Images not displaying in OS 13 Apple Mail

Adwiz wrote:

I updated to MacOS 13.1 Ventura and images in Apple Mail are no longer displaying. I've turned off the checkbox to protect mail privacy because I'm not really concerned about image tracking and I find it a major nuisance to have to click the Load Content button for every single email hundreds of times a day.

But no matter what setting I use, the images continue to stay hidden. I've rebooted the Mac, restarted Mail and even re-synced the mailboxes without success.

What can I do to have images automatically load rather than the excessively heavy-handed security "feature" Apple thinks I need?

Mail issues—

Open mail app select Mail>Settings>Privacy disable all:

“Protect Mail Activity” /

“Hide IP address” /

“Block all remote content”

Compare your results and report back.

If no resolve see

—if you are using Hide My email—try disabling this feature if no resolve and compare your results...

Set up and use Hide My Email in iCloud+ on all your devices - Apple Support

—if you are using iCloud Private Relay on Mac - Apple Support try disabling this feature if no resolve and compare your results...

Use iCloud Private Relay on Mac - Apple Support