Google Changes Gmail After 22 Years—Why You Need A New Email Address

Google now lets users change their original Gmail usernames while keeping old addresses as aliases.

Sundar Pichai promoted the change and said users can update legacy 2004 addresses via Account settings.

Security experts warn editable email addresses may increase impersonation and phishing risks.

Apple’s Hide My Email creates disposable forwarding addresses, a feature Google has yet to widely offer.