In the past, signing up for new apps meant giving out your email address and creating a new password for each account. When this got too confusing and time-consuming, we gave in to the temptation to use a Facebook account as a universal login despite legitimate reservations about privacy issues.
Apple introduced registration with iOS 13, iPadOS 13, WatchOS 6, tvOS 13 and MacOS Catalina. The sign-in feature allows you to privately sign in and manage third-party apps and websites instead of using your Apple ID and send your email to anyone who asks. A Sign in with Apple The button on an app or website allows you to set up an account and sign in with your Apple ID. To use Sign In, you must have an Apple ID with two-factor authentication enabled and be signed in to iCloud. You can use Sign In with a variety of web browsers, including Apple's Safari, and even on Android or Windows.
Once you've got it set up and apps and websites request your name and email address to set up your account, you can use Hide My Email - Apple's private email relay service - to send an anonymous email instead. Create an address that forwards app messages to your real email address without giving it to anyone. Only the registered app or the registered developer can communicate with you at this address and you can deactivate it if you no longer want to use it.
Use Sign In on your iOS device
- Sign in to your device with your Apple ID.
- Tap the Sign in with Apple Button on the app or site that you want to use.
- If asked for your name and email address, the information from your Apple ID is automatically entered when you sign in to Apple. You can edit your name or choose one of the two Share my email or Hide my email.
- Tap Continue and confirm with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode.
- If you don't have Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode, you can use your Apple ID password.
- As long as you're signed in to your device, you'll stay signed in to these apps.
- If you need to sign in again, just tap Sign in with Apple Button and repeat the process.
A random email address Apple generated for you looks something like this: dpdcnf87nu@privaterelay.appleid.com. This is especially useful if this is your first time checking out an app or if you are unfamiliar (or do not fully trust) a developer. You can change the e-mail addresses at any time or deactivate e-mail forwarding.
- Go to on your iPhone the settingsThen tap your name.
- Tap Name, phone numbers, emailand then tap Hand off under Hide my email.
- Select the address to which emails should be forwarded.
- If you select the email address, it will apply to email from all apps and developers using Hide My Email.
Messages sent to this address are automatically forwarded to your real email address through the Apple Relay service. You can read and even reply to these emails while keeping your own address private. Apple doesn't scan email content, but it does filter spam. All messages are deleted seconds after they are delivered from Apple's relay servers.
Turn off email forwarding
You can pause or turn off email from a specific app or site, which will stop the flow of email from that app to your inbox until you turn it back on.
- Go to on your iPhone the settingsThen tap your name.
- Tap on Password & security.
- Tap on Apps with your Apple ID.
- Find the app you want to quit.
- Choose Stop using the Apple IDThen select in the next area Stop using it.
When you stop using your Apple ID with an app, you will be signed out of the app on your device. The next time you visit the app or its website, you can choose either Sign in with Apple to log in again or create a new account. When you use Sign in to Apple again, you'll be signed in to the same account that you already had. Some apps may allow you to create a new password so you can sign in without using your Apple ID. In other cases, you can use Sign in for multiple apps. If you turn off email forwarding or stop using your Apple ID for one app, it might apply to all other apps from the same provider.
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