Jun 17, 2026 10:52:00

Apple has changed the domain for its 'Hide Email' feature, which allows apps and websites to more easily block anonymous registrations.

Apple offers a feature called 'Hide Email Address' that allows users to create accounts for web services and apps without using their own email address. It has now been revealed that the domain of email addresses generated using this 'Hide Email Address' feature will be changed.

New domain for Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email - Latest News - Apple Developer

https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=sus6t6ab&7194ef805fa2d04b0f7e8c9521f97343

Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/apple-plans-to-change-its-hide-my-email-privacy-feature-that-could-make-it-less-effective/

Apple offers ' Sign in with Apple, ' which allows users to sign in to apps and services using their Apple account.

The '

Hide Email ' feature allows you to create a new account for services that support 'Sign in with Apple' without having to enter your email address. Note that 'Hide Email' is only available to iCloud+ subscribers.

How to use 'Private Email' when signing in with Apple - Apple Support (Japan)
https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/105078

Previously, the email address generated for account creation using the 'Private Email' feature had the domain '@icloud.com'. Apple now forwards emails sent to this address to the email address linked to the user's Apple account. This allows users to create an account without disclosing their email address to the service provider.

Technology media outlet TechCrunch explains why 'Private Email' works: 'The reason these anonymous email addresses work is that they are indistinguishable from regular Apple user email addresses using the same domain (@icloud.com).'

It has been announced that the domain of email addresses generated using the 'Private Email' feature will be changed from '@icloud.com' to '@private.icloud.com'. Email addresses with the '@icloud.com' domain that have been issued so far will continue to function and forward emails to users.

TechCrunch pointed out that this change 'will change the domain of email addresses generated by the 'Private Email' feature to '@private.icloud.com,' making it easier for the service provider to recognize email addresses generated with 'Private Email,' thus making it easier to block user registrations.'

On the social forum Reddit , some commented on the change, saying, 'If companies know the domain (of the email address generated by the private email feature), they will now ask users for their main email account.' However, there were also comments like, 'Since apple.com is already classified as spam , I hope they create a completely new domain so that it doesn't overlap with existing domains.'