Google is finally doing the thing Gmail users have been begging for years, which is letting them change the actual username in their Gmail address. This is no longer just an early rollout, as Google says the feature is now available for all Google Account users in the US. So it’s still a limited release, but still a wider launch compared to the earlier announcement.
Why this matters
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For a lot of people, this is about finally escaping the kind of email address that made sense in 2007 and looks awful in 2026. Google is clearly aware of that, which is why it framed the update as helping your account to “grow with you.” So Gmail users can clean up one of the oldest mistakes they’ve made on the internet without starting over
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