Google has revealed it is giving US users a chance to appear more professional by letting them change their Google Account username.
This means whatever appears before @gmail.com in an email address—without losing access to their account.
However, the tech company said it will limit the name changes to one per 12 months.
According to an example shared online by Google, the email address sk8tergrl123.1986@gmail.com is changed to the more sombre elisa.beckett@gmail.com.
The company disclosed that they would allow address changes without cutting them off from their inboxes.
Google is set to introduce flexible Gmail address customisation feature
Under the new measures, users can transfer all their emails, data and future traffic to the new address – and still keep open their old address just in case.
Additionally, users will receive emails to both addresses, and historical data such as photos will not be affected.
However, google has not indicated whether the new feature, which is for US users only, will be rolled out worldwide.
Users who want to change their name should go to their email settings, click on personal info, then email followed by Google account email.
They should then see a change Google account email option, where users can modify their username.
