Have you ever looked at your mailbox and ever wondered why it is full of emails from websites you no longer visit or have ever used? If yes, bother not, as you are not alone to have experienced this classic email spamming. That leads us to another question, what’s the better way to deal with email spam so that you never fall prey to phishing? Well, it turns out Apple has got the answer to this problem with a new feature in iOS 15 called Hide My Email. Read on to learn what is Hide My Email and how to use it in iOS 15 on iPhone and iPad.
To get going, let’s first dig deep into how this security feature works! Then, we will take a look at how to enable and put the Hide My Email feature to good use on your iPhone and iPad.
- What is Hide My Email and How It Works on iOS 15?
- Where Can You Use Hide My Email?
- How Do You Receive Emails from Apps/ Websites Using Hide My Email Address?
- Does Apple Let You Manage Apps That Use Hide My Email Address?
- Can You Use Hide My Email for Free Without Upgrading to iCloud+?
- Create Hide My Email Address in iOS 15 on iPhone and iPad
- Check the List of Apps That Use Hide My Email Address
- Turn Off Forwarding from a Hide My Email Address in iOS 15
- Change Hide My Email Forwarding Address on iPhone and iPad
- Stop Apps from Using Your Apple ID on iPhone and iPad
What is Hide My Email and How It Works in iOS 15?
Announced as part of the new iCloud+ subscription, you can look at “Hide My Email” as a shield that prevents apps and websites from seeing your real email address. To keep your email hidden and prevent websites from exploiting it, Apple generates a unique, random email address that forwards emails to your personal inbox. In other words, Hide My Email enables services to contact you without receiving your email address.
Where Can You Use Hide My Email?
For a seamless experience across Apple devices, the company has built Hide My Email directly into iCloud settings, Mail, and Safari. So, whether you are trying to sign up for a web service in Safari or sending an email using the Apple Mail app, you can easily make use of this security feature to mask your email address. Image Courtesy: Apple
Well, Apple ensures fair play from behind the scene. Whenever any address generated using Hide My Email receives any emails, the service forwards them to the primary email address. The entire email relaying process happens ever so smoothly that you would hardly ever notice any delay.
To ensure you have the needed control over who can contact you, Apple allows you to manage apps that use Hide My Email address. For instance, you can completely stop an app from using the email address generated by this feature and also choose to prevent it from forwarding any email. Not just that, you can also change the forwarding email address at your own will.
Of course, yes! Apple lets you use the Hide My Email feature for free. However, if you wish to unlock all the goodies (including the ability to create random addresses and hide your email address while sending emails), you will need to upgrade to iCloud+. The subscription starts at $0.99/month.
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
Now, tap on your profile avatar at the top.
Next, label your address. The label will help you remember what app you used this email address for. Besides, you also have the option to add a note so you will be able to remember how you use this email address.
iOS 15 allows you to keep track of all the apps that you signed up for using the unique Hide My Email address. Follow the steps below:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad, and go to profile photo -> iCloud -> Hide My Email.
If you ever want to stop receiving emails from an app or web service, you can disable forwarding from a Hide My Email address. Here is how the process works:
- Up next, select the app or website you no longer want to receive emails from.
iOS 15 also offers you the flexibility to change your Hide My Email forwarding address on your iPhone and iPad.
- On your iPhone or iPad, navigate to Settings -> profile picture -> iCloud -> Hide My Email.
Stop Apps from Using Your Apple ID on iPhone and iPad
- On your iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 device, head to the Settings app.
- Next up, tap on “Apps using Apple ID” located under the “Sign In With Apple” section.
