From 97775434f4a4a13c7906d5d2e3c7e52ef062133f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SeverAnna Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:40:50 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add-hide-my-email-article --- .../solving-problems/hide-my-email.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md diff --git a/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md b/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..60a4797b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +title: How to use Hide My Email +sidebar_position: 5 +--- + +The *Hide My Email* feature is a great tool to keep your real email address private when signing up for websites and apps that use Apple ID, such as AdGuard for iOS. You can even use it for private correspondence and manage all incoming messages just as you would with a regular email account. This way, you can protect your privacy and keep your real email address hidden from prying eyes. + +:::note + +The feature is only available for iOS 15 and higher and requires an iCloud+ subscription. + +::: + +To use this feature, go to *Settings* → [Your name] → *iCloud* → *Hide My Email* and follow the on-screen instructions. +You can generate a unique and random email address that forwards incoming messages to your actual address. It might look like this: chimney-floture@privaterelay.appleid.com. There is no explicit limit to the number of emails that can be created. You can categorize them with labels and use each one for different purposes: signing up, receiving newsletters, etc. Apple ensures that the content of messages that pass through the *Hide My Email* service is not inspected, except for standard spam filtering. + +The *Hide My Email* feature is also available in Apple Mail. To send an email without disclosing your real email address, simply select *Hide My Email* in the *From* field when composing your message. + +The *Email Protection* service by DuckDuckGo works in a similar way. You get a @duck.com email address and can create temporary email aliases for sign ups and newsletters. If these aliases begin to attract too much spam, they can be easily discarded. From 88f6266bfa5df6b2ee64417fdc29980ec133c430 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SeverAnna Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:36:00 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix formatting+wording --- docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md b/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md index 60a4797b6..a6f864971 100644 --- a/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md +++ b/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md @@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ The feature is only available for iOS 15 and higher and requires an iCloud+ subs ::: To use this feature, go to *Settings* → [Your name] → *iCloud* → *Hide My Email* and follow the on-screen instructions. + You can generate a unique and random email address that forwards incoming messages to your actual address. It might look like this: chimney-floture@privaterelay.appleid.com. There is no explicit limit to the number of emails that can be created. You can categorize them with labels and use each one for different purposes: signing up, receiving newsletters, etc. Apple ensures that the content of messages that pass through the *Hide My Email* service is not inspected, except for standard spam filtering. The *Hide My Email* feature is also available in Apple Mail. To send an email without disclosing your real email address, simply select *Hide My Email* in the *From* field when composing your message. -The *Email Protection* service by DuckDuckGo works in a similar way. You get a @duck.com email address and can create temporary email aliases for sign ups and newsletters. If these aliases begin to attract too much spam, they can be easily discarded. +The *Email Protection* service by DuckDuckGo works in a similar way. You get a `@duck.com` email address and can create email aliases for sign ups and newsletters. If these aliases begin to attract too much spam, they can be easily discarded. + From 247d02b9cdbab5822296715e7b1d07695a557b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SeverAnna Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:07:01 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Remove blank line --- docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md b/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md index a6f864971..f4f016103 100644 --- a/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md +++ b/docs/adguard-vpn-for-ios/solving-problems/hide-my-email.md @@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ You can generate a unique and random email address that forwards incoming messag The *Hide My Email* feature is also available in Apple Mail. To send an email without disclosing your real email address, simply select *Hide My Email* in the *From* field when composing your message. The *Email Protection* service by DuckDuckGo works in a similar way. You get a `@duck.com` email address and can create email aliases for sign ups and newsletters. If these aliases begin to attract too much spam, they can be easily discarded. -