Set up your Googlebook with Quick Start

To set up your new Googlebook faster, use Quick Start to transfer your Google Account and Wi-Fi info from an existing Android device, iPhone, or iPad.

Before you begin

To use Quick Start, make sure you have:

  • A Googlebook
  • A Wi-Fi connection
  • A Google Account
  • A nearby Android device, iPhone, or iPad connected to Wi-Fi and signed in to the Google Account you want to set up on your Googlebook

Set up your Googlebook with Quick Start

Important: Make sure your other device is nearby, Bluetooth is on, and you have a Wi-Fi connection.

  1. When you turn on and set up your Googlebook for the first time, you find a screen that says, “Set up using another device.”
  2. Select the device to set up your Googlebook:
    • Android device
      • On your Android device, a pop-up dialog guides you to scan the QR code. If the pop-up dialog doesn't open, scan the QR code with your camera.
      • To set up Googlebook without another device, select Skip.
    • iPhone or iPad
  3. When a "Scan the QR code" screen appears on your Googlebook, scan the QR code with your other device's camera.
    • If you set up your Googlebook with an Android device, your Googlebook connects to your Android device's Wi-Fi network. You also sign in to your Google Account automatically.
    • If you set up your Googlebook with an iPhone or iPad, when prompted, connect to your preferred Wi-Fi network and sign in to your Google Account.
    • When prompted, verify your identity.
    • If you have multiple accounts on your Android phone, when prompted, select the account you want to set up on your Googlebook.
  4. To copy your apps and data, select Next.
    • Wait for a few minutes to get ready to copy.
    • To skip this, select Don’t copy.
  5. Choose how to copy your data:
    • Express: You can only copy data that isn’t available in your Google Account.
    • Customize: Choose what to copy from your other device.
  6. Select Copy and then the apps you want to copy and then Ok.
    • To cancel the transfer, select Stop copying.
  7. To continue device setup, select Next.

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