How to change the phone number on your Google Account
In short
- Change the number in your Google Account: under Personal info for the account’s phone, under Security for the recovery phone.
- Google says a new recovery phone can take up to 7 days to take effect, and it may offer codes to the old one for 7 days.
- Changing the number in your Google Account only affects some Google services.
A Google Account can have a phone number on the account and a recovery phone. You change both in your Google Account.
Change or remove the number
Open your Google Account at myaccount.google.com. Under Personal info, choose Phone, then your number, to edit or delete it. For the recovery phone, look under Security. Google may ask you to sign in again, and to enter a code sent to the new number.
The 7-day delay
Google says a new or changed recovery phone can take up to 7 days to take effect, and for 7 days it may still offer to send codes to your previous recovery phone or email.
Other Google services
Google says changing the number in your Google Account only affects some Google services. The phones used for 2-Step Verification are set separately, under Security.
Add before you remove
Add the new number and confirm it before deleting the old one, and keep a recovery email on the account.
After a one-time number
A number from ReserveSMS receives codes for 20 minutes only. If you verified Google with one, add a recovery phone and email you keep, and sign in with a passkey or an authenticator app. See Google without a phone number.
Common questions
How do I change my recovery phone on Google?
In your Google Account, go to Security and choose the recovery phone, then edit it. Google may ask you to sign in again.
How long does it take to change a Google recovery phone?
Google says up to 7 days, and codes may still be offered to the old number or email for 7 days.
Does changing my Google Account number change it everywhere?
No. Google says it only affects some Google services. 2-Step Verification phones are set separately.