How to Change Your Gmail Password on iPad

To change your Gmail password on an iPad, open the Gmail app, tap your profile picture, tap Manage your Google Account, then tap Personal info > Password. Enter a new password and tap Next.

These steps cover the Gmail app and Safari on iPads running iPadOS 27, and they work the same way on iPadOS 18 and 26. Your Gmail password is your Google Account password, so changing it also changes the password for YouTube, Google Drive, Google Photos and every other Google service you sign in to with that address.

The steps and sign-out rules come from Google’s Change or reset your password (iPhone & iPad) page, and the password rules come from Google’s Create a strong password page.

Before you start

• Know your current password, or have your phone nearby. Google usually asks you to confirm it’s you before it opens the password page. That can mean typing your current password, approving a prompt on your phone, or entering a 2-Step Verification code.
• Pick the new password first. Google rejects passwords you’ve used before on this account, so have a new one ready. The rules are in the section below.
• Forgot your current password? Skip to the “If you forgot your password” section below. Changing a password needs a working sign-in; resetting one goes through account recovery.

How to change your Gmail password in the Gmail app

1. Open the Gmail app on your iPad.
2. Tap your profile picture or initial at the top right. A menu opens with the accounts signed in to the app. If you have more than one Gmail account, check that the right address is at the top.
3. Tap Manage your Google Account. Your Google Account settings open inside the app.
4. Tap Personal info in the row of tabs near the top. Swipe the tabs sideways if you don’t see it.
5. Scroll to “Other info and preferences for Google services” and tap Password.
6. Sign in if asked. Google may show your current password field, a phone prompt or a verification code screen.
7. Type your new password, then tap Next. Some screens ask you to type it a second time to confirm it.

Google saves the new password and returns you to your account settings. To confirm it, check the Password entry under Security & sign-in, which shows when the password was last changed.

What happens to your other devices

Google says that after you change your password, you’re signed out everywhere except devices you use to verify it’s you when you sign in, some devices with third-party apps you’ve given account access, and home devices (such as smart speakers) you’ve linked to your account. Plan to sign back in on your computer, phone and any other tablets with the new password.

If Apple’s Mail app then asks for the password, update the email password on your iPhone and iPad.

If Apple Mail can’t send after the change, try the fixes for the outgoing server error on iPhone.

If you changed your password because you think someone else knows it, also check the apps that kept access. Google’s page links to its instructions for removing an app’s access to your account.

Change it in Safari instead

Use this route if you don’t have the Gmail app, or if you read Gmail in Apple’s Mail app.

1. Open Safari and go to myaccount.google.com.
2. Sign in with the Gmail address and current password.
3. Tap Security & sign-in. On a narrow window, it’s in the row of tabs or the menu button at the top.
4. Under “How you sign in to Google,” tap Password, and sign in again if asked.
5. Enter your new password, then tap Change Password.

Google’s computer instructions use this same Security & sign-in route, and it works in Chrome or any other browser on the iPad too. Personal info > Password, as in the Gmail app steps, opens the same password page.

Use the Passwords app instead

If your Gmail password is saved in Apple’s Passwords app (iPadOS 18 or later), you can start the change from there:

1. Open the Passwords app and unlock it with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
2. Tap All, then tap your Gmail account.
3. Tap Edit, then Change Password on Website.
4. Sign in with your current password, complete 2-Step Verification, and enter or fill a new password.
5. Tap Change Password.

Google’s change-password page opens and saves your new password. The Passwords app may not update the saved entry on its own, so keep a note of the new password until you’ve checked that Passwords shows it. Apple covers this in its iPad guide to changing the password for a website or app.

To check or edit that saved entry afterward, find saved passwords on iPad.

Pick a password Google will accept

• You can’t reuse a password you’ve used before on this account, use a particularly weak one like “password123,” or start or end it with a space.
• Letters, numbers, and standard symbols work; accented characters aren’t supported.
• Aim for at least 12 characters, a different password for each important account, and nothing based on personal info like birthdays or your street name.

A short phrase of unrelated words is often easier to type on an iPad keyboard than a random mix of symbols, and it still meets Google’s length advice.

After you change it

• Mail app: if you read Gmail in Apple’s Mail app, go to Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts, tap your Gmail account, and sign in again with the new password if prompted. If Mail still won’t connect, delete the account there and add it back with Google, as shown in Apple’s Add an email account to your iPhone or iPad. Deleting the account in Mail removes it from the iPad only; your email stays in Gmail.
• Calendar and Contacts: these use the same Google account connection as Mail on the iPad, so signing in again in Mail Accounts reconnects them too.
• Saved passwords: update the entry in the Passwords app, Chrome or any other password manager you use. An old saved password keeps filling in the wrong one.
• Other devices: sign back in with the new password on any device or app Google signed out.
• Recovery info: add a recovery email and phone under Personal info > Contact info, in case you get locked out later.

Troubleshooting

• There’s no Password option. Check which account you’re in. A work or school Google account can be managed by an administrator, who may control password changes; ask your IT team. If you’re signed in with a different address, switch accounts from the profile picture menu.
• Google won’t accept the new password. It’s either one you’ve used on this account before, too weak, or it starts or ends with a space. Try a longer password that’s new to this account.
• Google keeps asking you to verify. Use a device you’ve signed in on before, such as your phone, and try again from a place you normally use. If you can’t complete the check, use the recovery steps below.
• The Gmail app didn’t sign you out. That’s expected on a device Google uses to verify it’s you. Devices and apps that Google signed out ask for the new password the next time you open them.
• Mail shows an account error. Open Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts, tap the Gmail account, and sign in again. Force quit and reopen Mail if new messages still don’t download.

If you forgot your password

If you can’t sign in, use Google Account recovery to reset a forgotten Gmail password. Google will ask questions to confirm it’s your account and send you an email. If the email doesn’t arrive, check spam, add noreply@google.com to your contacts, and check other addresses you might have used. When you set the new password, pick one you haven’t used with this account before.

Frequently asked questions

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