How-To How to create a temporary email address Want to avoid spam and the risks of your email address falling into the wrong hands? Keep your email address private with Apple's Hide My Email feature.

A fake email address is a great way to reduce inbox clutter and minimize personalized data you share when you shop online or in stores.

Creating an email account specifically for your home helps you manage and track all messages without losing anything in the sea of your primary inbox.

Giving your real email address to anyone can result in all sorts spam in your inbox. The best option is to use disposable email addresses via these methods.

Instead of simply plugging in your email address, you plug in your email address with a random string attached to it after a +.

The following steps show you how to create a new dummy email address with Hide My Email, for use in Safari and Mail. Make sure your iOS device is running iOS 15 or later.