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With iOS 27.3, Apple will start checking iCloud public links for ‘harmful content’

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With iOS 27.3, Apple will start checking iCloud public links for ‘harmful content’

iOS 27.3 adds lots of new iPhone features, and it also makes a change to how public iCloud links work with the aim of preventing harmful content from being shared. Here are the details.

This week Apple released the first iOS 27.3 beta, which adds Siri AI improvements, new Safari features, the all-new Apple Health app, and more.

Per a newly published support document on Apple’s website, iOS 27.3, macOS 27.3, and more also include a key change to how iCloud public links work.

Apple currently provides two main options when sharing photos, files, and more via iCloud. You can share with ‘People you choose’ or create a public link that works for ‘Anyone with the link.’

Starting with iOS 27.3 and companion updates, the ‘Anyone with the link’ option will start being checked by Apple for harmful content.

When you share content that’s stored in iCloud, such as a photo in iCloud Photos or a file in iCloud Drive, you can choose to Share a Link or Send a Copy of the item. If you choose Share a Link, you can either share the item with “People you choose” — only people you invite or approve — or with “Anyone with the link,” which makes it accessible to anyone who has the link, including Apple. Starting in version 27.3 or later of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS, items shared using Anyone with the Link will be checked by Apple for harmful content.

If Apple flags the content you’re sharing as harmful, the support doc says it “reserves the right to move, refuse, modify, remove, or delete the content at any time.”


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