Apple says it’s reversing a previous decision and won’t change the email domain used for the iCloud+ Hide My Email feature.
In June Apple got blowback after announcing that it planned to unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a single, shared domain: private.icloud.com. New addresses were to be generated for both features will be issued on the new domain. For example:
- Sign in with Apple addresses, previously issued on privaterelay.appleid.com, will be issued on private.icloud.com.
- iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses, previously issued on icloud.com, will be issued on private.icloud.com.
However, here’s what Apple says in a new statement: 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.
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