Overview
- Users who switch to a new @gmail.com keep the original address as an alias, continue receiving mail to both, and can sign in with either without losing data.
- Google limits changes to three per account, imposes a 12‑month lock before another change or deletion, and blocks creating a new account with the old address for 12 months.
- The updated guidance currently appears only in Hindi on a Google support page, and there has been no separate public announcement of broader availability.
- When available, the option surfaces in Google Account settings under Personal info → Email, where eligible users can initiate a primary address change.
- Google notes some services may still display the old address for a time, the original address remains reserved to the account, and reporters advise vigilance against phishing related to address‑change prompts.