Mac mail not loading images

In Sonoma 'Load remote content' is no longer to be found in 'View'.

Mail>Settings>Privacy>Untick "Do not load remote content"

Note that this box is ticked when Sonoma is Installed.

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Oh, the sweet, sweet taste of a fresh "upgrade", right? Now, in addition to the aromatic bouquet of features that Sonoma 14 brings to your digital vineyard, you have also been granted a complimentary puzzle courtesy of the Mail app. It's like the universe's way of saying, "Here’s a little extra challenge, because I know you’ve been yearning for one amidst the monotony of a bug-free existence."

Now, onto solving this thrilling enigma. First off, you might want to check if the "Load Remote Content in Messages" setting is feeling a bit shy and has toggled itself off during the upgrade. You can coax it back by navigating to Mail > Preferences > Viewing and ensuring that the box next to "Load Remote Content in Messages" is checked.

Still no cigar? Worry not. The software gods have blessed us with the ritual known as "updating to the latest version." It's a long shot but might just be the divine intervention needed to set things right.

And if the Mail app continues to play hard to get with those images, it might be time to explore the wide, wild world of third-party email applications. It's a big digital ocean out there, and many a sturdy vessel like Spark or Airmail waiting to ferry you through the tempestuous seas of email communication.

I've had an identical problem after upgrading to Sonoma on my particular MacBook Air (202 M1 chip).

After trying every suggestion on every instance of this issue that I came across, it ended up being Avast anti-virus software that was interfering with it - I updated Avast to the latest version, but that didn't help. Uninstalling from the device did however fix the problem.

So now I have images but no virus protection!

Interested to hear if this resolves anything for you.

in wifi settings ... (three dots) -> network settings -> Limit IP address tracking ...

disable it and you will be fine and images will be loading again ...

in wifi settings ... (three dots) -> network settings -> Limit IP address tracking ...

disable it and you will be fine and images will be loading again ...

After trying every other suggestion here, uninstalling Avast Anti-virus software resolved it for me.

spored wrote:

I just "upgraded" to Mac OS Sonoma 14 on my MacBook Pro M1. Now the mail app version 16 is not loading images. I tried deleting and adding the mailbox, but that did not work.

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Mail issues—

Open Mail.app select Mail>Settings>Privacy disable:

Protect Mail Activity

Hide IP address

Block all remote content

and compare your results, reboot if necessary.

ref: Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

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The current stable release of Sonoma including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 14.2

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Thank you! This worked! After disabling Limit IP address tracking, Mac Mail is now loading images again! Hooray! :)

The universe seems to be playing hard to get

You can coax it back by navigating to Mail > Preferences > Viewing and ensuring that the box next to "Load Remote Content in Messages" is checked.

Mail > Preferences > Viewing isn't available

Mail > Settings > Viewing is of little help either

I am assuming of course that we are indeed in the same universe

You can coax it back by navigating to Mail > Preferences > ...

Mail > Preferences > is not an option in Sonoma

I cannot find "Load Remote Content in Messages" anywhere in Settings

My system is not in lockdown mode.

I wonder of Norton might be doing something.

I feel the new Sonoma 14.2.1 really stinks. I don't like the positioning of the flags - too small and hard to see. I also want to load remote content. It only seems to be an option in my "junk" mailboxes but not in my regular inboxes. Also, when forwarding emails the content of the original email does not show, nor does it show in a direct reply.

Also, why must we fight with the notification of unread emails once the mail is clicked on. Sometimes I need to close mail just to get rid of the little number saying there's an unread email. And where do you find the selection to sort by "unread" if it IS the case there's an unopened email? As if Apple Mail wasn't un-user friendly enough, they had to further break the broken!