From 8c6e9740b707c7f55dfe086ee75e7b275db33bec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ru Levin Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 12:22:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update changing-your-github-username.md (#51910) Co-authored-by: Vanessa Co-authored-by: Siara <108543037+SiaraMist@users.noreply.github.com> --- .../changing-your-github-username.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/changing-your-github-username.md b/content/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/changing-your-github-username.md index 23b7df3858..53d8f0d94c 100644 --- a/content/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/changing-your-github-username.md +++ b/content/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/changing-your-github-username.md @@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ If the new owner of your old username creates a repository with the same name as After changing your username, links to your previous profile page, such as `https://{% data variables.product.product_url %}/previoususername`, will return a 404 error. We recommend updating any links to your account on {% data variables.location.product_location %} from elsewhere{% ifversion fpt or ghec %}, such as your LinkedIn or Twitter profile{% endif %}. +## Accounts logged in on GitHub Mobile + +Accounts logged in on the {% data variables.product.prodname_mobile %} app may continue to display your original username until you log out. To ensure your updated username is displayed, we recommend you sign out and back in to your account on each mobile device. + ## Your Git commits If your Git commits are associated with another email address you've added to your {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} account, they'll continue to be attributed to you and appear in your contributions graph after you've changed your username. For more information on setting your email address, see "[AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/setting-your-commit-email-address)" and "[AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/adding-an-email-address-to-your-github-account)."