Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Google to Allow Gmail Address Changes
Google is working on a new feature that will let Gmail users change their email address without losing any of their old emails or data.
Right now, if you want to change your Gmail address, you have to create a new account and lose everything from the old one.
With this new feature, you can switch to a new address, and your old one will still work as a secondary address.
This means you won't miss any emails sent to your old address.
Google is also putting some limits on how often you can change your address.
You can only change it once every 12 months, and you can do this up to three times in total.
This feature is not available yet, but a support page explaining how it will work has been spotted, suggesting it could be coming soon.
It might start in India first.
Google is developing a feature to allow Gmail users to change their email addresses without losing access to old emails and data.
The old Gmail address will become an alias, continuing to receive emails and function as a secondary address.
Users will be limited to changing their Gmail address once every 12 months, with a maximum of three changes per account.
The feature is primarily aimed at personal Gmail accounts, with restrictions for accounts managed by organizations.
The support page detailing this feature is currently only available in Hindi, suggesting India might be among the first regions to receive it.
- Who
- Gmail users
- What
- Ability to change Gmail address without losing emails
- When
- Unconfirmed launch date, potentially soon
- Where
- Possibly starting in India
- Why
- To allow users to update their email addresses while retaining access to old emails and data
- Feature
- Change Gmail address without losing emails
- Availability
- Potentially starting in India
- Change Frequency
- Once every 12 months, max 3 changes per account
- Old Address
- Becomes an alias, continues to receive emails
- Account Types
- Primarily for personal accounts, not managed/organizational accounts
- Data Retention
- All existing data remains intact
- Reuse Old Address
- Possible after 12-month waiting period
Sources
Google Could Soon Let Users Change Their Gmail Address Without Losing Emails
Google to allow Gmail users to change their email address for the first time
Embarrassed by your old Gmail address? Google may soon let you change it, here’s what we know
Google finally lets you change that old, embarrassing Gmail address
Google to allow users to change their Gmail address: How it works, and why it matters?
Google plans to allow users to change their Gmail address, here is all you need to know
Google allows users to let go of embarrassing gmail ID, keep all the data
