Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarise notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks

Change Communication Safety settings in Screen Time on Mac
Use Communication Safety settings in Screen Time to have your Mac (or your family member’s Mac) detect sensitive photos and videos before they’re sent or received. The feature is available in Messages, FaceTime, the Photos picker and shared albums in Photos. If nudity is detected, the photo or video is blurred and resources are provided to help handle the situation. For more information, see the Apple Support article About Communication Safety on your child’s Apple device.
To change these settings on your Mac, choose Apple menu in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click the Family Member pop-up menu and choose a family member (if you’re a parent/guardian in a Family Sharing group), then click Communication Safety.
Open Communication Safety settings for me
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Communication Safety | Show a warning when the chosen user sends or receives sensitive photos or videos in Messages, FaceTime, the Photos picker or shared albums in Photos. | ||||||||||
Child Safety Resources | Click Show Resources to view resources to help handle the situation or facilitate conversations about digital safety with your child. | ||||||||||
Improve Communication Safety | Send analytics and usage data to Apple to improve Communication Safety. | ||||||||||
Learn More | View additional information about Communication Safety. |