Hide My Email

You mean that you CANNOT disable Hide My Email? Please tell me that I am wrong.

iPad mini, iOS 12

Posted on Oct 5, 2023 5:47 AM

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Posted on Oct 6, 2023 5:19 PM

Hi Ric6988,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. You have the option to stop or delete an inactive address with Hide My Email. Here's how:


Stop using an address created with Hide My Email
1. On iCloud.com, click the App Launcher button in the toolbar, then click Hide My Email.
2. Select the email address you want to stop using.
3. Click “Deactivate email address,” then follow the onscreen instructions.
When you stop using a unique, random address, any emails sent to that address are returned to the sender.


Delete an inactive address
You can only delete inactive addresses.
Important: Deleting an address created with Hide My Email is permanent, and it’s deleted on all your devices set up for Hide My Email. You cannot reactivate the address.
1. On iCloud.com, click the App Launcher button in the toolbar, then click Hide My Email.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the list, then select an address below “[number] inactive email address(es).”
3. Click “Delete address,” then follow the onscreen instructions.

This information is outlined in this article if you need to reference it: Stop using, reactivate, or delete a Hide My Email address on iCloud.com - Apple Tugi (EE)


Kind regards.




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Oct 6, 2023 5:19 PM in response to Ric6988

Hi Ric6988,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. You have the option to stop or delete an inactive address with Hide My Email. Here's how:


Stop using an address created with Hide My Email
1. On iCloud.com, click the App Launcher button in the toolbar, then click Hide My Email.
2. Select the email address you want to stop using.
3. Click “Deactivate email address,” then follow the onscreen instructions.
When you stop using a unique, random address, any emails sent to that address are returned to the sender.


Delete an inactive address
You can only delete inactive addresses.
Important: Deleting an address created with Hide My Email is permanent, and it’s deleted on all your devices set up for Hide My Email. You cannot reactivate the address.
1. On iCloud.com, click the App Launcher button in the toolbar, then click Hide My Email.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the list, then select an address below “[number] inactive email address(es).”
3. Click “Delete address,” then follow the onscreen instructions.

This information is outlined in this article if you need to reference it: Stop using, reactivate, or delete a Hide My Email address on iCloud.com - Apple Tugi (EE)


Kind regards.




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