How to enable sensitive content warning on iPhone

The new iOS 17 adds a sensitive content warning feature on the iPhone to avoid harmful malicious content affecting users, especially for families with young children. This feature uses technology to detect images or videos containing sensitive content such as violent, offensive images, etc. As soon as it finds inappropriate content, the feature will hide the content and send a warning to the user. The following article will guide you to enable sensitive content warning on iPhone.

Instructions to turn on sensitive content alerts on iPhone

Step 1:

First, users access the Settings application on the phone. Then, click on Privacy & Security and then click on the Sensitive Content Warning feature to turn on the content warning.

Then you just need to slide the circle button to the right to activate the sensitive content warning feature on iPhone.

Step 2:

Next you can select the application you want to apply the sensitive content warning setting . After you activate the sensitive content warning mode, below you will see the supported applications.

Currently, only a few applications will be able to use this feature, including AirDrop, Messages, Phone app (Contact Posters), FaceTime.

You should also enable the Improve Sensitive Content Warning setting to improve the quality of sensitive content detection.

Lesley Montoya

Update 24 July 2023