Google allows users to change their Gmail address without losing data.
This is stated on Google's updated help page.
If a user changes their address to a new one, the system applies the following changes:
- The previous address automatically becomes an alternate address.
- Emails will be sent to both the new and old addresses.
- You can sign in to Google services (Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Google Play, Drive, etc.) using either of these two addresses.
All saved data, including photos, messages, and old emails, will remain unchanged.
Users also have the option to revert to their previous email address. However, there are time restrictions: after the change, you will not be able to create a new address or delete your current new address for the next 12 months.
One account can change its @gmail.com address no more than three times in total.
The company also warns that the old address may still appear in Google Calendar events created before the address change for some time.
Google has already begun to gradually roll out the feature.