It’s possible you’ll quickly be capable to change your Gmail deal with

A Google assist web page in Hindi says the power to alter your Gmail deal with is on the way in which. The characteristic would will let you substitute your present @gmail.com deal with with one other. Your previous deal with would stay lively as an alias on the account, and all of your information would stick round, unaffected.

The support page (translated) says that “the power to alter your Google Account e-mail deal with is regularly rolling out to all customers.” The change was first noticed on a Google Pixel forum on Telegram and was first reported within the press by 9to5Google.

Google hasn’t made a proper announcement concerning the change. The English model of the assist web page nonetheless says you normally cannot change your @gmail.com deal with. Up up to now, Google has solely allowed deal with adjustments for non-gmail.com addresses.

Engadget reached out to Google for affirmation. We’ll replace this story if we hear again.

When the characteristic (presumably) rolls out broadly, you will change it by your account settings. Check in to your Google account, then go to Handle your Google account > Private data > Google Account e-mail. In the event you do not see the choice to alter it, then you definately’ll have to attend.