inc. on Android devices running 4.0.x to 4.2.x (may be even before 4.0); Gmail and Email. The Gmail app is used for Google push service while the other is for non-Google email accounts. During initial setup of the phone, the user will prompt to add a<!--more--> primary Google account. But many Android users have several email accounts.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2622\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc01.png\" href=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc01-icon\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc01-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc01-icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Settings&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc01-icon-168x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc01-icon.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc01-icon.png\" alt=\"Settings\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2622\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gmail and Email<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>How to add an Email account to an Android device?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>1.\tOpen the settings screen (may varies depend on OS version and manufacturer).<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2586\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc03\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,721\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Settings&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03-300x300.png\" alt=\"Open the Settings\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc03.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Settings<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n2.\tOpen Email app and Settings<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2610\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc02\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02.png\" data-orig-size=\"1432,1264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Open Email app and then Settings&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02-300x264.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02-1024x903.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02-300x264.png\" alt=\"Open Email app and then Settings\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02-1024x903.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc02.png 1432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Open Email app and then Settings<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n3.\tClick \u201c + \u201c from the top bar to add an account<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2588\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc05.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc05\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc05.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,587\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Click the white &amp;#8221; + &amp;#8221; to add an account&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc05-300x244.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc05.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc05-300x244.png\" alt=\"Click the white &quot; + &quot; to add an account\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc05-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc05.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the white &#8221; + &#8221; to add an account<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n4.\tFill in the necessary information<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2589\" style=\"width: 254px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc06.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc06\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc06.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Information for a new account&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc06-254x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc06.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc06-254x300.png\" alt=\"Information for a new account\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc06-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc06.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Information for a new account<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n5.\tThe next few steps will involve setting up the network settings (IMAP, POP, STMP, Exchange, etc). Configuration can be unique depend on your Email service provider<\/p>\n<p>6.\tIf you want to add another account, you can repeat the steps above<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to add a Google push service supported account?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you can add a Google account or a Google supported account (Google Apps account) to your regular Email app. But you will lose the benefits of Google push service since the general purpose Email app will not support Google services. I spent hours searching for how to add a Google supported accounts including additional Gmail accounts with no good results.<br \/>\nFollow this to add an additional Gmail or Google Apps account:<\/p>\n<ul>1.\tOpen the Gmail app<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2626\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc07.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc07-icon\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc07-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc07-icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gmail app open&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc07-icon-168x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc07-icon.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc07-icon.png\" alt=\"Gmail app open\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2626\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gmail app opened<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n2.\tOpen the general menu (the main menu of the phone) while you are inside the Gmail app; on GS3, it is the left soft button<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2629\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc08.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc08-icon\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc08-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc08-icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;General menu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc08-icon-168x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc08-icon.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc08-icon.png\" alt=\"General menu\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2629\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">General menu<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n3.\tChoose Settings and Add Account from the top bar<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2592\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc09.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc09\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc09.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,685\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc09\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Add an Account&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc09-300x285.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc09.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc09-300x285.png\" alt=\"Add an Account\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc09-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc09.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add Account<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n4.\tIt will take you to Add a Google Account screen with two choices (Existing, New). Pick the one that fit your situation.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2593\" style=\"width: 168px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc10\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Existing or New Account&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10-168x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10-576x1024.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10-168x300.png\" alt=\"Existing or New Account\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10-168x300.png 168w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc10.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Existing or New account<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n5.\tFill in the necessary information. If you have a Google App account, use username@yourdomain.com for the Email.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: If you are adding a secondary account and you don&#8217;t want it link to your Google Play account with the primary, make sure it is NOT checked.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2631\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc11.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2631\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\/mgc11-icon\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc11-icon.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mgc11-icon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Google Play option&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc11-icon-168x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc11-icon.png\" src=\"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc11-icon.png\" alt=\"Google Play option\" width=\"300\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2631\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Play option<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n6.\tThere are no additional configuration steps when addition a Google supported account to your phone.<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The general configurations for accounts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>1.\tMake sure the Sync is turned on (green) for your accounts<br \/>\n2.\tThe Sync for your Calendar, Contacts, etc can be customized (turn them turn on\/off after step 5\/6 of the above guide)<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This guide is written based on Samsung GS III Canadian version running, Android 4.1.1\/2. But the general steps for setting up an account are the same for most Android phone up to December 2012.<br \/>\nThe screen shots above may slightly varies with different types of custom or stock launchers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two independent email applications (apps) per-loaded by Google Inc. on Android devices running 4.0.x to 4.2.x (may be even before 4.0); Gmail and Email. The Gmail app is used for Google push service while the other is for non-Google email accounts. During initial setup of the phone, the user will prompt to add &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/multiple-google-accounts-on-android-gmail\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Multiple Google accounts on Android Gmail<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[10,19],"class_list":["post-2575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ce","tag-tech","tag-tutorials"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/mgc_jb.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}