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Sync (with what ?) on Main screen

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ZTE Valet TRACFONE, Android OS 4.1

"Main Screen" has a row of Convenient "On - Off" buttons...
Wi-Fi | Bluetooth | GPS | Data | Sync | Brightness

What is the Sync?? what does it Sync "To" ?

Thanks in advance for your time and help.
 
Hi, welcome to Android Forums.

There are a number of apps/services that require synchronising with their respective servers to get updated information eg email, weather, news feeds.

You can view these in Settings - Accounts where you can also change your Sync settings for each account.

Tapping the 'Sync' button will initiate a sync of all your appropriate apps/services.

The following is an extract from the ZTE manual which may help.
Accounts
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Adding or Removing Accounts
You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync accounts. You may also add other
kinds of accounts, depending on the apps installed on
your phone.
Adding an Account
1. Press the Home Key > Menu Key > System
settings and move to the ACCOUNTS section.
2. Tap Add account.
3. Tap the type of account you want to add.
4. Follow the on-screen steps to enter the information
about the account. Most accounts require a
username and password, but the details may vary.
You may also need to obtain some information from
IT support or your system administrator.
When the account is successfully added, it is displayed
in the ACCOUNTS list.
Removing an Account
Removing an account will delete it and all information
associated with it from your phone, such as emails and
contacts.
1. Press the Home Key > Menu Key > System
settings to move to the ACCOUNTS section.
2. Tap the account.
3. Press the Menu Key > Remove account >
Remove account.
Configuring Account Sync
Configuring Auto Sync Settings
1. Open the ACCOUNTS settings screen. Your
accounts and sync status are displayed. The icon
turns green if automatic sync is enabled for some or
all of the account’s data, and gray if automatic sync
is disabled.
2. Check or uncheck your account. If the account is
checked, the automatic sync is turned on.
• When automatic sync is turned on, changes you
make to information on your phone or on the
web are automatically synced with each other.
• When automatic sync is turned off, you need to
sync manually to collect emails, updates, or other
recent information.
Syncing Manually
1. Open the ACCOUNTS settings screen.
2. Tap the account whose data you want to sync.
3. Press the Menu Key > Sync now.
Changing an Account’s Sync
Settings
1. Open the ACCOUNTS settings screen.
2. Tap the account whose sync settings you want to
change. The Sync settings screen appears, showing a
list of information the account can sync.
3. Check or uncheck items as you need. Checked types
of information on the phone and the web will be
kept in sync when auto-sync is turned on.
You can find the manual here

Hope this helps.

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