Android Tablets Made Simple

Activating Your Google Account

You have three basic choices when selecting a Google account to use, as shown in Figure 4–1. You can use a Google Account you've already created, you can create one when you first activate your new tablet, or you can skip that process and add a Google Account later. Once you've activated your tablet, you can also go back and add or create multiple Google Accounts; so if you have one email for home and another for work, it's no problem.

Figure 4-1. Register for a Google Account when you register your tablet

When you first activate your tablet, you'll face two more choices that will affect how your tablet works ...