How To › Email & Messaging How to Change Your Phone Number in Gmail Update your phone number in Gmail from your phone or computer to stay secure Share Pin Email Print Email & Messaging Guides & Tutorials Basics Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks Key Concepts VoIP By Scott Orgera Writer Scott Orgera is a former writer who covering tech since 2007. He has 25+ years experience as a programmer and QA leader, and holds several Microsoft certifications. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Scott Orgera Updated January 06, 2020 28 28 people found this article helpful Google uses the phone number associated with your account for various purposes—among them, to help you recover your account if you're locked out and don't have an alternative recovery method. If your phone number changes, you need to update it in your Google account. You can do so on a computer or mobile device. How to Change Your Gmail Phone Number on a Computer To change your Gmail phone number on a computer: Open a web browser and sign in to Gmail. Select your account photo in the upper-right corner of the screen. If you don't have a photo associated with your Google account, you'll see the first letter of your name instead. Click Manage your Google Account. Select Personal info from the menu at the left. 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. Scroll to the bottom of the menu and 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, scroll down and tap Phone. Tap Edit (the pencil icon), 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. Continue Reading