Editorial of CubitaNOW ~ Tuesday December 30, 2025
For more than two decades, Gmail users have been tied to a single email address if they wanted to keep their data and associated services intact. Changing the username meant, in practice, starting from scratch. However, Google has begun to change that policy and is already testing a new function that will allow you to modify the @gmail.com address without losing emails, files or access to other company products.
The novelty began to be detected discreetly in recent days, after users of the Telegram group “Google Pixel Hub” pointed out changes to the company’s support pages. For now, the option is mainly reflected in the Hindi version of the Google help center, although everything indicates that the rollout will be progressive to other languages and regions.
According to the information published by Google, the ability to change an account’s email address is being enabled gradually, so not all users will be able to immediately access this option. In fact, until recently the English help page maintained the traditional message: that, in general, it was not possible to modify an address that ended in @gmail.com.
With the new function, the change does not imply the loss of information. The old address is not deleted, but rather acts as an alias. This will allow users to continue receiving messages sent to the original email, while using the new address as the primary one. In addition, both addresses will be used to log in to services such as Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube, Google Maps or Google Play.
One of the most valued aspects is that all content associated with the account remains intact: emails, files, photos, subscriptions, calendar events and even purchase history. In practice, the user does not change the account, only the visible address.
However, the feature comes with certain limitations. According to the available documentation, the change of address can only be made once every 12 months. Additionally, each account will have a maximum of three additional new addresses, for a total of four Gmail addresses for life. Another important detail is that the new address cannot be deleted once created.
For now, this option would be available only for personal accounts with the @gmail.com domain, leaving out accounts managed by companies, schools or organizations. As usual, the new name chosen must be available and not be associated with another existing account.
Although Google has not offered an official schedule or responded to when it will reach all users, the change has been welcomed. For those who created their account as a teenager or have changed their name over time, this update represents a long-awaited solution.