In accordance with information on an official support page, Google is progressively rolling out a brand new function that can enable customers to alter their “@gmail.com” e mail deal with. Till now, Google solely allowed modifications to account e mail addresses with third-party domains, whereas Gmail addresses have been usually mounted and couldn’t be modified.
The up to date assist web page (which, by the best way, is at present solely obtainable in Hindi) that was found by customers earlier than an official announcement particulars a brand new course of that permits customers to alter their Gmail username whereas having the ability to hold the “@gmail.com” area. In accordance with Google, this function will likely be progressively launched and finally made obtainable to all customers.
The brand new system will enable customers to create a brand new Gmail deal with with a unique username; following the change, the unique Gmail deal with will turn into an alias for the brand new one. Emails despatched to both deal with will go to the identical inbox, and each can be utilized to sign up to Google companies like Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Maps, and Google Play. You will need to notice that existing account information, resembling emails, images, and messages, will likely be preserved.
However the firm additionally mentions some restrictions and circumstances, like, for instance, customers will likely be unable to delete or change their e mail deal with for the subsequent 12 months after making the change. Whereas the previous Gmail deal with could be reused by the identical account, it can’t be used to create a brand new Google Account for the subsequent 12 months. Every account might change its Gmail deal with as much as 3 times, for a complete of 4 Gmail addresses per account.
Additionally it is vital to say that some components of the previous e mail deal with might persist in sure locations, like calendar occasions created earlier than the change, and updates is probably not instantly mirrored all over the place. Customers will nonetheless have the ability to ship emails from the previous deal with (which can stay reserved solely for them).
The function is just not but absolutely purposeful, however when it’s, customers will have the ability to handle the change by the “My Account” settings. Because the rollout progresses, Google is anticipated to share extra info.
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