Changing your Spotify email address while preserving your account data might seem daunting, especially if you’ve spent time creating playlists and uploading music to your old email-associated account. Here’s how to change your Spotify email address without losing any of your data.
THE SHORT ANSWER
To change your Spotify email address, navigate to your Spotify account page on a desktop or mobile browser. From there, select Account > Edit email. Delete the existing email and fill in the space with your desired email address in the Email field. Select Save to finish.
KEY SECTIONS
How to change your Spotify email address on mobile
If you need to change your email address on Spotify from your phone, here’s the step-by-step to change your Spotify email address:
- Open Spotify on your device.
- Tap the gear icon to open the options menu.
- Choose Account from the menu.
- Select Edit in the email section.
- Delete the existing email and enter your new email address in the Email field.
- Fill your current password in the Password field.
- Tap the Save button to save your changes.
Make sure to update the stored email and password data you have for Spotify if you use autofill or a password manager. This will make it easier for you to log in the next time you open Spotify.
How to change your Spotify email address on desktop
- Open a browser on your computer and go to your Spotify account page.
- Click Edit profile.
- Delete the existing email and enter your new email address in the Email field on the next page.
- Fill your current password in the Password field.
- Click the Save profile to finish.
Make sure to update the stored email and password data you have for Spotify if you use autofill or a password manager. This will make it easier for you to log in the next time you open Spotify.
FAQs
No, you only need to provide your current password to verify your identity.
You can’t directly change your Spotify email without your current password. It’s a security feature to prevent unwanted modifications. Here’s the solution: 1. Reset your forgotten password: Visit Spotify’s password reset page and enter your username or email. They’ll send instructions to create a new password. 2. Change email with the new password: Log in with your new password, go to account settings, and update your email address. Confirm the change to complete the process. If you can’t access the original email, you might need to recover that email or create a new Spotify account.
After waiting two weeks (around 14 days) from closing your account, you should be able to use the same email address to sign up for a new account.
