In this guide, we will show you a couple of methods to fix the issue of the Mail app not displaying images in macOS Ventura. A handful of users have voiced their concern that when they open an email inside Apple’s default Mail app, then they could only view the text part, and the images don’t tend to load.
Upon opening the same on the email client’s website, all the images load correctly, so there’s nothing wrong with the emails. Moreover, some users have also reported that they get a prompt stating that “your network preferences prevent content from loading privately”. if you are also getting bugged by these issues, then this guide will help you out. Follow along for the fixes.
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Fix Mail app in Ventura not displaying images
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success for you. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Disable Protect Mail Activity
The Mail Privacy Protection feature hides your IP address so that the sender cannot link it to your other online activity or determine your exact location. However, this over-protectiveness, in some instances, tends to do more harm than good. Therefore, you should consider temporarily disabling it and then check out the results. Here’s how it could be done:
- Launch the Mail app on your Mac and go to Mail > Settings.
- Then go to Privacy and uncheck Protect Mail Activity.
- Now refresh your email and check if the images are being loaded.
FIX 2: Load Content Directly
Open the email in which the images aren’t being loaded and click on the Load Content Directory button situated at the top right. Check if it does any good when it comes to rectifying this issue.
That’s it. These were the two different methods that should help you fix the issue of the Mail app not displaying images in macOS Ventura. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
Earl
I tried both of these solutions, and there are still images that the Apple Ventura Mail app with not load. The images load fine if I use another email client. I’m getting frustrated with; an example of when privacy efforts become intrusive.
Jim
These solutions don’t really work. There is an improvement but only the first image in an email works. All other images are still ?.