GoKawiilApple keeps Hide My Email on icloud.com, shifts new Sign in with Apple addresses to private.icloud.com
Apple announced that iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will continue to use the icloud.com domain, reversing an earlier plan to move them. Meanwhile, new Sign in with Apple relay addresses will switch from privaterelay.appleid.com to private.icloud.com later this year, though existing addresses will keep working without disruption.
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The decision suggests Apple listened to developer and user pushback rather than forcing a disruptive domain migration for an already widely used privacy feature. Developers relying on Sign in with Apple still need to update their systems to recognize the new domain, or risk breaking email validation and account creation flows.
- Hide My Email addresses stay on icloud.com after community feedback.
- New Sign in with Apple addresses will use private.icloud.com starting later this year.
- Developers must update email validation and allowlists to support both domains.
Apple AirTag — If you're already deep in Apple's privacy ecosystem with iCloud+ features like Hide My Email, the AirTag is a natural companion that leans on the same Find My network with end-to-end encryption. It clips to keys or slips in a bag and pings your iPhone when you wander off without it.
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