Change the email address for your account

In some cases, you can apply a different email address (username) to identify your Google Account.

What this e-mail address is

  • When you're signed in, your email address shows next to your proper noun and contour photo. To find your e-mail address, select your Profile picture or initial.
  • You tin sign in with information technology.
  • It's where yous get important information about most Google services yous use, unless you lot've added a contact email.

Learn how to employ different electronic mail addresses on your account.

Step 1: Check if y'all can change it

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open up your device's Settings appand then Google and then Manage your Google Account.

  2. At the tiptop, tap Personal info.
  3. Nether "Contact info," tap Email.
  4. Tap Google Business relationship email. If you can't open this setting, it might non exist possible to change your email or username.
  • If your business relationship's email address ends in @gmail.com, you ordinarily can't change it.
  • If you lot're using a Google Account through your work, schoolhouse, or other grouping, ask your ambassador for help.

Important: If you lot use Sign in with Google for non-Google sites or Chrome Remote Desktop to connect remotely, view this info earlier you modify your email address.

Step 2: Change it

  1. Next to your email address, select EditEdit.
  2. Enter the new email address for your account. Choose one that isn't already used by another Google Business relationship.
  • If you're having trouble, get help changing your email address.
  1. Follow the steps on the screen.

We'll ship an electronic mail with a verification link to your new e-mail address. You'll need to open the email and click the link. If you don't get the email, effort fixing the problem.

Become assist changing your email address

  • To switch from a Gmail accost to a not-Gmail accost, you lot need to delete your Gmail accost. Larn more than almost deleting your Gmail address.
  • To switch from a non-Gmail address to a Gmail accost, add together Gmail to your account. Acquire how to add Gmail to your account.
  • If the email address you want is already an alternate email, remove it there first.

Options if you tin can't change it

  • If you desire to sign in with another e-mail address, add it equally an alternate electronic mail.
  • Learn how to check emails from other accounts in Gmail.
  • Create a Google Account with a different Gmail address.

Sign in with Google & Chrome Remote Desktop users

If yous apply Sign in with Google or Chrome Remote Desktop and you change your primary email accost for your Google account, you may feel issues.

Some reasons yous might change your primary email address are:

  • Y'all previously used a non-Gmail email address and you sign upward for a Gmail business relationship.
  • You have a Gmail business relationship but create a new Gmail account to be your main business relationship.

Sign in with Google

If you created an business relationship with a non-Google site with Sign in with Google and you change your primary electronic mail accost, you may lose admission to the account you created on that non-Google site.

Tip: If you tin can't admission the account you created with a non-Google site, contact the non-Google site directly to recover your account.

Chrome Remote Desktop

If y'all use Chrome Remote Desktop and change your main email address, follow these steps to gear up your remote connections:

  1. On the remote host auto, go to Chrome Remote Desktop.
  2. To disable any connections, under "This device," click or tap Delete.
  3. After you disable all connections, nether "This device," click or tap Turn on.
  4. Follow the steps to reconnect with your new email address.

Related manufactures

  • Change the name on your Google Business relationship
  • Manage your email addresses
  • Change your primary domain for Google Workspace

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