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title: Why am I a Secondary user after signing in with Apple ID?
description: Signed in to the tepeo app with Apple ID but showing as a Secondary user? Learn how Apple’s private relay emails work and how to find the email linked to your ZEB.
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January 27, 2026

# Why am I a Secondary user after signing in with Apple ID?

## Understand how “Sign in with Apple” and private relay emails affect your Primary/Secondary user status in the tepeo app.

This article explains:

- What happens when you use Sign in with Apple
- Why this can make you a Secondary user
- How to find the Apple relay email linked to tepeo

If you used **Sign in with Apple** and see yourself as a **Secondary user**, it may be because Apple is using a special **private relay email address** instead of the email you expect.

Apple’s Private Email Relay (part of "Sign in with Apple") is designed to be a buffer between you and third-party developers.

### How Apple’s private relay works

When you use **Sign in with Apple**:

- Apple creates a unique email like **[something@privaterelay.appleid.com](mailto:something@privaterelay.appleid.com)** for each app or website.
- This email forwards messages to your real email address.
- This helps stop companies from tracking you across different apps and services.

If you delete a “Hide My Email” address and later sign in again to the same app, Apple will often:

- Create a **new** private relay address instead of reusing the old one.

This means you can end up with multiple Apple relay emails linked to tepeo over time.

### How to find which Apple relay email tepeo is using

To see the “true” Apple relay address currently linked to the tepeo app:

#### **On iPhone or iPad**

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Tap **\[Your Name\]** at the top.
3. Tap **iCloud**.
4. Tap **Hide My Email**.
5. Find the **tepeo** app in the list.
6. Note the **@privaterelay.appleid.com** address shown there.

#### **On Mac**

1. Open **System Settings**.
2. Click **\[Your Name\]** at the top.
3. Click **iCloud**.
4. Click **Hide My Email**.
5. Find the **tepeo** app in the list.
6. Note the **@privaterelay.appleid.com** address shown there.

This is the Apple relay email that may be set as your Primary or Secondary user in the tepeo app.

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