Apple plans to unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a single domain private.icloud.com.
Addresses generated for both features will be issued on the new domain, Apple says.
Sign in with Apple addresses currently use the domain privaterelay.appleid.com, while iCloud+ uses icloud.com. Later this summer, both will use the same private.icloud.com domain.
Email addresses that use existing domains will continue to work and mail will be forwarded without interruption.
App or website developers who use Connect with Apple will need to ensure that their account systems, email validation logic, and allowlists accept addresses from the private.icloud.com domain in addition to existing domains. Email service providers may also need to update domain-based filtering, suppression lists, or routing rules to include the private.icloud.com domain.
Regular users will not need to do anything and both features will continue to work as expected.
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