Add a secondary email address to Firefox 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 menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel.
  2. Click on Firefox Accounts (your email address - you may need to sign in first).
  3. After you've signed in click Account Settings.
  4. Click Manage Account. Your Firefox Account settings page will open.
  5. Next to Secondary email, click the Add… button.
  6. Enter a new email address in the Secondary email text field and click the Add button.
  7. Follow the instructions in your verification email to confirm your second email address.
  8. 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 menu button Fx89menuButton to open the menu panel.
  2. Click on Firefox Accounts (your email address - you may need to sign in first).
  3. After you've signed in click Manage Account. Your Firefox Account settings page will open.
  4. Next to Secondary email, click the Add… button.
  5. Enter a new email address in the Secondary email text field and click the Add button.
  6. Follow the instructions in your verification email to confirm your second email address.
  7. 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.)
Note: To change your primary email address, see Change primary email address on Firefox Accounts.

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