It’s possible you’ll quickly have the ability to change your Gmail deal with

A Google help web page in Hindi says the power to alter your Gmail deal with is on the best way. The characteristic would can help you change your present @gmail.com deal with with one other. Your outdated deal with would stay lively as an alias on the account, and all of your information would stick round, unaffected.

The support page (translated) says that “the power to alter your Google Account e mail deal with is steadily rolling out to all customers.” The change was first noticed on a Google Pixel forum on Telegram and was first reported within the press by 9to5Google.

Google hasn’t made a proper announcement in regards to the change. The English model of the help web page nonetheless says you often cannot change your @gmail.com deal with. Up thus far, Google has solely allowed deal with adjustments for non-gmail.com addresses.

Engadget reached out to Google for affirmation. We’ll replace this story if we hear again.

When the characteristic (presumably) rolls out broadly, you may change it by means of your account settings. Sign up to your Google account, then go to Handle your Google account > Private data > Google Account e mail. If you happen to do not see the choice to alter it, then you definitely’ll have to attend.