Change your Gmail Address

About this video

Kevin explains Gmail’s new feature that lets you change your Gmail address — useful if you chose an embarrassing address as a teenager or your name or job changed. As of mid-April 2026 it is still rolling out, so some accounts show the option and some do not; check back every week or two. The path is: sign in at gmail.com, click the account button, choose Manage your Google Account, go to Personal Info, then Email, and click the arrow on the Google Account email line — if it says you can’t change this address, the feature is not available for that account yet. It is only for personal accounts whose address ends in @gmail.com; Google Workspace users must go through their company administrator. The key reassurance is that the old address is not deleted: it becomes an alternate email, the new address becomes primary, messages to either address arrive in the same inbox, and you can sign in with either, so existing streaming services, stores and apps tied to the old address keep working. To change, choose ‘Change Google account email’, pick an untaken @gmail.com address, and confirm. Google allows changing back to the previous email at any time, but you can only create a new address once every 12 months.

Key takeaways

• Find the option via Manage your Google Account > Personal Info > Email > the arrow on the Google Account email line; as of mid-April 2026 the rollout is partial, so it may not appear yet.
• Only personal @gmail.com accounts qualify — Google Workspace accounts must work through their company administrator.
• Changing does not delete the old address: it becomes an alternate email, mail to either address reaches the same inbox, and either address can be used to sign in.
• The new address must be untaken and end in @gmail.com; confirm the current and new addresses to complete the switch.
• You can switch back to the previous email at any time, but you can only get a new address once every 12 months, so choose carefully.

Episode details: published May 5, 2026 · 4:21 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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