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If you decide that you don't need your Gmail address anymore, you can remove it from your Google Account. Deleting your Gmail address won't delete your entire Google Account. What happens when you delete your Gmail address Your Gmail address can't be used by you or anyone else in the future. Your emails will be deleted. Your Google Account, including purchases made on Google Play and your search history, won't be deleted. Delete your Gmail address Note:  If you use Gmail through your work, school, or other organization, contact your admin to delete your Gmail address. Sign in to the  Account preferences  page. Click  Delete products . You may need to sign in to your account again. Next to Gmail, click Delete . Follow the instructions on the screen, then choose  Remove Gmail . Note:  If you use Gmail offline, you also need to  clear your browser's cache and cookies  to remove Gmail completely. Troubleshoot problems I want to undelete my Gmai

You can change the name that's linked to your email address, but you can't change your email address. Change your name You can change the name that shows up when you send emails. For example, you could change from "Sports Fan" at sportsfan@gmail.com to "Bob" at sportsfan@gmail.com.  On your computer, open  Gmail . You can't change your username from the Gmail app. In the top right, click Settings. Click  Settings . Click the  Accounts and Import  or  Accounts  tab. In the "Send mail as" section, click  edit info . Add the name you want to show when you send messages. At the bottom, click  Save Changes . Remove dots from my email address If you have a dot in your email address, you don't need to change your address. For example, johnsmith@gmail.com and john.smith@gmail.com are the same address, and emails sent to those addresses go to one inbox. Learn more about  dots in Gmail addresses . Change your email address If

You can change your password for security reasons or reset it if you forget it. Your Google Account password is used to access many Google products, like Gmail and YouTube. Change your password Sign in to  My Account . Under "Sign-in & security," select  Signing in to Google . Choose  Password . If you see a prompt to sign in again, sign in.  Enter your new password, then select  Change Password . Reset your password Follow the steps to recover your account . You'll be asked some questions to confirm it's your account and an email will be sent to you.  If you don’t get an email: Check your Spam or Bulk Mail folders Add  noreply@google.com  to your address book. To request another email, follow the steps to recover your account  . Check all email addresses you might've used to sign up or sign in to your account.   2. Choose a password that you haven't already used with this account.  Learn how to create a strong password . Fix pro

Follow the steps below to help keep your Gmail account secure.  If you think someone has unauthorized access to your account,  reset your password  immediately. Step 1: Complete a security checkup Start by visiting the Security Checkup page to do things like adding  account recovery options , setting up  2-Step Verification for extra account security,  and checking your account permissions. START MY SECURITY CHECKUP Step 2: Follow these Gmail security tips COMPUTER   Choose a strong password First, learn how to  create a strong password . Then, change your password. Visit the  Sign in & security page . Click  Password . Follow the on-screen instructions. Check your Gmail settings There are a few settings you can check to make sure nobody else has access to your emails. Using a browser, open  Gmail . In the top right, click Settings. Click  Settings . Click the tabs below to check your settings. General tab Check your signature to ma

Depending on what device you use Gmail on, you can either sign out of Gmail, remove your Google Account, or switch between different accounts. COMPUTER Sign out on your computer Open  Gmail . In the top right, click your photo. Click  Sign out . Sign out from another computer If you forgot to sign out of your email on another computer, you can remotely sign out of Gmail. Open  Gmail . In the bottom right corner, click  Details     Sign out all other web sessions . Tip:  If you’re using a public or shared computer, sign out of your Google Account before leaving the computer. Learn more about  signing in securely to Google . Switch accounts without signing out You can use multiple accounts on the same browser using multiple sign-in. Then, you can switch between your accounts without signing out of either of them. Learn more about  signing in to multiple accounts .

If someone accidentally adds dots to your address when emailing you, you'll still get that email. For example, if your email is  johnsmith@gmail.com , you own all dotted versions of your address: john.smith@gmail.com jo.hn.sm.ith@gmail.com j.o.h.n.s.m.i.t.h@gmail.com Note:  If you use Gmail through work, school, or other organization (like yourdomain.com or yourschool.edu), dots do change your address. To change the dots in your username, contact your  admin . No one else gets your emails No one can take your username Your Gmail address is unique. If anyone tries to create a Gmail account with a dotted version of your username, they'll get an error saying the username is already taken. For example, if your address is  johnsmith@gmail.com , no one can sign up for  j.o.h.n.s.m.i.t.h@gmail.com . No one sees your mail Your account is still private and secure. Emails sent to any dotted version of your address will only go to you. For example,  joh

