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The default Gmail account will prescribe your default YouTube account, calendar, and more. To change the default Gmail account, you'll need to sign out of all existing accounts, then sign back in in your browser to save the desired default account; Next, you can add more accounts to the new default account.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Change the default Gmail account

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   Access to inbox. Make sure the account you visit is the default account before proceeding with the next steps.

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   Click on the avatar. This picture is in the upper-right corner of the inbox page.

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   Click "Sign out" in the drop-down menu. The default Gmail account and all other connected accounts will be signed out.

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   Select the account you want to set as default.

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   Enter the password for the account.

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   Click "Sign in". Now that you are signed in to the desired default account, you can then add more accounts to the default account. advertisement

Part 2 of 2: Adding an account

1. 

   Click on the avatar.

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   Select "Add Account" in the drop-down menu.

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   Select the name of the account you want to add. Or you can also click the "Add account" option below to add a new account.

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   Enter the password for the account you want to add. If you add an account that is not linked to the default account before, you may need to enter an email address as well.

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   Click "Sign in" when finished. Your second account is now logged in and linked to your first account!
   • You can repeat this process with multiple accounts.
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Advice

• The Gmail app will open the last account you used. To change the accounts opened on this app, simply change the account in the "Manage Accounts" section of the app.

Warning

• When logging out of the default Gmail account, you will also sign out of all google services associated with this account.