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Can you change your Gmail address?
Grant access to old account
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quick start Guide

Would you like to change your Gmail address? We'll tell you under what circumstances this is possible..

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There are a number of reasons why you might want to change your email address: you changed jobs, got married and changed your name, or maybe your 2003 email address is now a little embarrassing ... However, it is not that easy to change Gmail address.

Can you change your Gmail address?

Unfortunately, changing the Gmail address is not possible if it ends in @ gmail.com - and that's the case with all personal Google accounts. However, if you use your Google account through school, work, or another organization, you can ask your administrator to change your address. In some cases, you can do this yourself if you have permission.

But if you want to change your Gmail address as a private user, you probably have no choice but to create a new Gmail account with the desired email address. What else you can do: Grant the new address access to your old account! So you can access your old one with your new account without any major problems. Read here how to create a new Google account.

Grant access to old account

If you give your new account access to your old one, you will receive emails from your old account and can reply to them. This makes it easier for you to switch to the new e-mail address and you do not have to give up your old address immediately. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

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Sign in to Gmail with your old account then click the gear icon in the top right corner . Then select the entry " Settings " from the menu .

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Now select the tab " Accounts & Import ". Then click on " Add another account " next to " Give the following users access to my account ".

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Then enter your new e-mail address in the field and click on the " Next step " button .

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Confirm the process with " Send e-mail to grant access ".

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You will then receive an email at your new email address . Open it and click on the link to accept the request.

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Then click on the " Confirm " button . Activation can take up to 30 minutes .

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You will then have access to your old Gmail account.

quick start Guide

  1. Log into Gmail with your old email address, click the gear in the top right corner of the home page, then select " Settings ".
  2. In the " Accounts & Import " tab, click on " Add another account " next to " Give the following users access to my account ".
  3. Now enter your new e-mail and click on " Next step ".
  4. Then click " Send email to grant access ".
  5. You will now receive an email at your new email address. In it, click on the link to accept the request.
  6. Finally click on " Confirm ". You can then access your old one with your new account.

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