Private Relay email from Spotify without Apple+ subscription


i used my apple account to sign into Spotify. I received an email acknowledging this, however it was from a private relay email account . I thought that private relay accounts are only included with Apple +

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Posted on Dec 12, 2025 5:56 PM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2025 6:16 PM

TT123B wrote:

i used my apple account to sign into Spotify. I received an email acknowledging this, however it was from a private relay email account . I thought that private relay accounts are only included with Apple +


It would seem you have subscribed to iCloud+, either directly, or via Apple One.


Private Relay and Hide My Email are separate mechanisms, with different purposes and different implementations.


The former uses proxies to prevent either end of a web connection from knowing the address of the other end of the connection, while the latter avoids exposing email addresses.


Here is how to: Create and manage Hide My Email addresses in Settings on iPhone - Apple Support


And some background: About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support


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Dec 12, 2025 6:16 PM in response to TT123B

TT123B wrote:

i used my apple account to sign into Spotify. I received an email acknowledging this, however it was from a private relay email account . I thought that private relay accounts are only included with Apple +


It would seem you have subscribed to iCloud+, either directly, or via Apple One.


Private Relay and Hide My Email are separate mechanisms, with different purposes and different implementations.


The former uses proxies to prevent either end of a web connection from knowing the address of the other end of the connection, while the latter avoids exposing email addresses.


Here is how to: Create and manage Hide My Email addresses in Settings on iPhone - Apple Support


And some background: About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support


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