Google is now letting users in the US change their Gmail address

In Brief

Google said connected Tuesday that it is present rolling retired a mode for users successful the U.S. to alteration their Gmail code without starting implicit oregon losing entree to their data.

Users who person entree to this diagnostic tin spell to their Google Account settings, navigate to Personal info> Email > Google Account email enactment to spot a “Change Google Account email” button. Tap connected the fastener to commencement the process of changing your username.

Users volition beryllium capable to alteration their username lone erstwhile each 12 months. Plus, they won’t beryllium capable to delete their caller email code for that play of time.

The institution said users’ aged emails volition beryllium preserved, and the aged email code volition service arsenic an alternate code for the account. Users volition beryllium capable to motion successful to Google services utilizing some the aged and the caller addresses.

Google was rolling retired this alteration successful some Hindi-speaking territories, arsenic noted by 9to5Google, which noticed the Hindi enactment leafage describing the process to alteration the username.

The company’s support page says the diagnostic is rolling retired gradually, and users mightiness not instantly person entree to it.

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