How to Change Your Google Account Password

Before You Change Your Google Password

Gmail does not have a separate password. The password for your Google email account is your Google Account password, so changing it also changes how you sign in to services such as Google Drive, Photos, Calendar, and YouTube.

Before starting, have the following ready:

• Your complete Google email address.
• Your current password, if you still know it.
• A device and browser you regularly use with the account.
• Access to any recovery email, trusted device, passkey, security key, or recovery contact connected to the account.

Create a strong, unique password that you do not use for another account. Never give anyone your password, verification codes, backup codes, or recovery details. If this is a work or school account, an administrator may control password changes and recovery.

How to Change Your Google Account Password

If you are signed in and know the current password, follow these steps to change your Google email password:

1. Open {site} and sign in to the correct Google Account if asked.
2. Select Security and sign-in. On some screens, this may appear simply as Security.
3. Find the section labeled How you sign in to Google.
4. Select Password.
5. Confirm your identity by signing in again if Google asks.
6. Enter the new password, confirm it, and select Change Password.

On an Android device, you can also open Settings, select Google, choose your name, and select Manage your Google Account. Then open Security and sign-in, choose Password under How you sign in to Google, and follow the prompts.

These steps answer how to change a Google Account password and how to change a Google email account password: both actions update the same password. They do not change the email address connected to the account.

How to Reset a Forgotten Google Password

If you searched for how to change Google password forgot because you cannot sign in, use account recovery instead of the signed-in password settings.

1. Open {site} and go to the Google sign-in screen.
2. Enter the email address for the account and select Next.
3. Select Forgot password.
4. Answer each question and complete the verification method Google offers.
5. When Google confirms that the account is yours, create a password you have not previously used with that account.

Use a familiar device, browser, and location when possible. Enter the most recent password you remember, even if it is no longer current. Answer as many questions as you can and use your best accurate answer when uncertain.

If Google sends a recovery message that does not arrive, check spam and bulk-mail folders. Also check every inbox that may have been registered as the recovery email. Start the recovery process again if an offered code or reset step has expired.

Change a Google Password Without a Phone Number

A phone number is not always required. To change a Google Account password without a phone number, select another method when Google makes that choice available. Depending on the recovery information and sign-in methods already connected to the account, Google may offer:

• A message sent to a recovery email address.
• A prompt on a device where the account is already signed in.
• A passkey or security key.
• Questions about the account, including a previous password.
• Help from an eligible recovery contact that was set up earlier.

The options are selected by Google and may differ between accounts. If an expected option is missing, look for Try another way. You cannot add a new recovery method while locked out and then use it immediately to prove ownership. Official support cannot bypass the identity checks.

What Happens After You Change the Password

After you change or reset your Google Account password, Google generally signs the account out in many places. Some devices used to verify your identity, certain connected apps, and some authorized home devices may remain signed in.

Enter the new password when Gmail, a browser, a mail app, or another Google service asks you to sign in again. An older mail program may need its saved password updated. Do not repeatedly enter the old password if an app continues to reject it.

Next, open the account security settings and review:

• Devices currently signed in to the account.
• Recent security activity and unfamiliar sign-ins.
• Recovery email, recovery phone, and recovery contacts.
• Third-party apps and services with account access.
• Two-step verification methods, passkeys, and security keys.

Remove devices, recovery details, or app access that you do not recognize. If the old password was used anywhere else, change it there as well and use a different password for each account.

Troubleshooting Password Change Problems

If verification fails, first confirm that the email address is typed correctly and belongs to the account you want. A displayed name or profile image that looks unfamiliar can indicate that the wrong address was entered.

If recovery choices are missing, try again from a device, browser, and location previously used with the account. Avoid guessing repeatedly. Google may temporarily stop offering a recovery method after too many unsuccessful attempts; follow any instruction shown on the recovery screen.

If you recently changed recovery information, Google may apply extra security checks. Continue only with the methods Google presents. No outside tool or support service can safely recover the password for you.

If you notice a password change, recovery detail, device, or sign-in that was not yours, use the official compromised-account and security review options in Google Account Help. Secure the account, replace the password with a unique one, remove unfamiliar access, and check the device for unwanted software.

For an account managed by an employer, school, or organization, contact its administrator. For a personal account, the official recovery flow and Google Account Help are the proper paths when ordinary verification does not work.