Mobile Device Account Setup
- Most mobile devices are designed to be used by a single user
- owner’s user account is configured when the device is used for the first time
- account is used to manage the apps installed on the device by representing the user on the app store
- iOS requires an Apple ID
- Android device requires either a Google Account or a similar vendor account, such as a Samsung Account
- account just requires you to select a unique ID (email address) and to configure your credentials
- can also be linked to a cellphone number or alternative email address for verification and recovery functions
- owner account can be used to access various services, such as an email account and cloud storage
- device owner might want to use multiple other accounts or digital identities
- allow app settings and data to be synchronized between multiple devices
- E.g., access contacts list from both phone and computer
- some of these services include:
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft digital identity is used to access cloud subscriptions for the Office productivity software suite and the OneDrive cloud storage service
- use the @outlook.com domain by default
- can be registered with a third-party address also
- Google Workspace
- @gmail.com grants free access to Google’s Workspace productivity software and the free storage tier on Google Drive
- iCloud
- Apple ID (@icloud.com) grants free access to Apple’s productivity software and the free storage tier on iCloud
- device owner can set up sub-accounts for services not represented by their Apple ID or Google Account
- such as a corporate email account
- Each app can set up a subaccount
- device might have accounts for apps such as Facebook or LinkedIn
- Account settings allow you to choose which features of a particular account type are enabled to synchronize data with the device
- can add or delete accounts here