How to Hide IP Address in Safari in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey

With iOS 15 and macOS Monterey, you can hide your IP address inSafarion iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This feature will help safeguard your personal information and prevent trackers from building your profile based on your online behavior. As part of Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention initiative, you can block trackers without spending any money oniCloud+or installing a third-partyVPN service. At a time where malicious actors and ad companies could misuse your data, it’s good to have an additional layer of security. On this note, let’s check out the steps to hide IP address in Safari in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey!

How to Hide IP Address in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

How to Hide IP Address in Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

For the uninitiated, an IP (stands for Internet Protocol) address is an identifying number associated with a device. Since IP address (a string of numbers separated by a period) is unique, it becomes easy to identify a device on the internet or a local network. Based on your Internet Protocol address, trackers can access information like your city, zip code, and area code. Besides, they can even figure out whether or not the IP address is on any blocklists.

Hide IP Address from Trackers in Safari on iOS 15 and iPadOS 15

  1. Now, scroll down and chooseSafari.

  2. Next, tap on “Hide IP Address” located under the “Privacy & Security” section.

  3. Next up, choose the “From Trackers” option from the “Hide IP Address” settings menu.

Hide IP Address from Trackers in Safari on macOS Monterey

  1. Now, click theSafari menulocated in the upper left corner of the screen.

  2. Next, select “Preferences” from the drop-down menu.

  3. Then, move to the “Privacy” tab.

  4. Finally, ensure that the box next to the “Hide IP Address from trackers” option is checked.

That’s it! From now onwards, Safari will keep your IP address hidden from all trackers online. So, you can browse the internet safely with complete peace of mind, knowing that your personal information is inaccessible online.

Check Safari Privacy Report to See Blocked Trackers on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Safari also offers a detailed privacy report, letting you know the number of trackers it blocked on each website from profiling you. Besides, Apple’s browser also informs you about what percentage of websites contacted trackers. Notably, you can use the Safari Privacy Report to see the list of all the trackers, proving how useful this new feature is.

Keep a Track of App Privacy Reports on iPhone and iPad

Putting more emphasis on boosting privacy, Apple has introduced the “App Privacy Report” in iOS 15. This feature is designed to let you know at what time and how often an app accesses your data, including contacts, microphone, camera, photos, location over the last seven days. Moreover, App Privacy Report can also let you see which third-party domains the app is sharing data with (blocked by the Hide IP address feature in Safari in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey). As a privacy-conscious person, you would appreciate having the option to keep track of all the data that apps have access to from one centralized place.

As ofiOS 15 beta2, Apple is yet to roll out the App Privacy Report feature (Settings -> Privacy). However, there is a pretty similar feature called “Record App Activity” (Settings -> Privacy) that also allows you to save a 7-day summary of when apps access your data like location or microphone. Besides, it also lets you see when apps or websites you visit within apps contact domains. Since iOS 15 is still in beta, a lot could change by the time the Cupertino giant rolls out the latest iteration of iOS.

Browse the Web Securely in Safari in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey

Browse the Web Securely in Safari in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey

So, that’s how you can hide your IP address from trackers in Safari on iOS 15,iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey. With this feature, Safari will ensure that your online activity is hidden from trackers across the internet. Thus, they will no longer be able to access your location or access your activity across different websites. With that said, do you have any other questions about Safari’s Hide IP address feature in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey? If yes, be sure to let us know in the comments section below.

Rajesh Mishra

An old school bibliophile who turned a tech nerd out of obsession. When he is not digging into hacks and tracking down stories that are breaking the internet, you may find him reciting poems.

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