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Before you begin

The Terms of Service for using Google Apps is only available on the web, so before you set the account up on a mobile device, you will need to access your Drew Google account on the web. You only need to do this once, so if you've already logged in to your Google Apps account, you do not need to repeat this step.

1. Sign into your Drew Google account on the web. The easiest way is to simply go to http://mail.drew.edu.

2. Be sure to accept the Google Terms of Service and complete the "CAPTCHA."   

3. Proceed to the instructions for your device. 

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Adding your Drew account

Please note that, although Google has disabled Exchange support for gmail.com accounts, it remains available for Google Apps accounts.

Go to the "Settings" app on your phone or iPad.
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Select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars". If you are running iOS 11, select "Accounts & Passwords".
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Select "Add Account".
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Select "Exchange".
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Click Next.
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Enter the the following information into the open fields.

Email= username@drew.edu (should be filled in from prior screen)
Server= m.google.com
Username= username@drew.edu
Password= Your Drew uLogin Password, or if you have enrolled in the Duo Two-Factor Authentication service, your device password (should be filled in from prior screen).

When you are finished entering all the information please click on Next.

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Choose what to sync. For example, here we turned off "Reminders" sync. Click Save.
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Note: The password for your account will not actually be checked until you select "Save" above.  Thus if the password was not entered correctly you may be prompted to reenter it.

Adding your Drew account as a Google account

Although the University recommends using the Exchange account type for the reasons listed above, we realize some people prefer to add their account as a Google account. For those individuals, we provide these instructions. Some people may notice that they won't have access to Drew's global contact list in older versions of iOS using this method (this means you will see auto-fill work for people you have emailed in the past, but possibly not for Drewids you've never emailed before).

1. Go To the "Settings" app on your phone or iPad.
   
2. Select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" . In iOS 11, select or "Accounts & Passwords" (the name of this option seems to change with each update to iOS).
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3. Select "Add Account".
   
4. Select "Google".
   
5. Enter your Drew email address. Click Next.
   
6. Enter your Drew username and password. Choose Login. If you are using Duo Security, approve the login the way you normally would on a computer browser.
   
7. If you wish to turn a specific feature off, touch the button to the right of that feature. When satisfied, choose Save in the top right.
   
8. You should now see a Gmail account in the Accounts list.
   

Note: "Push" is not supported with Google Mail viewed in the native iPhone Mail app, which means your phone may not routinely check for email messages. To check how your phone is set up, go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > Fetch New Data. Make sure your Drew account is set to "Fetch" and scroll down to set how often you would like your phone to check for new emails.

If your Drew account is set up as an Exchange account

Please delete the account and scroll up to follow the proper directions.

Android phones have native support for Google Services built in. To configure your Android device, first follow Google's instructions for the Device Policy. Then you can sign in to your Drew Google account following these instructions.

You instructions at Google Support.  You can have multiple Google accounts on your phone and it will show contacts and calendars for all of them (calendars from different accounts have different colors by default).  Most Most other Google apps on the device allow you to switch which account is active or switch between accounts interactively. The newest Android phones will also require you to set up a work profile.

Different Android phones from different vendors will look different.

Read the procedure for an Android 4.4 or earlier phone phone (v 5.0 and later) by clicking on the expand link below:

Read the procedure for an Android 5.0 phone by clicking on the expand link below:

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Go to the "Settings" app on your phone. Select "Accounts". Select "Add account". Image Removed Select the "Google" option (you may see different types of accounts on your device). Image RemovedYou may be prompted to verify that you are allowed to add an account on your phone; do so (this depends on your security settings). Enter your Drew email address. Touch Choose Next.Image RemovedTouch Accept. Image Removed Choose Accept (if you do - if you don't, you can't add your account). Log in to the uLogin screen page with your Drew username and password. Those enrolled in Duo should use their regular password, but will need to approve their log in as they normally do. Image Removed You should be prompted to download the "Google Apps Device Policy". Refer to the directions found in the section below these instructions. Image Removed After installing and setting up the Google Apps Device Policy, return to the Settings app. , approving a Duo request if relevant. Note: You may be prompted to install the Android Device Policy, if you have not already done so. Note: You may be prompted to set up payment info. Choose "Remind me later" and touch Next. It will probably take some time for your phone to sync the various types of data. Image Removed You should be returned to your home screen. If you wish to adjust what data you sync, go to Settings and choose Accounts, then Google, then your Drew account. Remove the check from the boxes of the data you do not want to sync. Please be careful when choosing to turn off sync. a "work profile". You can learn more at Google's support page or our support page.

Faculty/staff users:  Under our new policy on the responsible handling of University data, Android users who connect their Drew account to their device are required to install and configure the Google Apps Android Device Policy app for their device.  This will allow Drew to lock or wipe the device in the event that it is lost or stolen, and will allow Drew to protect sensitive University data that might be available in Gmail, Drive, or stored on the device.

Open the app after installing, and click Next.

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Click on Enforce to enable the policy for your device.

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You will see your device properly managed and synced once this is complete.  You can now exit the app (and return to step 7 above if you were just setting up your account).

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In the event your device is lost or stolen, you can go to https://www.google.com/apps/mydevices/ to locate the device on a map, activate an alarm, remotely lock the device, or remotely wipe it.  University University Technology can also wipe the device remotely if desired.