If you’re nonetheless utilizing a humorous or outdated Gmail username from years in the past, Google now has an choice which will lastly allow you to change it with out beginning over. The characteristic is at the moment accessible to all U.S. customers, whereas broader entry exterior the U.S. nonetheless seems to be restricted or gradual. For eligible accounts, customers can change the half earlier than @gmail.com whereas retaining their earlier tackle saved as an alternate e mail, so messages despatched to the previous one nonetheless arrive in the identical inbox.
To test in case your account can do it, go to https://myaccount.google.com/u/3/google-account-email and open the Google Account e mail part.
In case your account is eligible, the button “Change Google Account e mail” will seem. If not, Google says the choice is probably not accessible for that account, and a few customers might as an alternative see “This setting can’t be modified on your account.”
If the choice seems, the method is easy: enter the brand new Gmail username you need, verify the change, and comply with the on-screen steps. As soon as completed, your new Gmail tackle turns into your major Google Account e mail, whereas the previous one stays connected as an alternate. Google additionally says you’ll be able to nonetheless register utilizing both the previous or new tackle on providers like Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Drive, and Google Play.
There are nonetheless a couple of essential limits to know earlier than altering it. Google says you’ll be able to swap again to your previous Gmail tackle at any time, however you can not create one other new Gmail tackle for a similar account for 12 months. The corporate additionally notes that some older data, apps, and providers should still present or use the previous e mail for some time, particularly third-party apps or providers that depend on Register with Google.
For a lot of customers, this can be a small however welcome quality-of-life replace, particularly for individuals who made their e mail tackle lengthy earlier than they ever wanted it for resumes, enterprise contacts, or skilled work. Whereas Google says the characteristic is now accessible throughout the U.S., availability exterior the nation seems to be increasing step by step, together with in our case the place the choice was already accessible.
