Apple iPhone tricks: What if we tell you that you can send an email to anyone without even disclosing your real email ID? If you are an iPhone user, you can use the Hide My Email feature for the same. According to the information provided by Apple, Hide My Email allows you to create unique, random email addresses that forward to your personal inbox so you can send and receive email without having to share your real email address.
This random email address can be used with apps, websites, and more so your personal email can stay private. It's built in to Sign in with Apple and iCloud+. "Hide My Email is a service that lets you keep your personal email address private whether you are creating a new account with an app, signing up for a newsletter online, or sending an email to someone you don't know well," Apple said.
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There are two key ways to use Hide My Email. With Sign in with Apple, which lets you create an account using a randomly-generated email address directly within a supported third-party app or website. Or with iCloud+, which lets you generate as many random email addresses as you need on your device, in Safari, or on iCloud.com, which you can use for whatever site or purpose you choose.
If you create an account with an app or visit a website that supports sign in with Apple, you can choose to share your email address, if you are familiar with the app or website, or hide your email address, if you would prefer more privacy. If you choose the Hide my Email option, only the app or website you created the account with can use this random email address to communicate with you.
It can be known that with an iCloud+ subscription, you can generate
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