For the first time since Gmail launched, Google is preparing to let people change the actual @gmail.com address tied to their account without starting from scratch. That sounds like a small tweak, but it effectively turns one of the most rigid pieces of online identity into something flexible and renewable.

Some Gmail account holders might soon be able to ditch their longstanding email addresses in a potential new update.

Google is testing a major Gmail update that could finally allow users, starting in India, to change their @gmail.com addresses.

Google is testing out a new feature that lets users change their Gmail username without creating a new account. The update keeps all data, services and subscriptions intact while allowing a fresh @gmail.

Google is working on a long-requested feature that will allow users to change their @gmail .com email address without creating a new account. All you need to know about gmail… pic.twitter.com/C84p1mVK1z — Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) December 25,