Add a secondary email address to Mozilla accounts

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Firefox Accounts lets you add a secondary email address as a backup in case you lose access to your primary email address.

  1. Click the Mozilla account icon on the Firefox toolbar.

    Mozilla account icon
  2. In the drop-down menu, click on Account Settings, then click Manage Account.
    Your Firefox Account page will open.
  3. Next to Secondary email, click the Add… button.
  4. Enter a new email address in the Secondary email text field and click the Add button.
  5. Follow the instructions in your verification email to confirm your second email address.
  6. The Make primary button will now show up under Secondary email. If you want, you can click this button to change it to your primary email address. (You might have to log out and log back in to Firefox Accounts on your mobile devices in order for Firefox to display your new primary email.)

  1. Click the Mozilla account icon on the Firefox toolbar.

    Mozilla account icon
  2. In the drop-down menu, click on Settings, then click Account Settings.
    Your Firefox Account page will open.
  3. Next to Secondary email, click the Add… button.
  4. Enter a new email address in the Secondary email text field and click the Add button.
  5. Follow the instructions in your verification email to confirm your second email address.
  6. The Make primary button will now show up under Secondary email. If you want, you can click this button to change it to your primary email address. (You might have to log out and log back in to Firefox Accounts on your mobile devices in order for Firefox to display your new primary email.)

  1. Click the Mozilla account icon on the Firefox toolbar.

    Mozilla account icon
  2. In the drop-down menu, click on Manage account.
    Your Firefox Account page will open.
  3. Next to Secondary email, click the Add… button.
  4. Enter a new email address in the Secondary email text field and click the Add button.
  5. Follow the instructions in your verification email to confirm your second email address.
  6. The Make primary button will now show up under Secondary email. If you want, you can click this button to change it to your primary email address. (You might have to log out and log back in to Firefox Accounts on your mobile devices in order for Firefox to display your new primary email.)
To change your primary email address, see Change the primary email address on your Mozilla account.