Change the phone number on your account & how it's used

You can add, update, or remove phone numbers on your Google Account. Phone numbers are used for different reasons, and you have controls to manage how your numbers are used.

Important: It may take a week before you can use your new phone number to verify it's you for sensitive actions like changing your password.

Add, update, or remove phone number

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app Gmail. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings and then your account and then Manage your Google Account. If you don't use Gmail, go to myaccount.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Phone.
  4. From here you can:
    • Add a phone number: Under "Your phone numbers," select Add recovery phone. (We recommend that you add a recovery phone number if you haven't already.)
    • Change your phone number: Next to your number, select Edit phone number Edit phone numberand then Update number. Follow the instructions.
    • Delete your phone number: Next to your number, select Remove phone number Remove phone numberand then Remove number.
  5. In the box that appears, follow the instructions.

Note: Changing the number in your Google Account only affects some Google services. Find out how to change your number for other Google services.

How phone numbers are used

As part of some Google services

Your phone number is connected to certain Google services that you've set up or used. To view or make changes to these services, follow these steps:

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app Gmail. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings and then your account and then Manage your Google Account. If you don't use Gmail, go to myaccount.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Personal info.
  3. In the "Contact info" section, tap Phone.
  4. Under your phone number, next to "Usage," you'll see some services that use your phone number. To learn more or make changes, tap the service.

To see some services that use your phone number, check the Phone section of your Google Account. To learn more or make changes, click or tap the service.

Other Google services that use phone numbers might not be listed on that page. You can change your number in certain services' settings, like the ones below:

Change how your number is used

To see your options for a certain service, go to its settings. If you need help, visit support.google.com.

Make sign-in & account recovery easier

You can use your phone number to:

Help people get in touch with you

You can change who sees your phone number:

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app Gmail. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings and then your account and then Manage your Google Account. If you don't use Gmail, go to myaccount.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Choose what others see," tap Go to About me.
  4. Under "Personal contact info," change your sharing preference.

Learn how your phone number can help people find and connect with you on Google services.

Better personalize ads you see

If "Ads Personalization" is turned on, your phone number might be used to make the ads you see more relevant to you. For example, if you use your phone number for a loyalty program, you might see related ads while using Google Search.

Check if your number is used this way

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app Gmail. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings and then your account and then Manage your Google Account. If you don't use Gmail, go to myaccount.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Phone.
  4. Next to "Usage," look for "Ads Personalization."

Stop using your number for ads

You can keep "Ads Personalization" on for your Google Account, but stop your number from being used to tailor ads.

  1. Go to the Phone section of your Google Account.
  2. Next to your number, select Remove phone number Remove phone numberand then Remove number.
  3. Go to the Recovery phone section of your Google Account and re-add your number.
  4. To keep using your number in other Google services, go to those services and re-add it.

Turn off personalized ads

To start or stop getting personalized ads, change your Ads Settings. If "Ads Personalization" is off, your number won't be used to tailor ads.

Improve your experience across Google

If "Across Google" is listed on your "Phone" page, this number can be used across Google services.

Check if your number is used this way

  1. Go to the Phone section of your Google Account.
  2. Next to "Usage," look for "Across Google."

Stop using your number across Google

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app Gmail. Tap Menu Menu and then Settings and then your account and then Manage your Google Account. If you don't use Gmail, go to myaccount.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Personal info.
  3. Under "Contact info," tap Phone.
  4. Next to your number, select Remove phone number Remove phone numberand then Remove number.
  5. At the top left, tap Back Back.
  6. At the top, tap Security.
  7. Under "Ways we can verify it's you," tap Recovery phone. Follow the steps on the screen to re-add your number.
  8. To keep using your number in other Google services, go to those services and re-add it. 

Verify your phone number

When you set up a Google Account, you can let Google know your phone's number. If you do, we'll verify that the number is yours, and we'll try to re-verify it from time to time to make sure that it's still yours. Learn more about verifying your number.

Google doesn’t sell your personal information, including your phone number, to anyone. To learn more, visit privacy.google.com.

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