Apple reverses shared-domain plan for Hide My Email addresses
Apple will keep iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses on icloud.com, while new Sign in with Apple addresses will use private.icloud.com later this year. Existing privaterelay.appleid.com addresses will continue forwarding without interruption.
DNA Brief
Signal Summary
Apple had announced in mid-June that new Sign in with Apple and Hide My Email addresses would move to the shared private.icloud.com domain. The updated plan keeps iCloud+ addresses on icloud.com but moves new Sign in with Apple addresses to private.icloud.com; the source does not give the exact date for that change.
Why It Matters
The reversal means iCloud+ Hide My Email users will not have their address domain changed under the planned shared-domain rollout. Existing privaterelay.appleid.com addresses will also keep forwarding mail without interruption, reducing the immediate impact on current users.
Evidence
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Primary Evidence
1Apple reverses planned Hide My Email domain change after user pushback
Marcus Mendes
“Apple today announced that it will no longer move iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses to a new domain, reversing course on a change announced just two months ago. Here are the details.”
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