You may soon be able to change your Gmail address

A Google support page in Hindi states that the ability to change your Gmail address is in the works. The feature would allow you to replace your current @gmail.com address another. Your old address would remain active as an alias on the account and all your data would remain intact.

THE support page (translated) states that “the ability to change your Google account email address is gradually being extended to all users.” The change was first spotted on a Google Pixel forum on Telegram and was first reported in the press by 9to5Google.

Google has not made an official announcement regarding this change. The English version of the support page still states that you generally cannot change your @gmail.com address. Until now, Google only allowed address changes for non-gmail.com addresses.

Engadget has contacted Google for confirmation. We will update this story if we receive a response.

When the feature (presumably) is widely rolled out, you’ll change it through your account settings. Sign in to your Google account, then go to Manage your Google account > Personal information > Google account email. If you don’t see the option to change it, you’ll have to wait.