Google is working on its own version of Apple’s Hide My Email, and you might soon be able to try it yourself

• Google is working on a new Shielded Email feature, similar to Apple’s Hide My Email
• The new tool hides your main email address from service providers when creating accounts
• There’s no release date yet, but testers have been able to activate the feature pre-release

If you’re anything like me, your Gmail inbox has slowly filled with promotions, pointless updates, and newsletters from accounts you probably never use, simply because you use the same email address for logging in as you do for actually writing and receiving emails.

Luckily, Google appears to be taking steps to remedy this annoying issue by taking some inspiration from its long-time competitor, Apple.