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iOS27: Bringing Apple Mail Improvements

Apple will officially release iOS 27 on Monday, September 14, 2026. With that release comes an updated version of Apple Mail on mobile. 9to5Mac (and others) say that improvements will include faster message loading, more reliable search, and more. Will there be other impacts? Will rendering be impacted? Will BIMI logo support be the same as it is today? And what bugs might there be in the &…
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Apple Not Changing "Hide My Email" Addresses After All

In July, I reported that Apple planned to migrate domains for both iCloud Private Relay (Sign in with Apple) and "Hide My Email" over to a new shared domain: private.icloud.com. While existing legacy addresses were set to keep working, all newly generated addresses …

Apple changing hide my / sign in domains

Apple put out a notification on June 15th that soon, the domains for "Hide My Email" and "Sign in with Apple" masked email addresses will be changing. Previously, "Hide My Email" addresses were generated under the default icloud.com Apple consum…

Industry: Apple to enter B2B mailbox space, Amazon exits

Here’s a quick update on recent comings and goings in the business mailbox provider space. Amazon to wind down Workmail offering Amazon just announced that they are shutting down their corporate mailbox solution Workmail. The service officially ends just about a year from now,…

iOS 26 and the anger of the Unknown Senders

Wesley Hilliard at Apple Insider covers  a story that has certain political fundraising groups up in arms : Apple's upcoming iOS 26 release will start automatically sorting messages from unknown numbers into a new "Unknown Senders" category. That means no notifica…

Having trouble with Apple Mail? You're not alone

If you've updated to iOS 18.5 recently and suddenly found that the Mail app on your iPhone is acting more like a frozen popsicle than a productivity tool, you're in good company, and not in a good way. Hundreds of iOS users have taken to Reddit to vent about Apple Mail …

Apple iCloud adds new outbound mailservers

Hey there, those of you out there in postmaster-land, maintaining inbound mail servers for mailbox providers or spam filtering/security services! Apple is updating their email infrastructure, adding additional IP addresses of additional email servers that will emit outbound ema…

Apple Mail Changes: More of What You Need to Know

Big changes are here, courtesy of updates to Apple Mail in iOS 18, and if you’re in the email game, you’ll want to stay ahead of the curve. Fortunately, deliverability and compliance expert  Alison Gootee of Braze—Jouster of junk mail, slaughterer of spam, one who is uncharita…

iOS 18.3.2 reportedly causing email delivery issues in Apple Mail

Apple Insider and others are reporting that the iOS 18.3.2 update may have introduced a bug into Apple Mail that impacts email delivery. Senders aren't going to see a negative impact to SMTP transactions or anything like that; this is entirely an end user mail application i…

Staying Calm About Categories in Apple Mail

Yesterday, my wife and I were jumping into the car about noon to go grab lunch together. “Ugh,” she said after she got settled and we started driving away. “Something changed in Apple Mail and I don’t like it.” It turns out that she was referring to categories in Apple Mail on …

Apple VMC Support Update

For those interested in BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) sender logos, you likely already know that for maximum possible display of your BIMI sender logo, you need to have a CMC (Common Mark Certificate) or VMC (Verified Mark Certificate). Preferably a VMC,…

Apple iOS 18.2 is out: My first impressions

The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system was released on December 11th and now I am able to experience the updated features of Apple Mail first-hand. Here's what I'm observing so far, after having used it for a couple of days: Apple Intelligence-driven …

Tuesday Tip: Learn more about Apple Business Connect from Badsender

Recently I published an overview and my first thoughts regarding Apple Business Connect , Apple's business branding and contact program that was recently updated to include support for sender logos in email. While it's not the same as BIMI (and I do think you'll wan…

Apple Private Relay Subscribers: What is this?

Okay, you've got subscribers on your list from the domain "privaterelay.appleid.com" on your email list and you're not sure what this is. And when you try to send your email campaign to those subscribers, it always bounces back! What gives? Here's the deal…

Apple: Big changes ahead

Some email marketers do seem to be freaking out about the upcoming changes to Apple Mail after seeing screenshots of inboxes from the forthcoming iOS 18.2 update. I don't think it's the end of the world -- and I'm not even totally convinced that Apple Mail is in a l…

Apple Business Connect: Is it BIMI?

Launched in 2023, Apple Business Connect was introduced as a way for businesses to manage how their brand and business information was displayed across different Apple applications and services like Maps, Messages and Wallet. Last week, Apple announced changes , including new …

iCloud users can now change their email address

Starting with iOS 18.1, Apple users will now be able to change their primary iCloud email address. As "9 To 5 Mac" reports, prior to this, users could create aliases, but an iCloud account's primary email address was not modifiable. Find more details here .

Apple iOS18 is here: What email senders need to know

A new version of Apple's mobile operating system has been released! This latest edition, iOS18 (18.0), was released on Monday, September 16th. Like many of you, I was quick to install it on my phone, though at first I've only installed it on a backup device, my trusty i…

Apple Intelligence overwrites pre-headers on Apple Mail?

Is this the beginning of the end of pre-headers? It might be! Watching today's Apple Event (September 9th) highlighting new iPhones and Apple Watch and Airpods updates, I noticed just a tiny little tip about how Apple Intelligence will help you stay on top of your most im…

iCloud Private Relay issue July 25-28

Were you concerned about a drop in open rates starting on Thursday, July 25th, and running through most of the weekend? It turns out, it's not just you. Apple suffered an outage during that time; the issue affecting their "iCloud Private Relay" functionality (whic…