Update, Dec. 07, 2024: This story, originally published Dec. 05, has been updated with examples of the kind of cyber-attacks used by hackers and scammers to lock you out of your Gmail account. A Dec. 06 update added more detailed information regarding the ...

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.

Ever feel like your email inbox is a never-ending black hole of unread messages, promotional clutter, and important emails buried somewhere in the chaos? You’re not alone. Managing emails can be overwhelming, especially when your inbox is flooded daily.

Being Google's premiere email service, Gmail has plenty of useful features like built-in translation and the glorious Unsubscribe button that slowly whittles down the spam coming to your inbox. But a feature that has one foot out the door is the ability to ...

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