Your Google Account email is the address you use to sign into Google services and to identify your account to you and others. If you choose, you can change your Google Account email that ends in gmail.com to a new address that ends in gmail.com.
What your Google Account email is
- Your Google Account email is what you use to sign into Google products and services
- When you're signed in, this email address shows up for you next to your name and profile photo. To find your email address, select your Profile picture or initial at the top right of any Google service.
- Your Google Account email is where you get important information about most Google services you use, unless you've added a different contact email.
- Your Google Account email will also be visible when you do things like share Drive files, send Calendar invites, or use Sign in with Google.
Important: Your Google Account email is the main email address for your Google Account. But you can also add additional email addresses for account recovery, as alternates, and more. Learn how to use different email addresses on your account.
Change your Google Account email
If your Google Account email ends in gmail.com, you may be able to change it to another address that ends in @gmail.com.
Tip: If you want to change the name on your Google Account but not change your Gmail address. Learn how to change the name on your Google Account.
Other ways you may be able to change your Google Account email
You may also be able to change your Google Account email if:
- You have a Google Account with a @gmail.com address and want to switch to a non-Gmail address. To do this, you’ll need to delete your Gmail service. Learn more about deleting your Gmail service.
Tip: If you don’t want to delete your Gmail service, you can also add a non-Gmail address as an alternate email. You may be asked to verify any alternate email addresses. Learn more about alternate emails.
- You have a Google Account with a non-Gmail address and want to switch to a Gmail address. To do this you’ll need to add Gmail to your Google Account. Learn how to use Gmail to access your Google Account.
- Your Google Account email was set up through your work, school, or other group. To change this email address, contact your administrator.
What happens after you change your Google Account email
When you change your Google Account email from one that ends in gmail.com to a new address that ends in gmail.com:
- Your previous Google Account email ending in gmail.com will become an alternate email address. Learn more about alternate emails.
- You’ll receive emails to both your old and new addresses.
- The data saved in your account won’t be affected. This includes things like photos, messages and emails sent to your previous email address.
- You can change back to your previous email address at any time, but you can’t create a new Google Account email ending in gmail.com for the next 12 months. You also can’t delete your new email address.
- You can sign in with your old or new email address on Google services, such as Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Google Play or Drive.
Step 1: Check if you can change your Google Account email
- On your computer visit myaccount.google.com/google-account-email. You may be asked to sign in.
- At the top left, click "Personal info"
- Click Email
Google Account email
- Under “Google Account email”, click Change Google Account email. If you don't have this option, it might not be possible to change your Google Account email. If you do have this option, move to step 2.
Google Account emailStep 2: Review potential issues
There can be some issues with Google services and features if you change your Google Account email that ends in @gmail.com to a new address that ends in @gmail.com. Before you change your Google Account email, check if any of these apply to you:
- You use a Chromebook. Learn what you should do first if you use a Chromebook.
- You use Sign in with Google for non-Google sites. Learn how this change may affect Sign in with Google.
- You connect remotely with Chrome Remote Desktop. Learn how to fix your remote connections.
We also recommend that you backup your data as a precaution. Also, some of your app settings may be reset. This is similar to when you sign in on a new device. Learn how to:
- Back up or restore data on your Android device
- Sign in and sync in Chrome
- Export, back up, or restore contacts
- Back up photos & video
- Back up your Timeline data
- Recreate your app settings
Tip: You can always go back to your old Gmail address at any time. You’ll still keep your new Gmail address. Learn how to go back to your old Gmail address.
Step 3: Change your Google Account email
- Enter the new username that you want to use. You’ll need to choose one that isn’t being used by another Google Account or that was used by someone in the past and then deleted.
- Click Change email
- Follow the steps on the screen.
- When complete, you’ll have a new Google Account email and your old one will show as an alternate email.
Common questions when you change your Google Account email
- Visit myaccount.google.com
- Select Email.
- Select Google Account email.
- Find your previous Google Account email and select “Make this your Google Account email”.
No. If you change your Google Account email, your old address will remain as an alternate email address and none of your previous emails will be deleted.
If you want to remove it completely, you can delete your Google Account and create a new Google Account with a different Gmail address.
If you don’t want to send emails with your old Google Account email, you can remove it as a send alias. Learn how to remove an email alias.
You can change back to your previous Google Account email at any time, but you can only create a new Google Account email that ends in @gmail.com once every 12 months and three times total.
You also have the option to add a non-Gmail address as an alternate email that you can use to sign into your Google Account. Learn how to sign in to your Google Account with a non-Gmail address.
Additional troubleshooting
For help with issues in specific Google products, learn how to troubleshoot issues after you change your Google Account email address.
