Google starts allowing users to change email addresses

  For years, Gmail addresses have been treated as permanent digital identities, but that old rule appears to be about to change.

Google has now started rolling out a new option that allows users to change their Gmail address, giving Gmail users more flexibility to update outdated usernames or improve old choices without having to create a completely new account, The Indian Express reported on Friday (26/12) local time.

The tech giant said it is rolling out a new option that will allow users to change their email address even if it ends in “@gmail.com”.

Until now, Google only allowed account email address changes for users who signed up using a third-party email address, while the Gmail address itself could not be changed.