How to Enable and Use Sensitive Content Warning in iOS 17
iOS 17 introduces a new feature called Sensitive Content Warning. This feature helps to protect users from seeing sensitive or explicit content that they may not want to see. When Sensitive Content Warning is enabled, any messages or images that are deemed to be sensitive will be blurred and will have a warning message attached to them. Users can then choose whether or not to view the content.
How to Enable Sensitive Content Warning
To enable Sensitive Content Warning, follow these steps:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down and tap on Sensitive Content Warning.
- Toggle the Sensitive Content Warning switch to the On position.
How to Use Sensitive Content Warning
When Sensitive Content Warning is enabled, any messages or images that are deemed to be sensitive will be blurred and will have a warning message attached to them. The warning message will say something like “This may be sensitive content.” Users can then choose whether or not to view the content.
To view the content, tap on the Show button. If you do not want to view the content, you can tap on the X button to close the message or image.
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Other Settings
In addition to enabling or disabling Sensitive Content Warning, you can also control which apps are affected by the feature. By default, Sensitive Content Warning is enabled for all apps. However, you can disable it for individual apps by tapping on the App & Services section and then toggling the switch next to the app to the Off position.
You can choose to help Apple improve Sensitive Content Warning by sending anonymous data. To do this, tap on the Improve Sensitive Content Warning switch.
Conclusion
Sensitive Content Warning is a new feature in iOS 17 that helps to protect users from seeing sensitive or explicit content that they may not want to see. If you are concerned about accidentally seeing this type of content, you can enable Sensitive Content Warning to help keep you safe.
