How to change your Gmail address

Your Google Account email is the address you use to sign into Google services and to identify your account to you and others. 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. 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.

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 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.
• 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.

How to 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.

1. Check if you can change your Google Account email.
   • Visit myaccount.google.com/google-account-email. You may be asked to sign in.
   • At the top left, click “Personal info”.
   • Click “Email” and then “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.
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.
     • You use Sign in with Google for non-Google sites.
     • You connect remotely with Chrome Remote Desktop.
   • Google also recommends 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. You can always go back to your old Gmail address at any time. You’ll still keep your new Gmail address.
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” and then “Yes, 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.

Other ways to change your Gmail address

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. 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.
• 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.
• Your Google Account email was set up through your work, school, or other group. To change this email address, contact your administrator.