Add your recovery info to Google Workspace

Add or change a recovery email address

Add a recovery email address

1. Go to your Google Account.
2. On the left navigation panel, click Personal info.
3. Under "Contact info,"click Email  > Recovery email. You might need to sign in.
4. Follow the steps on the screen.

Change a recovery email address

1. Go to your Google Account.
2. On the left navigation panel, click Personal info.
3. Under "Contact info," click Email > Recovery email. You might need to sign in.
4. Click on your recovery email address to edit.

Which email to use

Choose an email address that:

• You use regularly
• Is different from the one you use to sign in to your Google Account

Add or change a recovery phone number

Add a recovery phone number

1. Go to your Google Account.
2. On the left navigation panel, click Personal info.
3. Under "Contact info," click Add a recovery phone to help keep your account secure.
4. Follow the steps on the screen.

Change a recovery phone number

1. Go to your Google Account.
2. On the left navigation panel, click Personal info.
3. Under "Contact info," click Phone > Phone number.
   • Change your recovery phone: Next to your number, click Edit.
   • Delete your recovery phone: Next to your number, click Delete.
4. Follow the steps on the screen.

Tip:If you delete your recovery phone number, it may still be used for other Google services. To manage your phone numbers, go to your account.

Which number to use

Use a mobile phone that:

• Gets text messages
• Belongs only to you
• You use regularly and keep with you