How to Change Your Google Mail Password

Before You Change Your Password

Your Google Mail password is your Google Account password. Changing it affects Gmail and other Google services that use the same account.

Before starting, make sure you have:

• Access to the Google Account you want to update.
• Your current password, if Google asks you to sign in again.
• Your phone, recovery email, passkey, security key, or another verification method connected to the account.
• A new password that you have not previously used for this account.

Check that you selected the correct account if you use more than one. Your profile picture or initial can help you confirm which account is open. For a work, school, or organization account, an administrator may control password changes or require a different procedure.

Do not sign out of a working device before you begin. It may be useful for identity verification if Google asks you to prove that the account belongs to you.

How to Change Your Google Mail Password

If you are asking how to change your Google Mail password, use the password setting in your Google Account. The change is not made in an individual email message or the Gmail inbox settings.

1. Open {site} and sign in to the correct Google Account.
2. Select Security & sign-in.
3. Find the section labeled How you sign in to Google.
4. Select Password. Google may ask you to sign in again or complete another verification step.
5. Enter the new password requested on the screen.
6. Select Change Password to finish.

These are also the steps to follow for searches such as “how do I change my password in Google Mail,” “how to change password for Google Mail,” or “change Googlemail password.” Gmail does not have a separate password: you are changing the password for the whole Google Account.

After submitting the change, read any security messages shown on the account page. If the new password is rejected, do not keep making small variations of an old password. Follow the message on the screen and choose a different password that has not already been used with this account.

Change Your Password on a Phone or Tablet

You can change a Google Mail password from the Gmail app, Android device settings, or a mobile browser. The menus differ slightly, but each route opens your Google Account settings.

On Android:

1. Open the device’s Settings app.
2. Select Google, then your name, and then Manage your Google Account.
3. Select Security & sign-in.
4. Under How you sign in to Google, select Password.
5. Complete any requested verification, enter the new password, and select Change Password.

On an iPhone or iPad with the Gmail app:

1. Open Gmail and select your profile picture or initial.
2. Select Manage your Google Account.
3. Select Personal info.
4. Under Other info and preferences for Google services, select Password.
5. Enter the new password and select Next.

If the Gmail app is unavailable, open {site} in a mobile browser and use the Google Account password setting. The iPhone or iPad Settings app may store or connect the account, but Google’s own account settings are the direct place to change its password.

If You Forgot Your Current Password

If you cannot enter the current password, use Google’s official account recovery process instead of the normal password-change screen. Select Forgot password when signing in and follow each prompt.

Google may ask questions or offer verification through a recovery method. Give the most accurate answers you can. When possible, use a familiar device, browser, and location where you have signed in before. This can help Google recognize the attempt.

If a recovery message does not arrive, check the spam or bulk folder and any recovery inboxes you may have connected to the account. Choose Try another way if that option appears and you cannot use the first method offered.

Never give a verification code or recovery answer to someone who contacted you unexpectedly. Enter recovery information only in Google’s own sign-in or account-recovery flow.

What Happens After the Password Changes

Google normally signs you out in most places after a password change or reset. You will need the new password the next time affected browsers, devices, or apps ask you to sign in.

Some access may remain active, including:

• Devices used to verify that it is you during sign-in.
• Some devices with third-party apps that have account access.
• Some connected home devices that have account access.

Do not assume that changing the password removed every session. In your Google Account, select Security & sign-in, then find Your devices and select Manage all devices. Review each listed device or session. Select an unfamiliar or unused one and sign it out. If several sessions have the same device name and you cannot identify them, review and sign out of each uncertain session.

Update the saved password in trusted apps or browsers only when they request it. Avoid saving the new password on a shared or public device.

Troubleshooting Password Change Problems

If no verification prompt appears, check the device that normally receives Google prompts. Make sure it is online and that you selected the correct account. Return to the password screen and look for another available verification choice.

If you cannot access the recovery phone, recovery email, passkey, or security key shown, select Try another way when available. Use account recovery from a familiar device and answer as many questions as possible. Google decides which verification choices can be offered; a missing method cannot be bypassed manually.

If Google rejects the new password, read the exact on-screen message. Check for typing mistakes and enter a different password that has not been used previously with the account. Do not rely only on a password saved by the browser, because it may still contain the old value.

If you suspect someone else changed the password or recovery information, start account recovery immediately. After regaining access, review Recent security events, recovery details, verification methods, connected apps, and all device sessions. Remove anything you do not recognize and sign out unfamiliar sessions.

If this is a managed work or school account and the controls are missing, contact the organization’s administrator. Personal Google Account recovery steps may not apply to an account managed by an employer, school, or other group.