If your Gmail address includes juvenile slang, outgrown hobbies or embarrassing number strings, you may not need to wallow in shame much longer. Google’s latest feature update lets you change your Google Account username (the part of the address before @gmail.com).
This feature has been anticipated for a long time, and we’ve known it’s been in the works for months now. Now, according to Google, anyone using a Google Account in the US should soon have the ability to change their username — and you might be able to do it now.
If you’re itching to change your email address, though, there are a few things you need to know. Most of your data and Google features will carry over, but there may be some hiccups along the way.
When you change your Gmail, it adds the old username as an alternate address. That should ensure that even though your account displays the new
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