Patent ID: 8504001

Claim:
A method comprising: displaying, using an application on a user interface of a mobile device, one or more account types that are preconfigured on the mobile device with settings for data classes supported by the account types and correspond to user accounts that can be linked on the mobile device, at least one account type preconfigured with settings for two or more data classes supported by the account type; receiving a first input through the user interface selecting a first account type from the displayed one or more account types, the first account type associated with a mail data class that is preconfigured for supporting an email account; responsive to the first input, displaying, on the user interface, a page for configuring a first user account of the first account type; receiving a second input through the user interface for linking a first user account of the first account type; and based on receiving the second input, linking the first user account of the first account type with a corresponding account at a network server, including automatically configuring settings for the email account associated with the first user account.