What is Private Relay on iPhone?

SINCE the iPhone debut in 2007 Apple fanatics are always looking for the latest iPhone hack.

As of late iPhone users are looking into the iCloud Private Relay setting on the phone.

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What is Private Relay on iPhone?

iPhone users have discovered iCloud Private Relay within the phone’s settings.

Private Relay allows users to add an extra step of privacy settings to their device.

Apple describes the feature on their support page: “iCloud Private Relay is designed to protect your privacy by ensuring that when you browse the web in Safari, no single party—not even Apple—can see both who you are and what sites you’re visiting.

“When Private Relay is enabled, your requests are sent through two separate, secure internet relays.”

When Private Relay is turned on users’ IP addresses are visible to their network provider and to the first relay, which is operated by Apple.

Another feature of this privacy setting is that DNS records are encrypted, so neither party can see the address of the website users are attempting to visit.

How to turn on Private Relay on iPhone?

iPhone users can enable iCloud Private Relay manually within their settings.

Apple lists the instructions for how to enable the privacy setting on the phone via their support page:

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Private Relay. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Apple ID. Select iCloud > Private Relay. 

Users can also tap on IP Address Location in order to choose a setting for their IP address.

Maintain General Location allows sites to show localized content in Safari, while the IP address stays hiddenUse Country and Time Zone uses a broader location for the IP address, still within the users country and time zone

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Why does Private Relay not always work?

According to Apple, the privacy setting will not always work depending on a variety of factors.

On their website Apple states: “Some websites, networks, or services may need to make updates for Private Relay, including networks that require the ability to audit traffic or perform network-based filtering—such as business or education networks—or services that rely on viewing your browsing activity, like parental controls or some “zero rated” services that don’t count against your data usage.”

In addition, Private Relay is not available in every country or region.

If a user travels to some region where Private Relay isn’t supported, it will automatically turn off and will turn on again when they re-enter a country or region that supports it.