Follow the steps below to help keep your Gmail account secure.
If you think that someone has unauthorised access to your account, reset your password immediately.
Step 1: Complete a security check-up
Start by visiting the Security Check-Up page to do things such as adding account recovery options, setting up 2-Step Verification for extra account security, and checking your account permissions.
Step 2: Follow these Gmail security tips
First, find out how to create a strong password.
Then, change your password.
- Visit the Sign-in & security page.
- Tap Password.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
There are a few settings that you can check to make sure that nobody else has access to your emails.
- Using a browser, open Gmail. You can't check these settings from the Gmail app.
- In the top right, tap Settings
See all settings.
- Tap the tabs below to check your settings.
See all settings.General tab
- Check your signature to make sure that the text looks correct.
- Check your Out of Office AutoReply to make sure that the text looks correct and that it isn't turned on if you don't need it to be.
Accounts and Import tab
- Check 'Send email as' to make sure that all the email addresses listed belong to you.
- Check 'Grant access to your account' to ensure that no unknown people have access to your account.
- Check 'Check email from other accounts (using POP3)' to make sure that all the email addresses listed belong to you.
Filters and Blocked Addresses tab
- Check to make sure that emails aren't being automatically forwarded to an unknown account using a 'Forward to' filter.
- Check that any filters that automatically delete messages ('Delete it') were set up by you.
Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab
When you update your app, you get the latest security updates.
- Visit the Gmail app in the Google Play Store.
- Tap Update. If you can only see 'Open', you have the latest version.
If you receive a suspicious email that asks you for personal or financial information, don't reply or click on any links in the message.
Learn how to block unwanted emails or avoid and report scams.