Mac Mails: your network preferences prevent content from loading privately.

Gary Antoine wrote:

Mac Mails: your network preferences prevent content from loading privately. How do I stop this.

(Mac Studio Max Mac OS Ventura 13.1) I have to click the (Load Content Directly) button on every email. and some times it wont help, and I have to restart my Mac.

Open mail app select Mail>Settings>Privacy disable:

“Protect Mail Activity” /

“Hide IP address” /

“Block all remote content”

compare your results and report back.

ref: —Mail Privacy Protection on Mac - Apple Support turn it off

Use Mail Privacy Protection on Mac - Apple Support

If no resolve see

—if you are using Hide My email—try disabling this feature if no resolve and compare your results...

Set up and use Hide My Email in iCloud+ on all your devices - Apple Support

—if you are using iCloud Private Relay on Mac - Apple Support try disabling this feature if no resolve and compare your results...

Use iCloud Private Relay on Mac - Apple Support

Same problem here! Extremely frustrating. Step up Apple and fix this!

I have the same issue as the original poster, and only if I disable all Mail Privacy Protection options can I automatically see remote content (images). This is new in Mac OS Ventura.

Surely there must be a way to avoid the trade-off! While I don't need to protect ALL mail activity, I'd like to be able to hide my IP address, and NOT have to click "Load Remote Content" every time I open an email with images.

Apple... PLEASE???