To change your “From” address, you have to set this up in Gmail, which requires an App password. But this won’t let you pass the steps below, unfortunately.

Google recommends setting up a domain alias in G Suite, which you can do. Note: This does make your account less secure, so beware of the changes. Next, go to “Security → Settings → Less Secure Apps.” Enable “Allows users to manage their access to less secure apps.” Allow less secure apps in G Suite If you’re using G Suite, you’ll need to follow a few steps first to add aliases within Gmail.įirst, go to “Apps → G Suite → Gmail → End User Access.” Scroll down and enable “Allow per-user outbound gateways.” G Suite allow per-user outbound gateways This tutorial assumes you have 2-Step-Verification enabled on your Gmail account. The alias email address can also be a address, it doesn’t have to be a custom domain. You can set up to 99 different “send mail as” and or alias email addresses. This depends on whether or not you are using G Suite. Your primary Gmail can be a custom domain or a address. (my primary Gmail I use to manage everything).I hope this helps save you some time.īefore we dive in, let me give you a use case scenario. I typically find myself going through this every six months or so, and by then, I’ve forgotten all the little hiccups that can come up. One of the reasons I’m documenting this is because Gmail’s instructions don’t mention everything, and then you wind up with errors. Below I’ll show you how to get past all the common errors. This enables you to change the from and reply-to address.

Gmail has a handy “send mail as” feature, which lets you add multiple email addresses as aliases. I always like everything in one Gmail inbox, as it makes it easy to keep track of things. Over the years, I’ve changed domains a few times and managed multiple websites with their own emails.

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