How To Change Your Default Gmail Account

Your default Gmail account is what dictates a lot of things.To change your default Gmail account, you'll need to sign out of all your existing accounts and then re-sign in on a browser that will save your preferences; you can then add your other accounts to your new default.

Step 1: You can navigate to your inbox.

Before moving forward, make sure this is your default account.

Step 2: You can click on your profile image.

This can be found in the top right corner of your inbox.

Step 3: You can sign out by clicking on the drop-down menu.

All linked accounts will sign out with your default Gmail account.

Step 4: Click the account you want to use.

Step 5: You need to enter your account's password.

Step 6: Click "sign in".

You can add your other accounts to your new default when you sign into your preferred account.

Step 7: You can click on your profile image.

Step 8: You can add an account in the drop-down menu.

Step 9: You can add an account by clicking the name.

At the bottom of the page, you can add a new account.

Step 10: You can type in the additional account's password.

The email address is required if you're adding a previously unlinked account.

Step 11: When you're done, click "sign in"

Your secondary account should now be linked to your default account.You can link as many accounts as you want.