Apple Unifies Email Domains for Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email
Key Takeaways
- ▸Apple unifying Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under single domain private.icloud.com
- ▸Existing addresses on legacy domains continue to work without interruption
- ▸Developers must update email validation logic and allowlists to accept new private.icloud.com domain
Summary
Later this summer, Apple will consolidate the email domains used by two of its privacy-focused features: Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email. Both services will migrate to a single unified domain, private.icloud.com. Sign in with Apple addresses, previously issued on privaterelay.appleid.com, and iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses, previously issued on icloud.com, will both transition to the new domain.
Existing email addresses on the legacy domains will continue to function without interruption, automatically forwarding messages to users. However, all new addresses generated for both features will use the new private.icloud.com domain. This consolidation simplifies Apple's email infrastructure and provides a more consistent user experience across its privacy-focused services.
The transition requires action from developers and email service providers. App and website developers using Sign in with Apple must update their systems to accept and validate addresses on private.icloud.com in addition to the legacy domains (privaterelay.appleid.com and icloud.com). Similarly, email service providers need to update domain-based filtering, suppression lists, and routing rules to include the new domain to ensure proper email delivery.
- Email service providers need to update domain-based filtering and routing rules
