Set userStatus to EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_PENDING

Hey, I’m working on update email structure, what I’ve found that if I use :
user.email=newEmail
Backendless.UserService.update(user);
the user status stays enabled,
How can I set the user status to EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_PENDING so the resendEmailConfirmation work and then validating the new email

Note: I can remove the old user and registering him again and then the status will become EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_PENDING but I’m searching for a better solution