iOS 27.3 adds lots of new iPhone <a href="https://myappsplus.com/apple-music-adds-a-quirky-new-karaoke-feature-to-the-ios-27-3-beta/” title=”Apple Music adds a quirky new karaoke feature to the iOS 27.3 beta”>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.
New support document explains Apple’s plan to check iCloud public links for harmful content
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 moreublic 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.”
For anyone trying to upload harmful content, the company may “take action against your Apple Account, including blocking or disabling your Apple Account, blocking the ability to create a new Apple Account with the associated email address or phone number, or if necessary, involving law enforcement.”
As outlined above, choosing the ‘Anyone with the link’ option has always made it accessible to “anyone who has the link, including Apple.” That’s because it’s a public link.
What’s changing now, though, is that Apple says it will begin checking those public links for harmful content.
Do you use iCloud public links? What’s your take on this change? Let us know in the comments.
Best iPhone accessories
You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel
