> so difficult to switch. So many accounts and services have my Gmail registered, I don't think I could collect them all. Register a domain (e.g. something2342

> so difficult to switch. So many accounts and services have my Gmail registered, I don't think I could collect them all. Register a domain (e.g. something23423.de for 15USD/year) and use that as your primary email address (e.g., name@something23423.de), then connect it to any provider you wish underneath via editing the MX records at the registrar. Many email providers support this and have instructions [1,2,3]. You can have Gmail then forward all emails to your new address, and then each email that arrives from Gmail, you know needs updating to the new address. You do not need to change your email address when switching providers. [1] https://www.fastmail.com/help/receive/domains.html https://www.fastmail.com/help/receive/domains.html [2] https://kb.mailbox.org/display/BMBOKBEN/Using+e-mail+addresses+of+your+domain https://kb.mailbox.org/display/BMBOKBEN/Using+e-mail+address... [3] https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/set-up-a-custom-domain/ https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/set-up-a-custo...