Google now lets you change Gmail ID without losing mails

03-Apr-2026

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Google will now allow you to change your Gmail address. Google was believed to be working on this feature since late last year. And now, Google is making it available for all users. Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote on X that now, you no longer need to use an email address that might’ve been stuck in time.

If you want to use this feature to get a new Gmail address while keeping the same account. You can go to the settings page on Gmail and choose any available address.

This feature is currently available for select users. After your Gmail address has changed, people can send you mails via the new address. However, your old address remains linked to your account. That is, no one else can claim it, and those who do not have the new address can continue to send you mails on the old one. The emails received on both addresses will come in the same inbox.

Google is also bringing more AI features to Gmail. The company has announced an "AI Inbox"