This week, Google announced a rather significant change for all of its users in the United States that feels like it was a long time coming. If you've ever found yourself with an old Gmail address that you wish you could change but don't want to lose all of your contacts and emails,

For decades, people have been stuck with the Gmail email address they created when they were irreverent teenagers, but for the first time ever, Google said it will finally let users update the account names they have outgrown.

Your old and new Gmail addresses can now live side by side in your inbox, but there are a few technical things to consider before you move to a more modern username.

Users who have been saddled with now-cringe email handles since the mid-2000s can now change them without losing any data under a policy Google announced on Wednesday.

For the first time in Gmail’s 22-year history, account holders will now be able to change their email address name. In the past, if a user wanted a new name, they would have to start over with a