How to protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay on iPad

When you subscribe to iCloud+, you can use iCloud Private Relay to help prevent websites and network providers from creating a detailed profile about you.

With it on, the traffic leaving your iPad is encrypted and sent through two separate internet relays, so websites can’t see your IP address and exact location, and network providers can’t collect your browsing activity in Safari. You need to turn it on on each device where you want to use it, and you can also turn it off temporarily, since it turns back on automatically within 24 hours.

Note: iCloud Private Relay isn’t available in all countries or regions.

Turn iCloud Private Relay on

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Private Relay, then tap Private Relay.

Note: You need to turn on iCloud Private Relay on each device where you want to use it.

Turn iCloud Private Relay off

1. Open Settings, tap [your name], tap iCloud, tap Private Relay, and tap Private Relay.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Turn off iCloud Private Relay temporarily: Tap Turn Off Until Tomorrow.

     Within 24 hours, iCloud Private Relay will turn back on automatically. If you want it to resume sooner, follow the instructions for turning it on at any time.

   • Turn off iCloud Private Relay completely: Tap Turn Off Private Relay.

For information about turning off iCloud Private Relay temporarily for a specific website, see Temporarily allow a website to see your IP address.

Turn iCloud Private Relay on or off for a Wi-Fi network

1. Open Settings and then tap Wi-Fi.
2. Tap the Actions Available button. Turn Limit IP Address Tracking on or off.

iCloud Private Relay gets turned off for a Wi-Fi network across all your devices signed in to the same Apple Account when you turn off Limit IP Address Tracking for that network on your iPad.

Turn iCloud Private Relay on or off for a cellular network (Wi-Fi + Cellular models)

1. Open Settings, tap Cellular Data, and do one of the following:
   • If your iPad has a single plan: Tap Cellular Data Options.
   • If your iPad has multiple plans: Select a plan (below Cellular Plans).
2. Turn Limit IP Address Tracking on or off.

The network setting is specific to a physical SIM or eSIM in your iPad (eSIM not available in all countries or regions). See Manage your cellular data service.

Set the specificity of your IP address location

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Private Relay > IP Address Location, then choose one of the following:

• Maintain General Location (for example, to see local content in Safari)
• Use Country and Time Zone (to make your location more obscure)

iCloud Private Relay is not available in all countries or regions, Apple says.

See also

• Use Hide My Email in Safari on iPad