If you happen to’ve been saddled with some terrible Gmail deal with you selected in highschool ( you, LazySexyCool3030), assist seems to be on the way in which. Based on a Google account assist web page in Hindi the corporate is permitting some folks to alter their electronic mail deal with. Based on the web page (by way of Google Translate):
In case your Google Account electronic mail deal with ends with gmail.com, you may change it with one which ends with @gmail.com.
This seems to be extra like including a second deal with to your account than truly altering your electronic mail deal with, nevertheless. Electronic mail despatched to your previous deal with will nonetheless arrive in your inbox, and that deal with will nonetheless work to register to any accounts related to it. In actual fact, your previous deal with is ready as an alias for the brand new one. Any messages, photographs, and different recordsdata related to the previous deal with may also be preserved.
There are some limits on the flexibility to alter addresses. You may solely do it yearly, 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 electronic mail at any time. There are additionally apparently some points with settings and recordsdata carrying over on ChromeOS, so it’s suggested that you simply make a full backup of your laptop earlier than switching.
For individuals who received their Gmail deal with once they had been younger, earlier than they even thought-about the likelihood that they won’t be that into Naruto without end, this might save a number of complications. It’s additionally prone to be appreciated by anybody who has modified their title.
The up to date assist web page isn’t exhibiting up in English, and the choice to alter your Gmail deal with hasn’t appeared for any Verge staffers but. Based on 9to5Google the function is “progressively rolling out to all customers.” We’ve reached out to Google for affirmation.
