"Google goes on to explain that you will receive emails at both your old and new address and that data related to your old address, like photos, messages, and emails, will not be affected. You will be able to sign in to Google services like Gmail, Maps, Drive, and YouTube with your old or new email address, and you can reuse your old email address at any time."
"Oddly, all of this verbiage is only available on the Hindi version of the document (I used Chrome to translate the page and verify what it said). This could mean the feature is coming to Hindi-speaking markets first, or it could just mean that was the first page officially updated. The English-language support page still contains the old wording that your Gmail address "usu"
The ability to change a Gmail address is rolling out gradually and may not yet be available to all users. Emails sent to either the old or new address will be delivered to the account. Data tied to the old address, including photos, messages, and emails, will remain unaffected. Users can sign in to Google services with either address and can reuse their old address at any time. New email addresses cannot be deleted, and users cannot create a new gmail.com account for 12 months. Hindi-language guidance appears to be updated before English.
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