Why This Matters
This update ensures that iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will continue to be accessible on icloud.com, providing users with consistent privacy features and seamless communication. For developers, it highlights the importance of updating their systems to support the new private.icloud.com domain, maintaining secure and reliable sign-in options. This change underscores Apple's commitment to user privacy and the ongoing evolution of its privacy tools in the tech industry.
Key Takeaways
- Existing Hide My Email addresses on privaterelay.appleid.com will continue to function without interruption.
- Developers must update their systems to accept email addresses from private.icloud.com.
- Apple is reinforcing its focus on user privacy by maintaining and expanding its private email relay services.
Starting later this year, new Sign in with Apple addresses, previously issued on privaterelay.appleid.com , will be issued on private.icloud.com . Existing addresses on privaterelay.appleid.com will continue to work and forward mail to users without interruption.
After further consideration and reviewing community feedback, iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com .
What you need to do
Developers with apps or websites that use Sign in with Apple should ensure that their account systems, email validation logic, and allowlists accept addresses on the new private.icloud.com domain in addition to the existing privaterelay.appleid.com domain.
Learn more about Sign in with Apple
Communicating using the Private Email Relay Service
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