Did you accidentally link the wrong email address on Twitch?
Or do you no longer use your old email address?
Either way, you need to change your email address on Twitch.
By doing so, you’ll receive Twitch news, updates, notifications, and more at your new email address.
In your security and privacy settings on Twitch, you’ll be able to change your phone number and password.
Additionally, you’ll be able to change your email address there.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to change your email address on the desktop version and the mobile version of Twitch.
How to Change Your Email Address on Twitch
To change your email address on Twitch, you need to go to your security and privacy settings.
In your security and privacy settings, you’ll be able to change your email address by entering a new email address in the first and second fields.
Next, you need to verify your new email address to prove that you own it.
However, you don’t need to verify your old email address.
Hence, if you lost access to your old email address, don’t worry, because you don’t need it.
To verify your new email address, you need to check your inbox for the 6-digit verification code.
If you didn’t receive it, you need to check your junk and spam folder as it might have landed there.
Lastly, enter the 6-digit verification code to verify your new email address and your Twitch email address will be changed.
Here are 5 steps to change your Twitch email address:
- Go to your account settings
- Click on “Security and Privacy” and click on the edit icon
- Change your Twitch email address
- Verify your new email address
- Your email has been successfully updated
1. Go to your account settings
The first step is to go to your account settings on Twitch.
Firstly, go to the Twitch website by clicking on this link: https://www.twitch.tv/.
You can also use the Twitch mobile app for this.
Once you’re on Twitch, you need to log in to your account.
To do so, click on the “Log In” button on the header.
Next, enter your Twitch username and password to log in to your account.
Then, click on your Twitch profile picture on the header.
This will open a navigation drawer containing multiple options.
This includes “Channel”, “Video Producer”, “Creator Dashboard”, and more.
Click on “Settings” to go to your account settings.
2. Click on “Security and Privacy” and click on the edit icon
After you’ve clicked on “Settings”, you’ll land on your profile settings.
Under the “Settings” header, you’ll see multiple tabs.
This includes “Profile”, “Prime Gaming”, “Channel and Videos”, and more.
Now, you need to navigate the tab that allows you to change your Twitch email address.
To do so, click on “Security and Privacy” to go to your security and privacy settings.
In your security and privacy settings, you’ll see 3 headers.
This includes “Contact”, “Security”, and “Privacy”.
Under the “Contact” header, you’ll see an “Email” section.
You’ll be able to change your email address in the “Email” section.
To do so, click on the edit icon in the “Email” section.
3. Change your Twitch email address
After you’ve clicked on the “Edit” icon, a couple of fields will appear.
The two fields contain your existing email address.
Firstly, delete your existing email address in both fields.
Next, enter the email address that you want to change to in the first field.
Now, you need to confirm that email address.
To do so, enter the email address that you want to change to in the second field.
Lastly, click on “Save” to save your changes.
4. Verify your new email address
After you’ve clicked on “Save”, a pop-up message will appear.
The pop-up message says that you need to verify your email address.
Here’s what it says, “We sent a 6-digit code to example@gmail.com. Confirm it belongs to you to keep your account secure”.
To change your Twitch email address, you need to verify your new email address.
This is to prove that you own it.
Firstly, check your new email address for the 6-digit verification code and copy it.
If you didn’t receive it, make sure to check your junk and spam folder as it might have landed there.
Next, enter the 6-digit verification code in the pop-up.
Lastly, click on “Submit” to verify your new email address.
5. Your email has been successfully updated
After you’ve verified your new email address, you’ll see an “Email updated successfully” message.
This means that you’ve successfully changed your email address on Twitch!
Changing your email address on Twitch doesn’t require you to verify your old email address.
Hence, it doesn’t matter if you lost access to your old email address because you don’t need it.
After you’ve changed your email address on Twitch, you’ll have to wait for 24 hours before you can change it again.
Conclusion
After you’ve changed your email address on Twitch, you’ll receive important messages about your account in your new email address.
This includes security changes that are made to your Twitch account.
Keep in mind that you can only change your Twitch email address once every 24 hours.
If you’ve recently changed it, you need to wait for 24 hours before you can change it again.
