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c/technology · by BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 142d

Google is now letting users in the US change their Gmail address

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/google-is-now-letting-users-in-the-us-change-their-gmail-address/

Users will be able to change their username only once every 12 months. Plus, they won't be able to delete their new email address for that period of time.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260331184305/https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/google-is-now-letting-users-in-the-us-change-their-gmail-address/

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20 Comments

hesh@quokk.au · 58 pts · 142d

I changed my Gmail address already, to one that doesn't end in gmail.com

Jhex@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 142d (2 replies)

why would I change my spam account?

ThePyroPython@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 142d (1 reply)

This isn't for you, it's for the literal Epstein class who had their Gmail addresses leaked in the files.

Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 142d

This is starting to make more sense.

fubarx@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 142d (1 reply)

Giving all those people with stupid, penis-oriented, middle-school email acoounts a second chance.

eldavi@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 141d

my was my nick name from middle school and i've been regretting it for the last 22 years. lol

Bloomcole@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 141d

I already changed it in Europe.
to proton

Drusas@fedia.io · 4 pts · 142d

I hope all the people who keep signing up for stuff, sincerely believing my email address to be theirs, will take advantage of this opportunity.

homes@piefed.world · 3 pts · 142d (6 replies)

Had that email address for over 25 years. It’s the only one that has my actual name attached to it. It’s how very very very old friends and people I haven’t talked to since college still manage to reach out and get in contact with me. I don’t think I wanna change it. I have other, newer email addresses I use for contemporaneous stuff.

Also, spam

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 142d (5 replies)

This is why I bought a domain years ago. Change and alias and whatever I want whenever I want.

homes@piefed.world · 1 pts · 142d (4 replies)

Oh, I had my own Web server for a couple of decades, and while that was useful, maintaining my own email server was a pain in the ass. Especially for junk mail filtering.

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 141d (1 reply)

I agree. I don't host it myself though. I'm just Google's product with that super grandfathered free version of workspace.

homes@piefed.world · 1 pts · 141d

Oh, I’m sorry, I clearly misunderstood what you said and what you were were referring to

badabim@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 142d (1 reply)

You don't need to run your own email server to use a custom domain, some email providers let you use your own domain.

leoj@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 141d

Shout out to Purely Mail!

p4rzivalrp2@piefed.social · 0 pts · 142d (4 replies)

Very old news? 

BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 142d (3 replies)

I believe they announced it before, but today it went live.

p4rzivalrp2@piefed.social · 0 pts · 142d (2 replies)

That's simply false, I already used the feature, I believe over a month ago but it could've maybe been earlier march

BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 142d (1 reply)

Google said on Tuesday that it is now rolling out a way for users in the U.S. to change their Gmail address without starting over or losing access to their data.

Google are the liars then, not the article.

forrgott@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 141d

Well, do keep in mind "now rolling out" does not technically mean they now started rolling out; the way they worded it, they're simply currently in the process. So, could be typical corporate doublespeak.