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Google Hints at Letting You Change Your Gmail Address Without Losing Your Data

An online posting by Google offers a tantalizing possibility.

If you’ve outgrown the Gmail address you created long ago, you might soon be able to do something about that — and without losing access to the emails and files associated with the previous Gmail account.

A Google explainer page recently popped up stating that users should be able to make the change soon, though there’s a big caveat, at least at the moment: It’s a Hindi language page, and it doesn’t give a timeline for when this feature might become available more widely.

«The Google Account email address change feature is slowly being rolled out to all users. Therefore, this option may not be available to you right now,» the support page states (translated with Safari).

Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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How to check if you can make the Gmail name change

There’s a ton of information on the Google support page for how the feature will work after you make the switch. You’ll be able to receive emails to both your old address and you new address, and the data saved on the account associated with the original address will not be impacted by the new address.

So, you should be able to access all of your data using either address, and you can use the new address to sign in to Google services, like YouTube, Google Maps and Google Play. For 12 months after its creation, you won’t be able to delete the new address.

To check if you can use this new feature, sign in to your Google account. Click on «Personal Information» in the top left corner. Then, in the email section, click on «Google Account Email.» Finally, click on «Change Google Account Email Address.» If you don’t see this option, the feature may not be available where you live yet.

For people using a Chromebook, there may be additional steps. The same goes for those who use their Google account to sign in to third-party websites and for those who use a Chrome remote desktop.

The support page also lists instructions for Android, iPhone and iPad users. But again, all of it is currently written in Hindi.

Gmail has between 1.5 billion and 2 billion users, according to various websites that track Google user statistics. Statista puts the number at 1.8 billion. Gmail is by far the largest email provider in the world.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 18, #1011

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 18 #1011.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is pretty tricky, but musicians might find the blue group easy. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Time between two things, maybe.

Green group hint: That smarts!

Blue group hint: Rockers know these well.

Purple group hint: You might write one out to pay a bill.