Apple announced today that it is reversing its decision and will not change the email domain used for the iCloud+ Hide My Email feature.
Emails sent using Hide My Email will continue to use the same icloud.com domain that Apple uses for standard iCloud emails.
In June, Apple announced that it would unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and Hide my email under a single domain private.icloud.com. iPhone users have expressed concern that moving Hide My Email to a private.icloud.com domain instead of icloud.com would allow platforms to easily block iCloud aliases. Using the same domain for iCloud and Hide My Email makes it difficult for services to block disposable iCloud addresses, as this would also block legitimate users.
Apple said that after further review and considering community feedback, it would not be making the change. The connection with Apple addresses will be established via private.icloud.com instead of privaterelay.appleid.com starting at the end of this year. There will be no update to Hide My Email Addresses.
The connection with Apple addresses created before the change will continue to be transmitted without interruption. Apple says that app or website developers using Sign-in with Apple must ensure that their systems allow the private.icloud.com domain in addition to privaterelay.appleid.com.
Hide My Email is a paid iCloud feature that allows users to generate unique email addresses for each website or service, with options to disable and delete these addresses at any time. Hide My Email Addresses are forwarded to a user’s real email address, which is hidden from the Site or Service.
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