4 guides
How to create an account in popular apps
Every sign-up asks for slightly different things: a phone number, a date of birth, a username nobody has taken yet. Each guide below goes through one app’s sign-up screens in order, so you know what comes next before you start.
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Gmail
How to create a Gmail account
Create a free Gmail address on a computer or phone: each sign-up screen in order, the username rules that reject most first picks, and why to add a phone.
5 min · Web, Android, iOS
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Outlook
How to create an Outlook.com email address
Create a free @outlook.com or @hotmail.com address: the sign-up screens in order, what the account includes, and the storage rule that can stop your mail.
5 min · Web
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LinkedIn
How to create a LinkedIn account
Sign up for LinkedIn with your email, Google or Apple account, confirm your address, then add the photo, headline and job that make your profile worth finding.
10 min · Web, iOS, Android
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Telegram
How to create a Telegram account
Sign up for Telegram with your mobile number, enter the code, set your name and an optional username, and choose who can see your phone number.
3 min · iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web
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