Email addresses are the main point of contact to reach you for any person or any service online and most of the social networking platforms require you to use your email address to create an account, and Linkedin is no different.
Email address on Linkedin is not only used by the professional social network to communicate with the users as well as market some of its paid offerings, but also used by the users to recover their account and (if allowed) can also be found by other Linkedin members to contact them.
If you’re using an old email address that you don’t access anymore as your primary email address on Linkedin, it’s highly recommended to change it to a new one so that you can recover your account password at least.
In this article, we’re going to guide you through the process of changing your email address on Linkedin via the website on PC or the Android and iOS apps.
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How to change email address on LinkedIn via PC?
Login to your account on Linkedin.com and follow the steps mentioned below to change your email address on Linkedin.
Step 1: Click on the Me option (accompanied with your profile picture) near the top-right of the screen. From the dropdown menu, click on Settings & Privacy.
Step 2: On the next page, under Login and security click on the Change button besides Email addresses.
Step 3: If you’ve already added an alternative email address (as we have; refer to the screenshot below), click on the Make primary option beside the email address you want as your main Linkedin email. If you haven’t added a secondary email address, follow our guide below to add one to your Linkedin account.
Step 4: To change your email address on Linkedin, on the pop-up box, you’ll need to enter your account password and then click on the Make primary button.
Your email address will now be changed to the one you’ve selected and you can choose to remove the other email address, which was your primary one earlier, if you like.
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Adding email address to LinkedIn
If you haven’t already added an email address to Linkedin, follow the steps mentioned below and then return to the guide above to change your primary email address on Linkedin.
Step 1: Click on the Me option (accompanied with your profile picture) near the top-right of the screen. From the dropdown menu, click on Settings & Privacy.
Step 2: On the next page, under Login and security click on the Change button besides Email addresses.
Step 3: Click on the Add email address option below the list of the email addresses you’ve added to your Linkedin account.
Step 4: Then enter the new email address you want to add to your Linkedin profile and select the Send verification button.
An email with a confirmation link will be sent to your email address entered above. Click on the link and the email will be added to your Linkedin account.
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How to change email address on LinkedIn via Android or iOS app?
Open the Linkedin app on your Android or iOS device and follow the steps mentioned below to change your email address.
- Tap on your profile picture alongside the hamburger icon at the top-left of the screen.
- From the options on the side panel, select Settings at the top.
- On the next page, tap on Email addresses option under the Account tab.
- On the next page, if you’ve already added an alternative email address (as we have; refer to the screenshot below), click on the Make primary option below the email address you want as your main Linkedin email. If you haven’t added a secondary email address, follow our guide below to add one to your Linkedin account.
- Then on the confirmation prompt, enter your Linkedin account password and tap on the Done button.
Your primary email address on Linkedin will now be changed to the one you’ve selected above.
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Adding email address to LinkedIn
If you haven’t already added an email address to Linkedin, follow the steps mentioned below and then return to the guide above to change your primary email address on Linkedin.
- Tap on your profile picture alongside the hamburger icon at the top-left of the screen.
- From the options on the side panel, select Settings at the top.
- On the next page, tap on Email addresses option under the Account tab.
- On the next page, tap on Add email address option at the bottom of the screen.
- Then enter the new email address, follow by your Linkedin account password and tap on the Submit button.
An email with a confirmation link will be sent to your email address entered above. Click on the link and the email will be added to your Linkedin account.
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