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T-Mobile appears to be blocking some iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay, a feature that lets you hide the websites you visit from third parties, according to a report from 9to5Mac.
@TMobileHelp What the hey? Why are you keeping us from using @Apple ‘s #icloud private relay? pic.twitter.com/EtdxkVSpWh
— Jon Guidry (@guidryjd) January 10, 2022
Private Relay is still in beta in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, and it isn’t turned on by default. You have to go into your iPhone’s settings to switch it on, which is where some T-Mobile customers have noticed a strange message popping up. As shown in the above tweet, the user is presented with the message, “Your cellular plan doesn’t support iCloud Private Relay. With Private Relay turned…
