Very excited about this feature, but not too excited by this 
What is the time frame for being able to use a name which was just recently released?
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90 days, as said in the article.
I’m very happy and satisfied with roblox recent changes/updates. Such as the display names, voice chat, and group name changes.
All I can say is, roblox… your doing better. Now as said in previous messages;
Maybe fix sensitive moderation next? 
I feel like this is a long overdue update, but hey i’m not complaining! 
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I guess, this is not affordable
Something I will never use, cool
When I was trying to change my group name. A message pops up saying ‘Group ownership was changed too recently’. Is there a reason for it? How do I fix this?
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Group ownership was changed recently, maybe in the past 90 days. I believe the reason is because they dont want the name to be changed right after there is a new owner. To fix it, you have to give it time. A few days. Max 90 I would guess because that is the time you would have to wait to change the group name.
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I’m trying to change my group name. Absolutely nothing happens when I click the purchase for 100 ROBUX button. No message, no nothing. This has been happening for quite a while now. The group has been in my possession since 2013, so there should be no conflict there. I’m curious to hear if this is just me or if something is really wrong.
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The system hasn’t had any issues for me so I was thinking perhaps someone is already using the name you are trying to use. The trick to seeing if a group name is already in use is taking the exact name you want to use and try sending it an ally request. If nothing of that names pops up, it’s open, if it does pop up, it’s taken. Try that and see if a group already using your name comes up. If not, well, that’s my only guess. I’d try doing it on mobile or on a different browser and see if that helps, too.
I’ve tried multiple computers and nothing different happens. I have also tried a few different variations of my group name and still nothing.
This absolutely needs to happen. I would say that any closed and ownerless group, regardless of member count, should be able to have their name used by an active group or at least claimed through Roblox Support. I did try emailing Roblox Support and they said using a closed and ownerless group’s name isn’t possible which is fair enough, although it has been closed and ownerless for 10 years.
Already we’re seeing popular names being hogged up and over the next few years it will only get worse, with group names probably needing things such as ColaBlox 1394 on the end if we’re not careful. People will have to start using really unprofessional looking group names. I think we should permit taking over another group’s name if the following apply:
-It is closed
-It is ownerless
-It has been closed and ownerless for at least 90 days
Group member count shouldn’t be considered as the chances are that the members are inactive and long-gone from the platform. Some example cases are some groups made 10 years ago who are holding popular names but are closed and ownerless, with a few members most of which haven’t been online in 10 or more years too.
If permitting the takeover of closed and ownerless group names isn’t possible or feasible, I say we just let group names clash and be reused as many times as users like, as groupIDs can be used to identify each. I think this is slightly harmful though and so the ideal solution should be the ability to use closed and ownerless group names.
The inability to keep important group names flowing will pose an increasing problem for all group owners. Therefore, I really hope Roblox can implement this ability, at least to some extent, even if it means having to contact them first.
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I completely agree with this! It would be amazing if the name of two groups could be swapped! Having to wait 270 days for swapping names is incredibly unreasonable.
Currently, I have two groups, and I’d like to swap their names. Sadly, since I’d have to wait 270 days to do this with the current system, I’m most likely not going to go forwards with this change.
I genuinely hope that Roblox is able to address this issue soon. However, considering that it took years for Roblox to allow us to change group names in the first place, I doubt that Roblox will allow us to swap group names anytime soon. It really is a shame that swapping group names is not an option.
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Very cheap compared to changing a usernames, however, I can already see a group having a lot of previous usernames. (I’m sure you’ve seen some people who have changed their usernames so many times it won’t fit on the page) So it’s good there’s a “cooldown.”
Nevertheless, this is going to help a lot for some people!
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I have been waiting so long for this update, thank you!
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This is a update I’ve been looking forward to for I can’t tell you how long. So stoked it’s finally out!
took near 11 years, very nice change!
cacti are pretty cool, too.
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i have to agree, cacti are also pretty cool.
Ok I am pretty mad rn. Why wasn’t this a thing earlier?! I had 2 groups who could use a name change but that wasn’t a feature and right now I locked the groups because of the fact I can’t change the name. This sucks.
I compleltely agree with you. I’ve seen several good names taken by inactive groups since 2016 and they’re literally hogging the names.
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I meant robux tho, and I never said that spending 100 USD is a good price to change a group name.