NEW YORK (Kashmir English): Google has made it possible for users to change Gmail addresses without having to open a new account or lose any of their previous emails and contacts.
After years of waiting, Google finally rolled out an update allowing selected Gmail users to change their e-mail address while still retaining all account data.
Until now, users of Gmail could not modify their @gmail.com address.
If you wanted a new email address, you would have to create a new account and transfer emails, contacts, and settings manually.
Now, Google is refreshing this with an easier approach. Your existing account remains as it is, and all your data stays there.
Once you see the feature in your account settings, you can select a new email name that still ends in @gmail.com. Once you confirm that change:
Your old Gmail address becomes an alias. Emails sent to either the old address or the new address arrive in the same inbox.
Either address will work to sign in to Gmail and other Google services, such as YouTube, Drive, Maps, and Play.
All of your current e-mails, photos, files, and contacts are still there. Nothing gets deleted.
You can only change your Gmail address once every 12 months. Each account can do this a maximum of three times in total, giving you four email identities over time.
Changing the address in Gmail does not affect other linked accounts or services, but some of them may still show the old email until you manually update them.
How to Check
Go to Google Account > Personal Info > Email.
If you see the option to edit your Gmail address, then it means the feature has reached your account.
This change makes Gmail more flexible and user-friendly for those people who want a professional or updated email without losing years of data.
The update enhances flexibility and benefits users who seek a professional email identity without giving up their years of stored data.
