
If you’re OK with the suggested address, tap Continue. You can also tap the Create New Address link to generate a new random address. Tap an address you want to use again to hide your real email address, then confirm that the random address is forwarding to your actual address. Open Settings > iCloud > Hide My Email to see all the random addresses you may have already used with Apple’s older Sign in with Apple feature.

To use Hide My Email, you must be running iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, or higher. The goal is to reduce the amount of spam that your actual email address gets when you sign up for different online accounts. Hide Your Email AddressĪvailable only with a paid iCloud+ subscription, Hide My Email lets you register with apps and websites using an anonymous and randomized Apple ID. Go to Settings > Mail > Privacy Protection and turn on the switch for Protect Mail Activity. To turn on this feature, you must be running iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, or higher. If enabled, this feature hides your device’s IP address and loads remote content from an email message privately in the background. However, Apple’s new Protect Mail Activity privacy feature can stop this. For example, they can determine if and when you read a specific email, and even determine your location.

Protect Your Mail Activityīy default, companies and advertisers that send you email can obtain certain information about your activity in the Mail app. You’ll be told that the OS is up to date or be prompted to download and install the latest update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security Softwareįirst, make sure you’ve updated your device, so you can take advantage of all the latest features.
