Manage your email addresses

Choose which electronic mail addresses you employ to practise things like sign in to your Google Account, get dorsum into your account if you lose access, and get information from Google.

Google Account electronic mail

This is the main email accost for your Google Account. It's prepare every bit your chief email when y'all create a Google Account, merely y'all can choose a different primary email if y'all similar.

To modify your Google Account email:

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

  2. At the summit, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Email.
  4. Tap Google Business relationship email.
    • If you can't open this setting, it might not be possible to change your electronic mail or username. Learn more nearly changing your username.
  5. Follow the steps on the screen.

Other e-mail addresses

About me emails

These electronic mail addresses are from your "About me" page. You tin command who sees these electronic mail addresses across Google products like Drive, Photos, and Google+.

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

  2. At the peak, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Choose what others see," tap Become to Almost me.
  4. Under "Personal contact info" or "Piece of work contact info," tap Edit Edit.
    • If yous don't meet the relevant section, at the bottom right, tap Add info Add info.
  5. Under "Email," add together, edit, or remove your email accost.
  6. Tap OK.

Larn more near controlling what others run into about you lot beyond Google products.

Alternating emails

You can add a non-Gmail electronic mail address to your account and apply it to sign in, recover your password, and more.

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

  2. At the top, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Email.
  4. Nether "Alternate emails," tap Add together alternating email or Add other email.
  5. Enter an email accost you own. Tap Add.

Learn more nearly alternate emails and how they're used.

Recovery email

Add a recovery email address to become back into your account quickly and securely if you forget your password or get locked out.

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

  2. At the peak, tap Security.
  3. Under "Means we tin can verify information technology'southward you lot," tap Recovery email.
  4. Follow the steps on the screen.

Acquire more almost account recovery options.

Contact electronic mail

Google notifies you at your contact e-mail address when there is important data that you need to know about your Google Account or the products you utilise, such equally YouTube. By default, Google uses your Google Account email for contacting y'all unless you add a contact email.

This email address tin be from any email provider, merely it should be ane you bank check frequently.

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

  2. At the top, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Email.
  4. Tap Contact email.
  5. TapAdd other email.
  6. Enter an e-mail accost you own, so tapAdd.

Important: Some Google products still use your Google Account email even if you add together a contact email.

When we'll send you emails

We'll employ your email address to communicate with you in sure situations. For example, we'll electronic mail you when we demand to:

  • Assist you access your account when you tin can't sign in or forget your password.
  • Ship yous important security-related information about your account, like when there's unusual activity with your email accost.
  • Send you updates about your business relationship, like when you're running out of storage space or when nosotros've fabricated a policy change.
  • Deliver a receipt for your Play Store buy.
  • Transport y'all updates near Google products and services that you've asked to receive.

Related manufactures

  • Change the email address for your business relationship
  • Modify the main domain for your organization'due south Google account

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