These are some of the requirements imposed by Google when changing your Gmail email address
Google is poised to satisfy a long-standing request from many users, albeit few have openly recognized it. It looks like users will soon be able to alter their Gmail email address without having to create an entirely new account. In other words, you will be able to change the humiliating address you have had since childhood.
After all, we all know someone (or perhaps we are that person) who still uses an email address they created in their teens, with an unpleasant name, that is now used to submit resumes and register with the bank.
Until recently, the official remedy has been straightforward but unsatisfactory: either accept it or start afresh with an entirely other email account. But that is about to change.
The business recently revised its English help site, offering explicit instructions for transferring an email address ending in @gmail.com to another address ending in @gmail.com, which Google previously indicated was "not possible." This is a huge adjustment, indicating a substantial modification in one of Google's harshest regulations, and it follows the previous emergence of identical material on its Indian help page, implying internal changes.
Your Google account email address is the one you use to access Google services and identify your account to yourself and others. You may switch from your existing Google email address, which ends in gmail.com, to a new one that ends in gmail.com.
This is one of the most significant updates we've seen this year since Gmail is such an important part of millions of people's digital lives. It's not just for email; it also gives you access to Google Photos, Google Drive, YouTube, Android, payments, backups, and more.
As a result, asking consumers to register a new account for anything as easy as "correcting" an old address was so inconvenient that there was no other option in 2026.
How can I change my email address on Gmail?
The procedure appears straightforward, at least in principle. Simply visit myaccount.google.com/google-account-email and look for the option to alter your Google account email address.
However, as is customary with Google updates, we expect this feature to be rolled out gradually, so it may not be available to everyone at the same time. However, changing your email address will not cause you to lose any data. Your emails, images, documents, browser history, contacts, and device data will be preserved.
The previous address will simply become an alternative address, which means you will continue to receive messages sent to both addresses and may log in with either.
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However, not everything is going smoothly. Google appears to impose some significant limitations that you should be aware of before attempting to alter your Gmail email address. You cannot create a new @gmail.com email address or remove an existing one until 12 months following the change, but you can return to your prior address.
Furthermore, the business admits that certain initial issues may arise with some programs that employ Google account login.