A Google assist web page in Hindi says the flexibility to vary your Gmail handle is on the best way. The function would mean you can substitute your present @gmail.com handle with one other. Your outdated handle would stay energetic as an alias on the account, and all of your knowledge would stick round, unaffected.
The assist web page (translated) says that “the flexibility to vary your Google Account e-mail handle is step by step rolling out to all customers.” The change was first noticed on a Google Pixel discussion board 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 assist web page nonetheless says you normally cannot change your @gmail.com handle. Up so far, Google has solely allowed handle adjustments for non-gmail.com addresses.
Engadget reached out to Google for affirmation. We’ll replace this story if we hear again.
When the function (presumably) rolls out broadly, you may change it by way of your account settings. Check in to your Google account, then go to Handle your Google account > Private information > Google Account e-mail. In the event you do not see the choice to vary it, you then’ll have to attend.
