Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail Address (techcrunch.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/31/1844253/google-now-lets-you-change-your-gmail-address
- Source link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/google-is-now-letting-users-in-the-us-change-their-gmail-address/
> Users who have access to this feature can go to their Google Account settings, navigate to Personal info > Email > Google Account email option. Tap on the "Change Google Account email" button to start the process of changing your username.
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> Users will be able to change their username only once every 12 months. Plus, they won't be able to delete their new email address for that period of time.
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> The company [3]said users' old emails will be preserved, and the old email address will serve as an alternate address for the account. Users will be able to sign in to Google services using both the old and the new addresses.
You can learn more via Google's [4]support page .
[1] https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/workspace/google-account-username-change/
[2] https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/google-is-now-letting-users-in-the-us-change-their-gmail-address/
[3] https://youtu.be/bF3RqqV4xzI?si=NuHV5NYmUoMkMRYR
[4] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/19870?visit_id=639105511186140137-727757882&p=change_email_keyword&rd=1
No thanks. (Score:2)
I got in early enough on gmail that I was able to grab my first and middle initials and last name. I think I'll keep it.
Am happy here... (Score:2)
When Gmail was invite only, was sent a note for that, so grabbed it. No complaints ever since.
12 months (Score:3)
Term limits for the Nigerian Minster of Finance?
In restated news ... (Score:2)
Google "discovers" the email alias.
Cannot change my email address (Score:3)
Even if I could in theory change my email address, there is so much depending on it, it would be huge trouble to change it. For example, if you are in the UK with settled status, you need to make sure you keep your email address and phone number. Result: Iâ(TM)m paying BT £7.50 every month for three email addresses (up to 10 actually, but I only need three).
Instead of forget password... (Score:2)
Instead of forget password because the browser auto-completes, then lose it; now it could be forget your e-mail address, then you inadvertently flush the browser cache and....well technical progress.
--JoshK.
But, but, but... (Score:2)
I _like_ the email address I created when I was eight? What's wrong with sending out resumes with my SofaKingGood@gmail.com address on them?
Re:But, but, but... (Score:4, Insightful)
I still have my 5 letter no number or symbol username created when creating a dial-up account through a major network more than two decades ago. Some things you outgrow but some things you are glad you never discarded.
Re: (Score:1)
Isn't it awkward to still use that address as the VP?
Re: (Score:2)
> What's wrong with sending out resumes with my SofaKingGood@gmail.com address on them?
People might think you're JD Vance? :-)