In case you are nonetheless utilizing a humorous or outdated Gmail username from years in the past, Google now has an choice which will lastly allow you to change it with out beginning over.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 outdoors the U.S. nonetheless seems to be restricted or gradual. For eligible accounts, customers can change the half earlier than @gmail.com whereas preserving their earlier handle saved as an alternate e mail, so messages despatched to the outdated one nonetheless arrive in the identical inbox.
To examine in case your account can do it, go to 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 will not be accessible for that account, and a few customers might as an alternative see “This setting can’t be modified to your account.”
If the choice seems, the method is easy: enter the brand new Gmail username you need, verify the change, and observe the on-screen steps. As soon as finished, your new Gmail handle turns into your foremost Google Account e mail, whereas the outdated one stays hooked up as an alternate. Google additionally says you possibly can nonetheless sign up utilizing both the outdated or new handle on companies like Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Drive, and Google Play.
There are nonetheless a couple of necessary limits to know earlier than altering it. Google says you possibly can swap again to your outdated Gmail handle at any time, however you can not create one other new Gmail handle for a similar account for 12 months. The corporate additionally notes that some older information, apps, and companies should present or use the outdated e mail for some time, particularly third-party apps or companies that depend on Sign up with Google.
For a lot of customers, it is a small however welcome quality-of-life replace, particularly for individuals who made their e mail handle 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 outdoors the nation seems to be increasing regularly, together with in our case the place the choice was already accessible.
