{"id":8262,"date":"2026-04-04T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/8262\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:06:09","slug":"do-you-still-have-an-embarrassing-gmail-id-you-can-now-change-it-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/8262\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you still have an embarrassing Gmail ID? You can now change it \u2014 Here\u2019s how"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking<\/p>\n<p>Loading breaking news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flex items-center w-full h-full\" href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Northeast Herald Logo\" width=\"900\" height=\"800\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-full w-auto max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-[700px] object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/neherald_logo.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"inline-block mb-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Northeast Herald Logo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h-12 w-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/neherald_logo.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-gray-600 text-sm mb-6 leading-relaxed\">Northeast Herald starts its journey from Tripura state capital city Agartala to cover the entire Northeast region of India for the latest news, news photos, and the latest photos to promote the great cultural, historical and traditional identity of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 Northeast Herald. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by Northeast Herald Digital\u2022Agartala, Tripura\u2022<a class=\"hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors\" href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/sitemap.xml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">XML Sitemap<\/a>\u2022<a class=\"hover:text-blue-600 transition-colors\" href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/rss.xml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you still have an embarrassing Gmail ID? You can now change it \u2014 Here\u2019s how<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[16px] text-gray-600 leading-relaxed mb-6 italic font-serif\">There is good news for Gmail users. The widely used email platform is now allowing account holders to change their email addresses \u2014 a feature being introduced for the first time in over two decades.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775279378395311578.jpg\" alt=\"Do you still have an embarrassing Gmail ID? You can now change it \u2014 Here\u2019s how\" class=\"w-full h-auto object-cover\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tUntil now, users who wanted a different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiablooms.com\/life\/google-unleashes-gemini-ai-on-gmail-your-inbox-will-never-be-the-same\/details\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gmail<\/a> address had to create an entirely new account.<\/p>\n<p>\tSundar Pichai announces major update<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAnnouncing the change, Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote on X: \u201c2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn\u2019t need to be stuck in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t\t2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn&#8217;t need to be stuck in it.<\/p>\n<p>To say goodbye to <a href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"1f692f6b2c792f6d6f2c7b6d2f2d2f2f2b5f78727e7673317c7072\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"a9c4dbcbdbc0cec1dddac0cdcc9d989fe9cec4c8c0c587cac6c4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> (or whatever you were into at the time), go to your Google Account settings and choose any name available. You&#8217;ll keep your old\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\u2014 Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sundarpichai\/status\/2039028406226973088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe added:\u201cTo say goodbye to old usernames like <a href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"a1d791d592c791d3d192c5d39193919195e1c6ccc0c8cd8fc2cecc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/neherald.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"c4a9b6a6b6ada3acb0b7ada0a1f0f5f284a3a9a5ada8eaa7aba9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>, go to your Google Account settings and choose any available name. You\u2019ll keep your old username and can sign in with both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\tWhat\u2019s changing?<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAccording to Google, users \u2014 starting in the US \u2014 can now change their account username across services like Gmail, Photos, and Drive.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n\t\t\tYou asked, we delivered. If you\u2019re a U.S. Google user, you can now change your account username for tools like Gmail, Photos, Drive and more \u2014 while keeping your emails, data and account history. Here\u2019s what to know:<\/p>\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3 You can choose any available <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gmail?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@gmail<\/a>.com username.<\/p>\n<p>2\ufe0f\u20e3\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eF2lgbJaFg\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/eF2lgbJaFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\u2014 Google (@Google) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google\/status\/2038969843701989773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tHow it works<\/p>\n<p>\n\tUsers can choose any available @gmail.com username<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe old email address will remain as an alias<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYou can send, receive, and sign in using both addresses<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYou can revert to your old username if needed<\/p>\n<p>\n\tUsername changes are allowed once a year, up to three times in total<\/p>\n<p>Do you still have an embarrassing Gmail ID? 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