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Gmail accounts are usually passworded to keep the Gmail account secure and private. Regular Gmail password change is recommended in order to keep your password safe and secret.
Despite measures taken to secure Gmail accounts the accounts are sometimes compromised which restricts the access of the owner to the Gmail account.
Also, human memory can easily fail which will result in the inability to recall the Gmail password thus inevitably limiting access to the Gmail account.
This article will enlighten you on how to do a Gmail password change and how to recover your Gmail account following a security bridge or forgotten Gmail password.
Gmail password Change
To change your password via this method you must know the current password of the Gmail account.
To achieve Gmail password Change when you know the current password follow the steps below:
Step one: Sign in to Gmail via myaccount.google.com
Step two: Navigate to the left side menu and click on security
Step three: Scroll down to the Signing into Google section
Step four: Click on password, then type in your current Gmail password and confirm it.
Step five: Click on change password and type in your new password.
How to reset your Gmail password
Gmail password Change is possible as stated earlier even when you have forgotten the password to your Gmail. Follow the steps below:
Step one: Visit the Gmail login page and type in your Gmail email address.
Step two: navigate to the left lower border and click on forgot password.
Step three: Type in any of the previous passwords you can remember and click on Next.
Step four: Check your recovery email account and search for a recovery mail with a six-digit verification code. Note: The recovery email is the one you added to the recovery section of your Gmail account.
Step five: Return to the Gmail login page and type in the six-digit verification code on the space provided.
Step Six: Reset the password to your Gmail account.
Gmail password reset using Gmail account recovery
Some people rarely change their Gmail mail account password and as such will not have any previous password to use to reset their password. Secondly, some people may also not remember any of the previous passwords for their Gmail accounts.
To set your password under the above circumstance follow the steps below:
Step one: Visit the Gmail login page and type in your Gmail email address.
Step two: navigate to the left lower border and click on forgot password.
Step three: Since you can’t remember the last password, navigate to the lower left border and click on try another way.
Step four: Request a verification code via your recovery phone number or recovery email.
Step five: Retrieve the verification code from your phone or email and enter it in the space provided.
Step six: Click on next. You will be automatically directed to a change password screen.
Step seven: Input a new Gmail password, confirm the password and click on save password. Then click Continue on the security check-up screen that appears and you are done.
Conclusion
Loss of access to Gmail accounts by their owners is common. The methods explained above will enable you successfully do a Gmail password change or recover your Gmail account. To prevent the loss of Gmail passwords, users of Gmail can use a free or paid password manager.
Read also: How to create a Gmail account
