"Hide My Email" annoyance

Is there a setting that provides an option to autofill my actual email address when websites ask for it on forms I fill out? I now have to either click the "Hide My Email" pop-up or manually enter my address. I may be wrong but thought there used to be a pop-up under the email field that offered the choice of HMEmail or Autofill.


The family has 4 iPads and a MacBook, and I can't say which or why some situations still thankfully just simply autofill my email address in email fields. It's disconcerting when that dreaded HMEmail pop-up appears instead of just autofilling the field. Most of the time I don't care about "hiding" my email, and am more concerned that the correct address, and not another family member's, gets used inadvertently. Maybe that can't happen, but it's still annoying not having the old autofill occur in the field.

Posted on May 17, 2023 05:09 PM

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May 17, 2023 05:36 PM in response to Hafcanadian

Hafcanadian Said:

"Hide My Email' annoyance'":

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Use Keychain: Set up iCloud Keychain - Apple Support

Q1. "Maybe that can't happen, but it's still annoying not having the old autofill occur in the field."

A1. Setup and use iCloud Keychain. In it, you'd add the desires information. You can use this in iCloud to have access across all your devices.


Use your Own Apple Device:

Q2. "Most of the time I don't care about 'hiding' my email, and am more concerned that the correct address, and not another family member's, gets used inadvertently."

A2. If you are sharing this device with others, then that is unwise, as they'll have access to everyone's password.

May 17, 2023 05:57 PM in response to Hafcanadian

"[...]It's about autofilling email addresses in forms, which sometimes happens and sometimes not, when the HMEmail pop-up shows up instead.[...]"

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About AutoFill:

Cookies would be what is leaving this information filled. So, if it is showing up, then cookies are leaving them in there. If it is not showing up, then you are likely viewing a filetype that is not HTML. PDF documents do not autofill info. HTML is Scripture that allows for this to occur. So, sites (particularly government sites) are authored to disallow for this. Some of this scripture comes from Javascript coded in the background, overruling what is seen in the HTML document.


Viewing the Source Code:

Create a Bookmark with the code I've provided at my user tip: How to: View a Web Page's HTML Code in Plain Text (Courier New) - Use Tip

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