Currently, this feature is being introduced primarily in India and other Hindi-speaking regions, as noted on Google’s Hindi support page for accounts. However, the page also suggests that this capability will be “gradually rolling out to all users,” implying that a broader, possibly global, release could be on the horizon.

For now, individuals outside these initial markets will need to exercise a bit of patience. Nonetheless, the promise of being able to adopt a new, more professional Gmail address while maintaining access to all previous data and services is certainly worth the wait.

The rollout appears to be limited to India or Hindi-speaking markets for now, as it’s shown on the Hindi support page for Google accounts.

The change will let users replace their existing Gmail address with a new one, while preserving the data and services. The Hindi version of the support page said the feature will be “gradually rolling out to all users,” possibly hinting at a global rollout soon. 

Google’s English-language help page maintains that @gmail.com addresses “usually cannot be changed.” User who want a new Gmail address currently have to create a new account and transfer their data manually. 

Under the new change, users will be able to change their email address and keep their original one as an alias. Emails sent to the old email address will continue to arrive in the inbox, and the original address can still be used to sign in to Google Drive, Maps, and YouTube, according to the Hindi support page translation.

According to Google, photos, messages and other data won’t be affected by the change.

The old Gmail address can be reused at any time, but the support page warns that a new email address for a Google Account cannot be created for the following year. Additionally, you cannot delete your new email address once it has been changed.