For years, a Gmail address has been treated as a kind of permanent digital identity. But that long-standing rule may finally be changing.
As it turns out, Google is now rolling out a new option that allows users to modify their Gmail address, giving Gmail users more flexibility to update outdated usernames or correct early choices without having to create an entirely new account.
On a Google support page published in Hindi, the company says it is rolling out a new option that allows users to change their email address even if it ends with “@gmail.com”. Until now, Google only allowed account email changes for users who signed up with third-party email addresses, while Gmail addresses themselves could not be modified.
Once you select a new email address, Google might treat your old Gmail address as an alias. This means you can sign in to Google services using either of these addresses. The tech giant says users will continue to receive emails at both old and new email addresses and that data like photos, messages, and emails sent to the old email address won’t be affected.
