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iCloud+ Private Relay feature prevents OpenDNS DNS filtering from working

This question has been asked before, and someone replied with a solution, saying if you block "Proxy/Anonymizer" in OpenDNS settings, it will work. However, that's not solving the issue for me.

My OpenDNS filter settings work on my desktop computers, but on my iPhone, if Private Relay is turned on, then OpenDNS is not recognized. Once I turn off Private Relay, OpenDNS is recognized once again.

Is there a way to solve this?

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 23, 2025 7:30 AM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2025 4:26 AM

The entire point of iCloud private relay is to hide your activity when browsing the web.

About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support

This is going to bypass your local DNS, which means DNS filtering on your network isn’t going to work.

As I said, you can use one or the other. Take your pick.

You may not like the answer, but that does not make it wrong.

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Feb 25, 2025 4:26 AM in response to Brian Covalt

The entire point of iCloud private relay is to hide your activity when browsing the web.

About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support

This is going to bypass your local DNS, which means DNS filtering on your network isn’t going to work.

As I said, you can use one or the other. Take your pick.

You may not like the answer, but that does not make it wrong.

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Jan 23, 2025 7:42 AM in response to Brian Covalt

Don’t use Private Relay. Or don’t use OpenDNS filtering. Take your pick.

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Feb 24, 2025 3:30 PM in response to KiltedTim

From what I've seen looking around online, I don't think it needs to be either or.

I think there's a way to configure things so that I can use Private Relay, and also have my OpenDNS filtering work.

If you don't know, that's okay, but let someone else see this and respond with a potentially helpful answer.

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Brian Covalt Author

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Feb 25, 2025 10:57 AM in response to KiltedTim

Hah, man it's not that I won't accept an answer if I don't like it.

I'm just in the discussion pages learning about what solutions exist out there.

Have a nice day.

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Feb 25, 2025 11:13 AM in response to Brian Covalt

So you understand now that there is no more “potentially helpful answer” to your question?

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