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Manage iCloud Private Relay

Manage iCloud Private Relay

This guide is for Apple users with iCloud+

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102022

  • If you experience an issue with successfully connecting your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to our BYOD networks, you may see an alert regarding iCloud Private Relay.

 

  • iCloud Private Relay is designed to protect your internet privacy, though some networks and websites don’t like it.

 

  • You can turn off Private Relay for a specific cellular or Wi-Fi network.

 

  • If you turn off Private Relay, network providers and websites can monitor your internet activity in Safari.

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If a network doesn't work with Private Relay

Private Relay can be turned off for a specific network using the Limit IP Address Tracking setting.*

  • If you turn off Private Relay for a specific network, the setting for that network applies to all of your devices for which Private Relay is turned on.

  • If you regularly switch between multiple network configurations (such as Dual SIM or Wi-Fi and Ethernet), make sure that this setting is set for each network independently.

You can try to turn Private Relay back on for a specific network in Wi-Fi, Cellular Data Options, or Network settings.

*In earlier versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, this setting is called iCloud Private Relay.

Turn off Private Relay for a specific network on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Settings app, then tap Wi-Fi.

  2. Next to the Wi-Fi network, tap the More Info button.

  3. Scroll down and tap Limit IP Address Tracking.

  4. For cellular network, go to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options, and tap Limit IP Address Tracking.

Turn off Private Relay for a specific cellular network in Settings on iPhone

Turn off Private Relay for a specific network on your Mac

In macOS Ventura or later

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings.

  2. Click Network in the sidebar, then click the network service that you're using (such as Wi-Fi) on the right.

  3. Click the Details button next to the name of the network that you're connected to.

  4. Turn off "Limit IP address tracking."

Turn off Private Relay for a specific Wi-Fi network on Mac

In macOS Monterey

  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.

  2. Click Network and select the network from the list to see more options.

  3. Click the checkmark next to Limit IP Address Tracking.