Apple's Hide My Email Feature Is Changing: What You Need to Know

Apple is making a change to its Hide My Email feature in the coming weeks. This feature creates fake email addresses that forward messages to your real inbox, helping you avoid spam and protect your privacy. Apple will be moving these anonymous email addresses to a different internet domain, which could potentially make the feature less effective at protecting your information. This affects anyone who uses Apple's Hide My Email feature. You might be using it if you have an iCloud Plus subscription and have chosen to use randomly generated email addresses when signing up for websites, apps, or newsletters. Your existing Hide My Email addresses will still work, but they will be connected to a new domain.

Here is what you should do right now. First, check if you use Hide My Email by going to Settings, tapping your name at the top, then selecting iCloud and Hide My Email. Second, make a list of important accounts that use these hidden email addresses so you know where they are being used. Third, keep an eye on your email in the coming weeks to make sure messages are still getting through properly after Apple makes the switch. For long-term protection, consider using unique email addresses or aliases for different services even beyond Hide My Email. This way, if one address starts getting spam, you know exactly which service leaked or sold your information. You can also use your email provider's built-in filtering tools to catch unwanted messages before they reach your inbox.