I recently install macOS Monterey12.0.1 and now my Mail messages do not display any images. I get a message at the top of each message "Your network preferences prevent content from loading privately" with and option to "Load content directly" which then allows the images to display in the message. How can I fix this so images display in the messages automatically?
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0
Open Mail. Then goto the menu bar and click on Mail, then go down to Preferences. Then in the preferences pop up box, at the far right click on Privacy. You will probably find either Protect Mail Activity checked or Block All Remote Content. If either of them are checked images will be blocked and you get the Load Remote Content box at the top of any mail with an image. I am not sure if only having Hide IP address does also.
Uncheck all or any of them and you should get images loaded in each mail.
This doesn't work for me. Unchecked box Protect Mail Activity and still have to click on every mail to see the images.
Extremely annoying.
Anyone found another solution?
I found this to true as well.
I had to also uncheck the “hide URL” box
Sorry, I meant “hide IP address”
I've done all this and it still happens. So frustrating!
Where do you go to get to this though I can’t find it? I guess I’m missing something on my laptop ugh frustrated.
When I load my mail app it looks like this. There is no "mail" to click that pops up w "preferences" Ideas? Thanks for your help
I value My privacy and I always have protect mail activity ON. is a great option, and images are only a click away, and that is only if you want to see them.
can not find preferences
nope did not work for me! how do I fix this? example 309 of apples down fall. Steve Jobs would be disappointed
Update. Something changed, I don't know what. But now, having updated to OS 12.1, the latest version of Avast, and running Hotspot Shield VPN, everything is working. Avast is fully enabled; so are the Mac Mail privacy options.
But here's the weird twist: If I turn off VPN, I'm back to the old message about "Your network preferences prevent content from loading privately." Turning on VPN, I get one saying "Remote content was loaded through your current VPN configuration."
I usually have VPN running, so it's no hassle. Worth a try?
I unchecked Hide IP address and it fixed it. That was the only one that was checked. Thanks VLBIV for pointing me in the right direction
After macOS Monterey 12.0.1 update my mail messages do not display any images
