If you can’t decide which of the thousands of old messages is worth keeping, most of us understand why it’s a huge problem now spam emails. The whole thing started bothering us the moment almost every app and service started asking for a registration before you could use them. To get around this problem, Apple offers a great feature “Hide email” in iCloud, which allows you to create email IDs. This ensures that you don’t have to share your primary email address when you don’t want to. Google now seems to be working on a similar solution for Android users.
A search of the latest version of Google Play Services (v24.45.33) by Android Authority reveals multiple references to “Shielded Email”.
- Forward emails to ^1. To control spam, you can turn off forwarding at any time in your Google Account.
- Use an email address created for this application. This can protect you from online tracking and data breaches.
- Use an email address created for this application. This can protect you from online tracking and data breaches.
It’s clear that Google is working on its take on iCloud’s Hide My Email. The “shielded email” will generate unique, random email addresses that you can use when signing up for apps. This will help you not only fight spam but also protect your privacy.
Shielded Email will automatically forward all emails sent to the randomly generated email address in your main account.
There isn’t much information yet on how Google will implement this feature. It may take a similar approach to Apple, cloaking “Email Shielding” behind a Google One subscription and integrating the feature with its password manager. And even if it’s offered for free, there will likely be a limit to how many random email addresses you can generate.
Many popular password managers already provide an option to create alias email addresses.
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Source: myphone.gr
