In the event you’ve been saddled with some terrible Gmail handle you selected in highschool (taking a look at you, LazySexyCool3030), assist seems to be on the best way. In keeping with a Google account help web page in Hindi the corporate is permitting some folks to alter their e mail handle. In keeping with the web page (through Google Translate):
In case your Google Account e mail handle ends with gmail.com, you’ll be able to change it with one which ends with @gmail.com.
This seems to be extra like including a second handle to your account than truly altering your e mail handle, nonetheless. E mail despatched to your previous handle will nonetheless arrive in your inbox, and that handle will nonetheless work to check in to any accounts related to it. In truth, your previous handle is ready as an alias for the brand new one. Any messages, photographs, and different information related to the previous handle will even be preserved.
There are some limits on the flexibility to alter addresses. You may solely do it annually, for one. And you may solely create three new addresses in whole — after that, you’re lower off. You may nonetheless revert to your previous e mail at any time. There are additionally apparently some points with settings and information carrying over on ChromeOS, so it’s suggested that you simply make a full backup of your pc earlier than switching.
For individuals who acquired their Gmail handle after they had been younger, earlier than they even thought-about the likelihood that they may not be that into Naruto without end, this might save quite a lot of complications. It’s additionally prone to be appreciated by anybody who has modified their identify.
The up to date help web page isn’t exhibiting up in English, and the choice to alter your Gmail handle hasn’t appeared for any Verge staffers but. In keeping with 9to5Google the function is “steadily rolling out to all customers.” We’ve reached out to Google for affirmation.