There are many reasons why you might want to get or send emails from an email address that's not your main one. Setting up entirely new Gmail accounts for one-time use purposes can get annoying ...

An email address is required to use most online services and apps. If you aren't comfortable handing out your primary address or want to sort your small business queries in Google Workspace, create a ...

For years, one of the most frustrating limits inside the Google ecosystem was simple but painful. You could not change your primary Gmail address without creating a brand-new account. That meant ...

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Google is rolling out a new feature that allows users in the U.S. to change their @gmail address or create a new alias. This feature was first spotted in October 2025 and showed up on some Google ...

All Google users in the U.S. now can change their Gmail usernames included in their email addresses. The tech company began rolling out the feature last year, but now is available to all U.S. users, ...

Google appears to working on an email forwarding alias system. Called “Shielded Email,” the intent appears to be hiding your main email address from apps demanding one. If spam ever becomes a problem, ...