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To stop using an iCloud+ Hide My Email address, deactivate it: on an iPhone or iPad, open Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Hide My Email, select the address, then tap Deactivate Email Address. Deactivation stops that address from forwarding new mail to you, but it is reversible. Delete an inactive address only if you want permanent removal.

Deactivate an address on iPhone or iPad

  1. Open Settings and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap iCloud, then Hide My Email.
  3. Select the address you want to stop using.
  4. Tap Deactivate Email Address and confirm if prompted. Apple says that after deactivation, the address no longer forwards emails to you. Mail sent to a deactivated address is returned to the sender. Apple Support’s iPhone guide

Other ways to deactivate an address

On iCloud.com

  1. Sign in to iCloud.com and open the iCloud+ Features page.
  2. Choose Hide My Email, select the address, then choose Deactivate email address.
  3. Follow the on-screen prompts. Apple’s iCloud instructions

On a Mac

  1. Open System Settings, click your name, then choose iCloud.
  2. Click Hide My Email and select the address.
  3. Choose Deactivate Email Address. Inactive addresses are available from Options, where you can reactivate or delete them. Apple’s Mac instructions

Deactivate or delete: choose based on whether you may need the address again

Action What happens Can you undo it?
Deactivate The address stops forwarding email to you; mail sent to it is returned to the sender. Apple Support Yes. Inactive addresses can be reactivated. Apple Support
Delete an inactive address Removes the address from devices set up for Hide My Email. No. Apple says deletion cannot be undone. Apple Support

If you might use the address again, leave it inactive rather than deleting it. Deletion is a separate, permanent step.

If the address is missing, check how it was created

Addresses created with Sign in with Apple are managed separately from the regular iCloud+ Hide My Email list. On iPhone or iPad, open Settings > [your name] > Sign in with Apple, select the app or website, and review its settings. Apple provides this area for managing the apps and websites connected through Sign in with Apple. Apple Support’s Sign in with Apple guide Apple’s iPhone instructions

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Availability and forwarding settings

Apple says Hide My Email is available if you or someone in your Family Sharing group has an iCloud+ subscription. Its random addresses forward to a personal email account, and you can manage the forwarding destination in Hide My Email settings. This access information does not establish that you need to buy a new subscription to deactivate an address already listed in your settings. Apple’s iCloud+ Hide My Email guide Apple’s iCloud instructions

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