Hate your old Gmail address? Google is quietly letting some people change it without losing data

Hate your old Gmail address? Google is quietly letting some people change it without losing data

By Jordan Hart
Publication Date: 2025-12-26 18:22:00

It looks like you may soon be able to change that old email address you made in high school.

Google account users have long been unable to change their email addresses without creating a whole new account, but Google seems to be quietly rolling out an option to update them. That’s according to a support page published by the company, which outlines a new process to change the email or username used to identify your account.

The update on Google’s account help page says certain account holders can now change their @gmail.com address without losing access to their data or services. The feature was first reported in the Google Pixel Hub Telegram group in a message that said the update is being gradually rolled out to users. As of Friday morning, the modified instructions were available on the Hindi version of Google’s support page.

The support page suggests this option is currently only available in some regions, including Hindi-speaking areas.

According to a…