Hide Your Email From Other Platforms
A fairly new feature accessible on your iPhone lets you create random email addresses you can use online for sites where you may not want to give out your real e-mail address.
The best part is that all the messages that could land on that email address can be forwarded to your actual email address, so you won’t have to manage different profiles at once. Here’s how to enable this:
- Open the Settings app.
- Choose your name at the top of the Settings screen.
- Select iCloud.
- Choose Hide my Email.
- If you’ve created another email in the past, you should see it here. If not, you can tap Create New Address and add a new random email you can use for anything you want.
With many sites and apps, you can also create a new address on the fly when filling out a form or signing up for an account; just look for the Hide my Email option above the keyboard.