Disable "Privacy Protection” in Apple Mail so you can access image attachments
Are you seeing "Unable to load remote content privately" in your iPhone's Mail app? This is due to a new feature introduced in iOS 15. By default, your iPhone should automatically download and show the contents of an email. If it doesn't, you may have the new feature enabled. This wikiHow teaches you how to make the images and special formatting in Apple Mail load automatically on your iPhone.
Things You Should Know
- If images don't load in Mail, go to Settings" → "Mail" → "Privacy Protection" → toggle off "Protect Mail Activity".
- By default, image attachments in Mail should load automatically.
- Be sure to update your iPhone, check your Wi-Fi or cellular connection, and disable any VPNs.
Steps
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Disabling Privacy Protection
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Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.
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Tap Mail . This will be underneath Passwords . You'll need to scroll down to find it.Advertisement
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Tap Privacy Protection . You can find this underneath the Messages header.
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Toggle off "Protect Mail Activity". This will disable this feature.
- If this feature is enabled, content will be blocked from loading in the Mail app. You may see the notification "Your network settings prevent content from loading privately" at the top of emails. [1] X Research source
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Warnings
- People sometimes include images in emails to track when (or if) recipients open the message. If you allow images to load automatically, use caution when opening messages from senders you don’t trust.Thanks
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1. Open your Settings
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2. Tap Mail
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3. Slide the “Load Remote Images” switch to the On position.
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