Alter the phone number on your account & how it'south 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.

Of import: It may take a week earlier yous can employ your new phone number to verify it's you for sensitive actions like changing your password.

Add, update or remove phone number

  1. Open your Google Business relationship.
  2. Under "Personal info," select Contact infoand then Phone.
  3. From hither you tin:
  4. In the box that appears, follow the instructions.

Annotation: Changing the number in your Google Account merely affects some Google services. Discover out how to modify your number for other Google services.

How phone numbers are used

Brand sign-in & account recovery easier

Help people arrive touch on with you

Turn "Meliorate ads & Google services" on or off

This setting lets your phone number to be used across Google services to evidence yous ads more relevant to you. If yous don't desire personalized ads, plough off the setting.

  1. Open your Google Account.
  2. On the left or at the tiptop, click Personal info.
  3. In the "Contact info" department, click Telephone.
  4. Select the phone number that you want to make changes to.
  5. Under "Preferences," turn on or off "Better ads and Google services."

Tip: If turned on, "Across Google" appears under the Usage section.

Amend your feel across Google

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

Cheque if your number is used this style

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

Finish using your number beyond Google

  1. Go to the Phone section of your Google Business relationship.
  2. Next to your number, select Delete Delete and then Remove number.
  3. Become to the Recovery phone department of your Google Account and re-add together your number.
  4. To go on using your number in other Google services, go to those services and re-add it.

Verify your telephone number

When yous prepare a Google Account, y'all can permit Google know your phone's number. If yous practice, we'll verify that the number is yours, and nosotros'll try to re-verify information technology from fourth dimension to time to make sure that it'southward nevertheless yours. Learn more nigh 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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