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Google officially launches option to change your Gmail address
- WaitWaitWha 6mo agocouple of other articles with varying details https://www.xda-developers.com/google-finally-lets-you-change-your-gmail-address-but-theres-a-catch/ https://www.xda-developers.com/google-finally-lets-you-chang... https://www.ghacks.net/2026/04/01/google-now-lets-us-users-change-their-gmail-com-address-in-account-settings/ https://www.ghacks.net/2026/04/01/google-now-lets-us-users-c...
- Simulacra 6mo agoI hate to be jaded, but why are they doing this? It's not out of the goodness of their hearts or to give us the convenience of changing our email address. Is it?
- WaitWaitWha 6mo agoconjecture - retention of a generation? If i had deathfromtheside[at]gmail, then i grew up and was too lazy/non-tech/busy to set up a new account for janesmith[at]gmail?
- Simulacra 6mo agoThat's a really good point… It reminded me of some of the crazy email addresses that my friends have had, and how they've mostly created new email addresses for their professional lives.
- GeoSys 6mo agoProbably competition from other services