Apple Hide My Email feature drew upgrade proposals on May 10

Apple’s Hide My Email feature for iCloud+ was the subject of a 9to5Mac commentary published on May 10, 2026, outlining suggested product improvements.

9to5Mac described Hide My Email as an iCloud+ feature introduced in iOS 15. According to the article, the feature allows a user to create an alternative email address for each service they sign up for instead of sharing their primary email address.

9to5Mac said Hide My Email can help limit access to a user’s primary email address and give the user more control over incoming messages. The article also said a user can stop using an alternative email address when they choose.

The May 10, 2026 piece was framed as a set of suggestions for Apple rather than an announcement of a product change. The excerpt provided does not list the specific requested improvements, but it states the author believes the feature has not progressed much since its launch five years earlier.