November 29, 2023

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How to Use iCloud Email Address Aliases

Apple enables iCloud account holders to use email aliases, which allow you to send and receive emails without disclosing your true email address.

Using an email alias to log in to websites and online services can help protect your genuine email address by hiding it from spammers and other sources of unsoliticted messages.

In addition, email aliases make it easy to filter messages, because they automatically sort incoming emails into separate mailboxes. They also allow you to name email addresses to better match their use, whether for casual or professional purposes.

The first set of steps in this article shows you how to set up ‌iCloud‌ email aliases. The second and third sets of steps explain how to manage them on iOS devices and Macs, respectively.

  1. Using a desktop web browser, go to icloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID credentials.
  2. Click Mail.
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Deleting an alias is easy – just select it in the Accounts tab and click Delete.

How to Set Up ‌iCloud‌ Aliases in iOS

  1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
  2. Tap your ‌Apple ID‌ in the banner at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap ‌iCloud‌.
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How to Set Up ‌iCloud‌ Aliases on Mac

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select Mail -> Preferences in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
  3. Select the Accounts tab.
  4. Click your ‌iCloud‌ account in the sidebar.
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Remember, ‌iCloud‌ aliases ensure that all of your addresses are accessible in one account, so you only have to remember your genuine ‌iCloud‌ email address and password to accehttps://www.novodasoftware.com/ss them.

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