Apple Merges Sign in With Apple and Hide My Email Services

WHO:

9to5Mac - Apple announced the change regarding email domains.

MacRumors - Apple is the organization implementing the unification of email domains.

WHAT:

9to5Mac - Apple will unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a single domain, private.icloud.com.

MacRumors - New addresses generated for both features will be issued on the private.icloud.com domain.

9to5Mac - Existing addresses on the legacy domains will continue to work and forward mail to users without interruption.

WHERE:

9to5Mac - The new email domain will be private.icloud.com.

WHEN:

9to5Mac - The change is set to take effect “later this summer.”

WHY:

9to5Mac - The unification aims to streamline the email services associated with Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email.

HOW:

9to5Mac - Developers will need to update their account systems, email validation logic, and allowlists to accept the new private.icloud.com domain.

MacRumors - Email service providers may need to update domain-based filtering, suppression lists, or routing rules to include the private.icloud.com domain.

(UPDATED June 16, 2026 14:46 UTC)

Apple has announced that it will unify the email domains used for Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a new single domain, private.icloud.com, with the change set to take effect later this summer. New email addresses generated for these services will be issued on the private.icloud.com domain, while existing addresses on the legacy domains will continue to function and forward mail without interruption. Developers will need to update their systems to accept the new domain, and email service providers may also need to adjust their filtering and routing rules accordingly.