{"id":170418,"date":"2025-12-27T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=170418"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:52:53","slug":"big-google-news-for-2026-youll-finally-be-able-to-change-your-gmail-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=170418","title":{"rendered":"Big Google News For 2026: You\u2019ll Finally Be Able To Change Your Gmail Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For years, one of the biggest frustrations for Gmail users has been simple: if you created your email address as a teenager, you were stuck with it forever. That may finally be changing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Google has quietly begun rolling out, in certain parts of the world, a long-requested feature that allows users to change their @gmail.com address without creating a brand-new account. The rollout is expected to reach the United States in the first half of 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>What\u2019s Changing With Gmail Addresses?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Under the new policy, users will be able to replace their existing Gmail address with a new one while keeping everything else exactly the same. That means you can keep:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All emails (past and future)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Google Photos, Drive, and Docs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">YouTube history, playlists and subscriptions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Maps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&amp; Many More Google services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Even better, your old Gmail address won\u2019t disappear. It will remain active as an alias, meaning emails sent to the old address will still arrive in your inbox, and it can still be used to sign in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Important Limits You Should Know:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are some restrictions attached to this new flexibility:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You can only change your Gmail address once every 12 months<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You can only make up to three total changes for the entirety of your account<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Once you choose a new Gmail address, it cannot be deleted<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Watch Out for Phishing Scams:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There\u2019s a downside to this quiet rollout: hackers love uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Because your Gmail address is also your Google Account login, scammers may try to take advantage by sending fake emails claiming you need to \u201cconfirm\u201d or \u201cactivate\u201d your new Gmail address. Any message asking you to click a link to change your email should be treated as suspicious.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">As always, Google will only communicate account changes through official channels, and you should only make changes by signing in directly at Google\u2019s website\u2014never through emailed links.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Bottom Line:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Google is rolling out the ability for billions of Gmail users to update their email address without losing years of data or breaking their accounts. From our perspective, this is one of the most practical Gmail updates in years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">More updates should become clear once Google officially rolls this out worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">What do you think about this rollout? 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