Where is Advanced > S/MIME for Apple ID email address on iOS 13?

So, generally, historically, in order to digitally sign/en/de-crypt email on iOS, you install profile with your certificate and key and then go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts > email@example.com > Account > Advanced and choose the certs to use under the S/MIME section.


On iOS 13.5.1, my certs expired, so I've gotten them reissued, into a profile, and installed on the phone. For my other email addresses, this proceedure is the same. But for my email address that is my Apple ID, I cannot find Advanced anywhere.


The most logical place would be the first option, "Name, Phone Numbers, Email" …except that that location actually has nothing about Email in it. It's your editable name, numbers and addresses to be used for iMessage, FaceTime, etc., birthday, and email subscriptions. Nothing else to do with email.


None of the other options even seem like they'd be email related, but I have checked them all. I cannot find Advanced. The Mail app even alerts me to the fact that I need to go to Advanced to select the certs in order for signing to work and gives me a button to take me there, but it just takes me to the Passwords & Accounts section of Settings, not to any specific Advanced location.


Anyone else have any better luck?

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Jun 18, 2020 5:35 PM

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Posted on Jun 18, 2020 5:39 PM

Well, crap. I found it. Ironically, right after posting.


For anyone else with the same problem, it's located here:


Settings > Passwords & Accounts > email@example.com > iCloud, «scroll to the very bottom» > Mail > Advanced > S/MIME section.

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