Manage your electronic mail addresses

Cull which email addresses you use to do things like sign in to your Google Account, get back into your account if you lot lose access, and get information from Google.

Google Business relationship email

This is the main email accost for your Google Account. It'south set as your main email when you create a Google Account, just you can choose a different primary email if you like.

To change your Google Account e-mail:

  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 Google Business relationship e-mail.
    • If you lot tin can't open up this setting, it might not be possible to alter your email or username. Learn more than about changing your username.
  5. Follow the steps on the screen.

Other email addresses

About me emails

These email addresses are from your "Well-nigh me" page. You can command who sees these email addresses across Google products like Bulldoze, Photos, and Google+.

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

  2. At the tiptop, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Choose what others encounter," tap Go to About me.
  4. Under "Personal contact info" or "Work contact info," tap Edit Edit.
    • If yous don't see the relevant department, at the bottom right, tap Add info Add info.
  5. Under "Email," add, edit, or remove your e-mail address.
  6. Tap OK.

Learn more near controlling what others see most you across Google products.

Alternating emails

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

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

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

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

Recovery e-mail

Add together a recovery email address to get back into your account rapidly and securely if you forget your countersign or go locked out.

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

  2. At the top, tap Security.
  3. Under "Ways nosotros can verify it's you," tap Recovery email.
  4. Follow the steps on the screen.

Learn more about account recovery options.

Contact email

Google notifies yous at your contact email accost when there is important information that you lot need to know about your Google Business relationship or the products you lot use, such as YouTube. By default, Google uses your Google Account electronic mail for contacting yous unless y'all add a contact email.

This e-mail address can exist from any email provider, but information technology should exist i you check frequently.

  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 acme, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Email.
  4. Tap Contact email.
  5. TapAdd other email.
  6. Enter an email address you own, and then tapAdd.

Important: Some Google products still use your Google Business relationship electronic mail even if yous add a contact email.

When we'll ship you lot emails

Nosotros'll use your e-mail accost to communicate with you in sure situations. For example, we'll electronic mail you when nosotros demand to:

  • Assist you admission your business relationship when you can't sign in or forget your password.
  • Send y'all important security-related information virtually your account, like when in that location'southward unusual action with your electronic mail accost.
  • Send yous updates about your account, like when you're running out of storage space or when we've made a policy change.
  • Deliver a receipt for your Play Store buy.
  • Send you updates about Google products and services that you've asked to receive.

Related manufactures

  • Change the email address for your business relationship
  • Change the master domain for your organization's Google account

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