How to set-up a MacIntyre Android 10 phone (Motorola play e7)

How to set-up a MacIntyre Android 10 phone (Motorola play e7)

If you have been supplied with an Android device from IT Support, please follow the below instructions; and any subsequent ones; to set it up for email access.

Play Store

Before you turn on the phone, you need to create a Google account using your MacIntyre email address.
Even if you already have a personal Google account, on the MacIntyre supplied device, you must create one using your MacIntyre email address.
The Google account is used for the Play Store, which is how you download apps; including the required apps for email access.

To create the account, follow the below FAQ:

Once you've created the account, proceed to the next step in these instructions.

Phone set-up

Once you have created the account, it's now time to set-up the phone.

As the phone will need updates and email set-up adding to it, for now don't put your SIM card in the phone. Updates and email set-up can be done without it, the phone just needs connecting to Wi-Fi; which it will prompt for during the set-up process.

Remove the phone from its box and install the battery.

Once the battery is installed, plug it into the charger, you can then turn the phone on and proceed with these instructions

Turn on

Turn on the phone with the small button on the right hand edge of the phone.

Initial set-up

Once the phone has started up, on the 'Hi there' screen, tap 'ENGLISH (UNITED STATES)' to change the language.

Choose English

Scroll to then tap 'English'

Country

Scroll to then tap 'United Kingdom'

Tap Start

Tap 'START'

Mobile network

If you haven’t yet inserted the SIM, for now tap ‘SKIP’

Connect

Tap the relevant Wi-Fi you want to connect to, then enter the password for it

Auto updates

The phone will automatically check to updates and install them.

Apps & data


Sign in

You now need to sign in with the Google account you created for the Play Store

Type in the your MacIntyre email address used in the account creation, then tap 'Next'

Type the password you chose in the account creation, then tap 'Next'

Welcome

Tap 'I agree'

Google services

Tap ACCEPT

Screen lock

Choose your PIN, then tap NEXT
The PIN needs to be at least 8 characters
Type it again, then tap CONFIRM

Fingerprint

Tap 'Skip', as this feature will be disabled when MaaS360 for MacIntyre email is installed

Review additional apps

Tap OK

Privacy

On the next 4 screens, tap ‘ACCEPT AND CONTINUE, then ‘NEXT’, then ‘NEXT’ and finally ‘ALLOW ALL THE TIME’

Finishing

The phone will continue to complete its set-up in the background and install the additional apps.

You can see its progress by dragging down from the top of the screen, where the date and time is.

Updates

The initial phone is now done, but the device will need to have any pending updates installed.

Drag up from the bottom of screen to the top, to reveal all apps, then tap ‘Settings’

Drag

Drag the menu up, then tap ‘System’

System update

Tap ‘Advanced’, then ’System updates

Done

If there are any pending updates, the phone will automatically download then.

Once downloaded, tap ‘Install’.

The device will install the update and reboot. Once you have unlocked it, repeat steps 'Updates' to 'Done' and install all pending updates until it states ‘Everything looks good!’, then tap 'Got it'.


Now follow the below FAQ: