Custom domain names with iCloud+

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I upgraded to iCloud+ and one of the features is the use of custom domain names for iCloud email.

I am trying to understand a good use case for this. My domain email is managed by google. Is there any advantage of using iCloud mapping for it?

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It’s beneficial if you’re deep in the Apple ecosystem, but for other users who already have a custom domain name using a different service, it’s probably not worth it.

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I used iCloud+ with a custom domain for my 1-person business for a few months and would not recommend it.

Some issues I ran into:

  • Only Apple Mail can properly send emails with your custom domain as a sender. Every other email client will somehow show your @icloud.com address as a sender or sometimes as the reply-to address.
  • There we’re constant issues with calendar invites. Sometimes people didn’t get my responses, sometimes I wouldn’t get updates. I missed at least one client meeting because of this.

I switched to Google Workspace after this experience, which has fixed both of the issues. I think iCloud+ is really only for personal stuff where things like calendar invites don’t matter that much.

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Thanks, this is useful to know