Change the electronic mail address for your account

In some cases, y'all can use a different electronic mail address (username) to place your Google Account.

What this email address is

  • When you're signed in, your e-mail address shows adjacent to your name and profile photo. To find your email address, select your Profile picture show or initial.
  • Yous can sign in with it.
  • Information technology's where you get important data about most Google services y'all use, unless you've added a contact email.

Larn how to use dissimilar email addresses on your business relationship.

Step 1: Check if you tin can change information technology

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

  2. At the pinnacle, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Email.
  4. Tap Google Account email. If you can't open this setting, it might non be possible to change your electronic mail or username.
  • If your account's email accost ends in @gmail.com, you usually tin't change it.
  • If you're using a Google Account through your work, school, or other group, ask your ambassador for help.

Important: If you use Sign in with Google for not-Google sites or Chrome Remote Desktop to connect remotely, view this info earlier you lot change your electronic mail accost.

Step two: Modify information technology

  1. Side by side to your email address, select EditEdit.
  2. Enter the new electronic mail accost for your account. Choose ane that isn't already used by another Google Account.
  • If you're having problem, get aid irresolute your email address.
  1. Follow the steps on the screen.

We'll transport an email with a verification link to your new email address. Yous'll need to open the e-mail and click the link. If you don't become the electronic mail, try fixing the problem.

Get assistance irresolute your e-mail address

  • To switch from a Gmail address to a non-Gmail address, you lot need to delete your Gmail address. Learn more than nearly deleting your Gmail accost.
  • To switch from a non-Gmail address to a Gmail address, add Gmail to your account. Learn how to add Gmail to your account.
  • If the email address yous desire is already an alternate e-mail, remove it in that location commencement.

Options if you can't alter information technology

  • If yous desire to sign in with another email address, add together it as an alternate email.
  • Larn 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 you use Sign in with Google or Chrome Remote Desktop and you change your primary electronic mail address for your Google business relationship, you lot may feel issues.

Some reasons you might change your primary email address are:

  • You previously used a not-Gmail email address and y'all sign up for a Gmail account.
  • You have a Gmail account but create a new Gmail account to exist your master account.

Sign in with Google

If you created an business relationship with a non-Google site with Sign in with Google and yous change your chief email address, y'all may lose access to the account you created on that non-Google site.

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

Chrome Remote Desktop

If you use Chrome Remote Desktop and change your chief email address, follow these steps to fix your remote connections:

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

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