Want to change your Gmail address? Now you can, without losing any data - here's how - ZDNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. You'll get messages sent to both your new and old addresses, but there are some limits. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you’ve been using your old Gmail account that you created before you knew your username would matter, or with a name you want to forget, your day is here. Google has announced that you can finally change your Google Account username — the part before @gmail.com in your email — without losing any of your account data. Evidence of the ability to do this started surfacing several months ago, but the option is now here for everyone. If you’re stuck with a regrettable email, you understand what a big deal this is and why people have wanted it for years. Not only is your username what you use to sign in to Google apps and services like Gmail, Photos, and Drive, it’s what you give to doctors’ offices, your mechanic, your dog groomer, and more. Also: I used Gmail’s AI tool to do hours of work for me in 10 minutes – with 3 prompts When you make the change, your old Gmail address will become an alternate, Google says. It will stil