Google officially launches option to change your Gmail address

WaitWaitWha 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

couple of other articles with varying details https://www.xda-developers.com/google-finally-lets-you-chang...

https://www.ghacks.net/2026/04/01/google-now-lets-us-users-c...

Simulacra 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I 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 10 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		conjecture - 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?
	▲	GeoSys 9 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Probably competition from other services