Sync accounts and apps

You can manage how apps connected to your accounts are synced on your phone. Keep them all automatically up to date or just sync specific apps. You can also manually sync your data only when you need to.

The more you sync, the more battery your phone uses, so if you need to conserve, turn off sync for account features or apps you find less important. If you want to reduce usage of mobile data, turn off auto-sync entirely and instead sync accounts manually, or wait to sync manually over Wi-Fi.

Adjust auto-sync options for an account

  1. Go to Settings > Accounts.

  2. Touch the account type.

    by the account name means that some or all of the account's information is configured to auto-sync.

    by the account name means that the account will not auto-sync.

  3. Touch the account name.
  4. Review the information and turn on/off types of account information to sync. For example, set your Google account to sync your Calendar and Gmail but not to sync for Drive.

When you turn off sync, the information is not removed from your phone; it just is no longer kept in sync with the version on the web.

Turn auto-sync off/on for all accounts

  1. Go to Settings > Accounts.
  2. Touch and uncheck Auto-sync data.

To collect messages, email, calendar, or other app updates, you must sync the accounts manually.

Sync manually

  1. Go to Settings > Accounts.
  2. Touch the account type.
  3. Touch the account name.
  4. Touch > Sync now.

Fix a problem

If you’re having problems, try these troubleshooting steps.