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iCloud+'s New Custom Email Domain Feature Now Available in Beta
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I wonder if there's any way to force this... have tried logging out and in... clearing cache... but no luck. In iCloud beta mail, there is no "send as" option visible.
Interestingly, I still am not receiving anything to my original test email which is a MS Exchange hosted mailbox. Multiple tries and no receipt on any of them. However, when I send to gmail or another Mac.com address they work immediately
I'm far from an expert, but I don't think that's right. myname@icloud.com is an email address that is linked to a mailbox but is not the same thing. me@mydomain.com is a different email address which can be linked to the same mailbox. In a more standard email server world, having linked me@mydomain.com to the mailbox, you would be able to remove myname@icloud.com from the mailbox.
I managed to get this set up despite the many confusing aspects of that process.
I’m still quite confused here, as I am receiving emails sent to this alias in my iCloud inbox, however I see no option to “send” using this new alias. I do not see the new alias listed in Mail options alongside other aliases or in the sender drop down from the mail app.
Curious if anyone has more info on this.
I’m still quite confused here, as I am receiving emails sent to this alias in my iCloud inbox, however I see no option to “send” using this new alias. I do not see the new alias listed in Mail options alongside other aliases or in the sender drop down from the mail app.
Curious if anyone has more info on this.
Same issue here. I’m on iPadOS/iOS 15 beta. Installing the latest beta to see if the alias appears in my Mail settings, but I didn’t see any mention of it in the release notes.
Are you able to you add the email alias manually in the iCloud settings [Name, Phone Numbers, Email]?
There‘a an edit function where you can add more [Contactable At]. Maybe that will function as an alias, similar to an IMAP account? Just thinking out loud here.
I could see it for a small business, though probably most people would use Google Workspace (Gmail) for that. Maybe Apple is trying to move in on that territory?
I don't have my iPad handy that has the beta, but my MacBook Air with the beta is working correctly. When I draft a new email, in the list of accounts the new my domain.com is there to choose.
I had this problem with a .com address. Skipped this stage, configured the domain and then added the email successfully.
In some situations it would just look more professional. Let's say you run a little yoga studio called "Half Lotus Studio" -- you'd be able to put on your business card "Annie@HalfLotus.com" instead of "Annie_Jones@icloud.com". Then with you can give your receptionist "info@HalfLotus.com" etc, and everything just looks more put together.
Thx!
I get the same screen... but only with my iCloud.com and the me.com address.
There doesn't seem to be the "transfer" of settings of the newly added domain.
Looking at the posts here, I'm not alone ;-)
How did you skip this stage?
I can't click "Step 3: Update your domain registrar’s settings" -> View as it's greyed out - presumably as I haven't validated an email address in the domain.
Another interesting thing to note that I mentioned in an earlier thread about the custom domains... it seems impossible to add an email that was once used in an Apple ID account - even though it has been deleted quite a while ago.
I've used an email address for a former Apple ID account.. that has been deleted.
Trying to add this email now as part of the custom domain gives me:
"APIError.EmailAdd.InUse"
Anyone else seeing that behavior?
I've used an email address for a former Apple ID account.. that has been deleted.
Trying to add this email now as part of the custom domain gives me:
"APIError.EmailAdd.InUse"
Anyone else seeing that behavior?
I've got an issue I can't figure out.
If I use the Mail app at iCloud.com I can view my mailbox just fine. If I use the one at beta.icloud.com I just get the spinner for a while followed by a popup with 'This App Has Stopped Responding.'
I am on the Monterrey beta and I've tried using Safari and Chrome - same result. My Apple ID is not an Apple address.
Now, before someone screams 'It's a beta!' at me, as if I didn't know, I'm only asking out of curiosity as to whether I'm alone with this issue because, if I am, there's clearly something different about my setup compared to most. I'm sure it'll start working eventually either way.
If I use the Mail app at iCloud.com I can view my mailbox just fine. If I use the one at beta.icloud.com I just get the spinner for a while followed by a popup with 'This App Has Stopped Responding.'
I am on the Monterrey beta and I've tried using Safari and Chrome - same result. My Apple ID is not an Apple address.
Now, before someone screams 'It's a beta!' at me, as if I didn't know, I'm only asking out of curiosity as to whether I'm alone with this issue because, if I am, there's clearly something different about my setup compared to most. I'm sure it'll start working eventually either way.
You are correct. But another benefit is in owning your own personal domain and email address that will be yours from now on regardless of who your email provider is. If I get upset with gmail or iCloud or whoever, I can take my me@mydomain to any other email provider and I will never need to change my email address again and people that need to contact me will never know the difference.