How to Change Your Email Address on Twitch

Navigate the ins and outs of an effortless email transition!

Twitch is an ideal space to form or join communities and discover people with similar interests globally, whether it’s games, movies, sports, or talk shows. Meanwhile, it is important to manage your account details such as email ID for regular updates and to prevent hitches in the future. If you have recently switched to a different email address and want to change that information on Twitch, this article will show you how to do that. Let’s get started!

How to Change Email Address Twitch

How to Modify Email Address on Twitch

Over the years, people have shifted to online platforms like Twitch that act as a one-stop shop for watching streams and creating content for their audience. For security reasons, it is important to keep the profile updated with your current and active email address. If you can’t access your email, unfortunately, you might not recover your Twitch account in case needed.

Note: You can change your email address once in 24 hours.

Follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Launch the Twitch website on any browser on the PC.

2. Click on the profile icon at the top-right corner and choose Settings from the drop-down menu.

Choose Settings from the drop-down menu.

3. Go to the Security and Privacy tab.

4. Click on the pencil icon next to the Email option.

click-on-the-pencil-icon

5. Finally, enter the new email address and click on Save.

You will receive a verification email on the new email address. So, check the email, follow the instructions, and verify the new email address to successfully update it.

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How to Change Your Email Address on Twitch on Smartphone

For those who use the Twitch app on their smartphones, it is also convenient to change their email ID. Follow the undermentioned steps:

1. Launch the Twitch app and tap on your profile icon at the top-left corner.

2. Tap on Account Settings, followed by Security and Privacy.

Tap on Account Settings, followed by Security and Privacy.

3. Now tap on Email followed by Change Email.

Tap on Change Email.

4. Add the new Email address and Submit.

That’s it! Once the email address is changed and verified, the new one will be updated on Twitch. After that, you will receive all the updates, emails, password reset links, etc on the new email ID.

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How Do I Reset My Twitch Account

There can be occasional situations when you might be unable to recall the password and thus, lose your account and everything related to it. We understand it’s heart-wrenching. Well, worry not, because here are the steps following which you can reset your Twitch account password:

1. Launch the Twitch website and click on Log In at the top-right corner.

2. Click on Trouble logging in? below the Password field.

Click on Trouble logging in below the Password field.

3. Enter your email address or phone number associated with the account and click on Continue.

4. Enter your username and click on Send My Password Reset Link.

Enter your username and click on Send My Password Reset Link.

5. Fill in the CAPTCHA test.

6. You’ll receive a Twitch Password Recovery email. Open it and click on Reset your password.

7. Finally, enter the new password, confirm it and you are good to go.

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How Do I Reset My Twitch Account Without Username

If unfortunately, you do not remember the username of your Twitch account and hence are not able to reset the account, here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Open Twitch on a browser and click on Log In.

2. Click on Trouble logging in?

3. Now, click on I Don’t Know My Username and fill in the CAPTCHA test.

Click on I Don't Know My Username

4. You’ll receive an email from Twitch with your username. 

5. Return to the Twitch tab, Enter your username, and click on Send My Password Reset Link.

6. Now follow the on-screen instructions to reset the password.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. Do you need an email for Twitch?

Ans. No, email is not mandatory for signing up on Twitch. This is because the platform allows you to use your phone number for the same purpose.

Q2. Why won’t Twitch let me verify my email?

Ans. If you cannot verify your email on Twitch, there can be various reasons behind this. The list includes server downtime, unstable internet, invalid email address, and so on. Nonetheless, always ensure to check the email in spam and other folders. Also, try to keep your mailbox as empty as you can.

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We hope this article helped you change your email address on Twitch. If you have any queries or suggestions for us, drop them in the comments box below. For more tech-related information, stay connected to TechCult.

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