How to change your Pinterest email settings
This post is in response to a question from a reader. She asked, ‘How do I change the email address associated with my Pinterest account?”
Great question! An email address is required for all Pinterest accounts. Making sure your email address is up-to-date will ensure that your account is not compromised and that you will continue to receive notifications and Pinterest account updates.
Changing your email address on your Pinterest account can be accomplished in four steps!
Change Pinterest email settings with desktop Pinterest
- First log into your Pinterest account
- Click on the gear icon in the upper-right corner of your screen (Figure 1)
- Drop down the menu and choose account settings
- You email address is the first field on the account settings menu. Type in a new email and click “Save Settings.” Pinterest will require that you response to a verification email sent to your new email address
Change Pinterest email settings with the Android app
- Go to the home screen of your Pinterest account by clicking on the person silhouette
- Click on the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner to drop down the menu
- Click on ‘Settings”
- You email address is the fourth field on the account settings menu. Click on the email field to pop up a editable box. Type in a new email and click “Save.” Pinterest will require that you response to a verification email sent to your new email address
Change Pinterest email settings with the iOS (IPhone or iPad) app
- Go to the home screen of your Pinterest account by clicking on the person silhouette (Figure 2)
- Click on the gear icon in the upper-right corner to drop down the menu
- Click on ‘Account Settings”
- You email address is the first field on the account settings menu. Click on the email field to pop up a editable box. Type in a new email and click “Done.” Pinterest will require that you response to a verification email sent to your new email address
