You might be able to change your @gmail address.

Google is apparently finally admitting that email addresses created in your teens have aged poorly. The company is gradually introducing the option to change them, according to foreign media reports. Gmail address, which could save many users a lot of embarrassment and inconvenience.

The new feature is hinted at in an updated Google support page, which first appeared in Hindi. It suggests that users with addresses ending in gmail.com will be able to change their email address to another @gmail.com address. This is not a classic change, but rather adding a new address to an existing account.

The old Gmail address will remain active as an alias. alias). All incoming mail will continue to arrive in the same inbox, and users will be able to sign in to related services with their original address. Google guarantees that all messages, photos, and other files will be preserved.

The ability to change is limited. Users will be able to use it a maximum of once a year, and a maximum of three new addresses can be created in total. Additional changes will no longer be available, but it is possible to return to the original address at any time. Google also warns of possible problems transferring settings and files in the ChromeOS environment and advises creating a backup before changing.

The new feature will be especially welcome for those who created Gmail at a time when they weren't thinking about using it professionally, or for users who have changed their name in the meantime. In practice, it's a small but long-awaited improvement to one of the most widely used web services in the world.

The support page is not yet available in English, and not all users have noticed the change yet. According to 9to5Google, the feature is being rolled out gradually, but Google has not yet officially confirmed it.