Google just made it easier to escape your old Gmail username

It’s been an outrageously long wait, but Google will finally allow Gmail users to change their email addresses. Late last year, a support page in Hindi hinted that changes to Google’s account name policy were on the way, but now it’s official. The company posted the news to X, but noted that only U.S. users will be offered the new flexibility for now. To make the change, head to your email settings options and click “change Google Account email.” Your email history and saved data will remain tied to the account, so don’t worry about losing anything.  Users can change their Google account names across products like Gmail, Photos, and Drive, but really, email is the front-facing account people have been begging to change for ages. When you update your Google account name, your old handle will become an alias, so you can still use it to communicate over email. If you really wanted, you could revert back – but after this long of a wait, you’re probably ready to move on anyway. You ask