How to Change Your Phone Number in Gmail

Email & Messaging

Updated July 10, 2019

The phone number associated with your Gmail and Google account is used for various purposes. One of these purposes is to provide a way to recover your account if you're locked out and don't have an alternative recovery method. Your phone number may change from time to time, which means you'll need to update it in your Google account. Change your Gmail phone number on a computer or a mobile device.

Change Your Gmail Phone Number on a Computer

To change your Gmail phone number on a PC:

Open a web browser and sign in to Gmail.
Select your account photo, located in the upper-right corner of the screen. If you don't have a photo associated with your Google account, it's the first letter of your name.
Select Google Account.
Select Personal info.
Go to the Contact info section and select Phone.
On the Phone screen, go to your Google account phone number and select Edit (the pencil icon).
Enter your Google account password and select Next.
Select Edit (pencil icon).
Select Update Number.
Enter the new phone number, then choose Select to complete the process.

Change Your Phone Number in the Gmail App for iOS and Android

The process to change your phone number using the Gmail mobile app is similar to changing it on a computer, though certain menus and icons are different.

Open the Gmail app and log in to your account.
Tap the menu button, represented by three horizontal lines.
In the Gmail screen, select Settings.
In the Settings screen, tap your Gmail address.
Select Manage your Google Account.
In the Google Account screen, tap Personal info.
In the Personal Info screen, tap Phone.
Tap Edit (the pencil icon) located to the right of the current phone number.
Enter your password to verify your identity, then tap Next.
In the Phone screen, tap Edit.
Tap Update Number.
Change the phone number, then tap Select to complete the process.