What is iCloud Hide My Email?
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This extension enables the use of iCloud's Hide My Email service on any Chromium based browser such as Google Chrome, Brave, Opera, and Microsoft Edge.
Hide My Email is natively supported in Safari. This extension aims to bring a similar UX to the Chromium ecosystem.
Features:
- Simple pop-up UI for generating and reserving new Hide My Email addresses
- Ability to manage existing Hide My Email addresses (including deactivation, reactivation, and deletion)
- Instant autofilling on any HTML input element that is relevant to email
- Quick configuration of Hide My Email settings, such as the Forward-To address, through the Options page of the extension.
Disclaimer: This extension is not endorsed by, directly affiliated with, maintained, authorized, or sponsored by Apple.
Source code: https://github.com/dedoussis/icloud-hide-my-email-browser-extension
Found an issue or bug? Please submit it here: https://github.com/dedoussis/icloud-hide-my-email-browser-extension/issues/new
User reviews
- Very useful for users who prefer Chrome over Safari while using Apple services.
- Works effectively for generating Hide My Email addresses.
- User-friendly interface and simple to use.
- Issues with functionality when two-factor authentication (2FA) is enabled.
- Concerns about privacy when providing iCloud login credentials to a third-party app.
- Some users experienced errors (e.g., AxiosError status codes) preventing email creation.
- Doesn't work properly with 2FA setup.
- Concerns about privacy and data security.
- General praise for its usefulness and functionality.
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iCloud Hide My Email requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
iCloud Hide My Email is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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