Google is starting to let users change their Gmail addresses — here's what you need to know

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Google rolled out a bunch of new Gmail features in 2025, including an AI-powered Add to Calendar button and a handy new Purchases tab. However, one change users have long asked for is the ability to change their email address without creating a new account. It's frustrating, but also understandable when you consider what would need to happen on the backend for it to happen.

However, it appears the hopes and dreams of Gmail users might come true, as a Hindi version of Google’s support page indicates that users will be able to change their Gmail address while keeping the old one alive as an alias.

Changing Gmail address — what you need to know

As far as how the feature works, emails sent to the old address will arrive in the inbox as they always would. This is key, as important people might email your old address before they discover you've swapped. Additionally, the original address will still work for signing in to Google services like Drive, Maps and YouTube.

Everything will remain with the account, including photos, messages and emails, after an address update, which is a big deal compared to making a new account.

According to the documentation, users won't be able to change their Gmail address for 12 months after a switch. Additionally, Google will limit users to three changes over the life of an account.

Since the language about changing a Gmail address appears only in the Hindi version of Google's support site, it's possible Google plans to roll out the feature in India and other Hindi-speaking regions first.

However, we have to assume that Google wouldn't roll this feature out in one part of the world and not the rest, so hopefully, we'll learn more regarding the change.

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