If you can't sign in to your Google Account in Gmail, Google Drive, Google Play, or elsewhere, select the issue that most closely applies to you. Follow the instructions for help getting back in to your account. Select the issue: You forgot your password. You forgot your username or the email address you use to sign in. You know your username and password, but you can't sign in. You think someone else is using your account. You're having trouble with 2-Step Verification. You can't reset your password with a code by text. You use a Google Account through your work, school, or other group. You can't sign in to a Google Account for a kid under 13. To find your Google Account username: Follow the steps to identify your account.  You'll need to know: A phone number or the recovery email address for the account The full name on your account Follow the steps to confirm it's your account. If you entered a phone number, enter the code sent to that p

You can turn on notifications to get alerts on your phone or computer when you get new emails. COMPUTER   Turn notifications on or off You can get email notifications on Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari when you're signed in to Gmail and have it open in your browser. Note:  You won't see any notifications if you turned off all notifications for your browser. On your computer, open  Gmail . In the top right, click Settings      Settings . Scroll down to the "Desktop notifications" section. Select  New mail notifications on ,  Important mail notifications on , or  Mail notifications off . At the bottom of the page, click  Save Changes . Note:  If you use  inbox categories  and turned on notifications for new mail, you'll only get notifications about messages in your Primary category. If you turned on notifications for important mail, you'll get notifications for everything marked as  important .

Read and send mail from Yahoo, Hotmail, and other email addresses using the Gmail app, instead of forwarding your mail. What you can do with your non-Google address You can use many of the same Gmail features as Google Accounts: Search for an email by sender, subject, or other criteria. Move an email to a folder. Change how you see reply emails . IPHONE & IPAD   ANDROID Add an account You can add both Gmail and non-Gmail accounts to the Gmail app. Make sure you've  downloaded the Gmail app . On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app  . In the top left, tap Menu  . To the right of your username, tap the Down arrow  . Tap  Manage accounts  Add account . Choose the type of account you want to add. If you use iCloud, @me.com, or @mac.com accounts, you might need to  enter specific settings and an app password . If you check work or school emails through Outlook for Windows, select  Outlook, Hotmail, and Live . If you don't see your email service, s

To sign up for Gmail, create a Google Account. You can use the username and password to sign in to Gmail and other Google products like YouTube, Google Play, and Google Drive. Go to the  Google Account creation page . Follow the steps on the screen to set up your account. Use the account you created to sign in to Gmail. CREATE AN ACCOUNT The username I want is taken You won't be able to get a certain Gmail address if the username you requested is: Already being used Very similar to an existing username (for example, if example@gmail.com already exists, you can't use examp1e@gmail.com) The same as a username that someone used in the past and then deleted Reserved by Google to prevent spam or abuse Someone is impersonating me If you believe someone has created a Gmail address to try to impersonate your identity, you can: File a report with the  Internet Crime Complaint Center Contact your state's Office of Consumer Protection Unfortunately, Gmail

You can change your password for security reasons or reset it if you forget it. Your Google Account password is used to access many Google products, like Gmail and YouTube. Change your password Sign in to  My Account . Under "Sign-in & security," select  Signing in to Google . Choose  Password . If you see a prompt to sign in again, sign in.  Enter your new password, then select  Change Password . Reset your password Follow the steps to recover your account . You'll be asked some questions to confirm it's your account and an email will be sent to you.  If you don’t get an email: Check your Spam or Bulk Mail folders Add  noreply@google.com  to your address book. To request another email, follow the steps to recover your account  . Check all email addresses you might've used to sign up or sign in to your account.   2. Choose a password that you haven't already used with this account.  Learn how to create a strong password . Fix pro

Sort your emails into different inbox tabs, like Social or Promotions. When you open Gmail, you won't have to see all emails at once. COMPUTER Add or remove category tabs On your computer, open  Gmail . In the top right, click Settings      Settings . Click the  Inbox  tab. In the "Inbox type" section, select  Default . Note: To hide all tabs, select another inbox type. In the "Categories" section, check the boxes of tabs you want to show. Note: You can't make new tabs; you can only show or hide existing ones. Scroll to the bottom, then click  Save Changes . Note: If you've  turned on notifications , you'll only get notifications about emails in your Primary category. Move an email To move an email to a new category, drag the email to that tab. Find emails in a category Can't find emails in a category Archived emails won't show up their category tabs. To find emails you've archived, search for the email

To open Gmail, you can login from a computer, or add your account to the Gmail app on your phone or tablet. Once you're signed in, check your mail by opening your inbox. COMPUTER   Sign in On your computer, go to  gmail.com . Enter your Google Account email or phone number and password. If information is already filled in and you need to sign in to a different account, click  Use another account . If you see a page describing Gmail instead of the sign-in page, click  Sign in  in the top right corner of the page. SIGN IN TO GMAIL Tip:  If you're signing in to a public computer, make sure to sign out before leaving the computer. Learn more about  securely signing in . Troubleshoot problems Forgot your username or password Can't access your account Need help with 2-step verification