Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile say they’re not blocking Apple’s iCloud Private Relay

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The three biggest US cellular carriers, T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T, have all confirmed to The Verge that they are not blocking Apple's new iCloud Private Relay feature, following reports that some customers were having issues with the feature.

The feature is functioning despite the fact that AT&T and Verizon are blocking it. Private Relay works on both cellular and Fios internet connections according to AT&T and George L. Koroneos.

Most T-Mobile customers shouldn't have any issues with iCloud Private Relay. The carrier tells us that those who use the carrier's Family Controls won't be able to use iCloud Private Relay.

The plans and features that customers chose do not have access to the Private Relay to allow them to work as they were designed. T-Mobile has no restrictions for other customers, according to the company's spokesman. Apple says that networks that require the ability to audit traffic or perform network-based filters will block access to Private Relay.

T-Mobile found an issue with Apple's recent update that caused iCloud Private Relay to be toggled off. Some device settings default to the feature being toggled off in the 15.2 release of the mobile operating system. We shared this with Apple. This isn't specific to T-Mobile.

If the problem is on Apple's end, it could explain the issues that some AT&T customers may have been experiencing in the wake of the update.

It is possible that carriers will not support Apple's privacy feature in the future. The Telegraph reports that the European Commission is being asked to block Private Relay, a feature that the Telegraph says is cutting off other networks and server from accessing vital network data and metadata.

iCloud Private Relay is similar to a private internet relay, which works to mask your internet traffic from Apple, your internet service provider, and anyone else who is trying to snoop on what you are doing online. The feature is currently available to anyone who subscribes to a paid iCloud plan, but Apple doesn't keep it toggled on by default. Private Relay won't let you spoof your internet as coming from outside your rough geographic area, and it only works in Apple's own browser.