How to Set Up and Use iCloud Email Aliases

Ever wanted to create an email alias with your iCloud email address? Perhaps you just want a forwarding address, or maybe you’re worried about giving away your email every time you sign up for websites, newsletters, apps and more? Thanks to iCloud Mail, you can easily conceal your actual email address with an alias that can be used to send and receive emails.

Almost everything that you do online requires an account these days, and as a result you’re sort of forced to enter your email details whether you want to or not. Unless you have a secondary email specifically for online signups (which can be recommended), there is a really good chance that you’re giving away your personal email address to a lot of organizations. Apple’s iCloud Mail helps users avoid that issue altogether by letting them create multiple aliases that can be used to manage emails and monitor the sources of unwanted emails.

If you’re interested in trying this out yourself, read on to learn how you can set up and use iCloud email aliases within a matter of minutes.

How to Set Up and Use iCloud Email Aliases

First and foremost, you need to have the Mail option enabled under iCloud settings on your iOS device. This can be enabled by heading over to Settings -> Apple ID -> iCloud -> Mail. You’ll need to make a new iCloud Mail account if you don’t have one already. Now, without further ado, let’s a look at the steps.

1. Launch any web browser and head over to iCloud.com. Now, type in your Apple ID and password and click on the “arrow” icon to sign in to iCloud with your Apple account.
   
   
2. You’ll be taken to the iCloud homepage. Simply click on Now”Mail” as shown in the screenshot below.
   
   
3. This will open up your iCloud Mail inbox. Here, click on the “gear” icon located at the bottom left corner of your screen and select “Preferences”.
   
   
4. Now, head over to the “Accounts” section in the pop-up window and click on “Add an alias”.
   
   
5. Here, you’ll be asked to type in a preferred alias for your iCloud Mail account. Additionally, you can choose a name, label and label color of your choice. Once you’re done, click “OK”.
   
   
6. Now, you should be able to see your newly created alias in the Accounts section. Here, you’ll be able to manage your alias. You can either disable the alias temporarily at any time or simply delete it altogether. Click “Done” to complete the procedure.
   
   

And there you have it, you’re now setup and ready to start using iCloud email aliases to disguise your primary email address.

Users are allowed to create up to three active aliases with iCloud Mail. This is a handy feature that not all email service providers offer.

Note that these aliases cannot be used to sign in to iCloud.com or be used to create a separate Apple ID. Instead, they can only be used to send and receive emails. If you don’t yet have an iCloud email address, you can create one.

It’s worth noting that all the emails that are sent to an alias are automatically forwarded to the inbox of your primary email address. However, upon disabling the alias, all the emails sent will be returned back to the sender.

If you’re already a regular user of iCloud Mail, you might usually read all your emails within the Mail app that’s pre-installed on your iPhone or iPad. However, if you’re switching to a different device temporarily, like an Android smartphone or Windows computer, you’ll still be able to access your iCloud emails by simply using the web browser.

Did you manage to create an alias for your iCloud Mail account to hide your personal email address? How many aliases do you have and what do you use them for? Do let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section down below.