MealsA little help in the kitchen
Meals support.
Questions, a recipe that didn’t import, or something that feels off? We’d like to help.
Shared-content concerns
Meals does not allow harassment, hate, sexual exploitation, threats, scams or other harmful content. Use the safety menu on a shared meal or comment to report it or block the account. Review pending reports and blocked people in Settings → Sharing safety. Reports are reviewed by the Meals team; urgent concerns can also be sent to the support address below. Blocking takes effect locally at once; iCloud access changes finish when connected.
Get in touch
Include your iPhone model, iOS version, Meals version, and what happened. Please leave out passwords, Health information, and private photos unless you choose to share something relevant.
Common questions
How does Meals find my meals?
Choose how far back to scan and grant Full Photos Access to complete setup. If you later limit access, Meals can only scan the photos you allow. Meal recognition happens on your iPhone. Your original photos remain in Photos. You can adjust scanning and review titles and tags in Meals.
What if a meal is missing or the title is wrong?
Make sure Meals has access to the relevant photos in iPhone Settings. You can scan again from Meals settings, edit an existing meal’s title and details, or create one manually from settings. Recognition can make mistakes; your edits are the source of truth.
How do I bring in a recipe?
Use the recipe import options to paste a link, select photos, scan a cookbook page, import a file, or type a recipe. Check ingredients, quantities, and instructions before cooking. Some websites require a subscription or restrict access.
What does Cook it need?
Cook it guides you through a saved recipe step by step. Apple Intelligence assistance needs a compatible iPhone and available on-device models. Voice also needs supported on-device speech recognition and microphone and Speech permissions. Voice recordings are not sent to the Meals team.
Who can see my meals?
Meals start private. Change visibility from the Only you control when you want to share with your close circle. Inviting someone to your circle and adding a collaborator to a particular meal are separate choices. Anyone who receives a preview link, when enabled, can view its shared snapshot while the link is valid.
How do I stop sharing improvement feedback?
In Meals settings, turn off Help improve Meals. This stops new collection and queues deletion of your submitted report when the app connects. Review feedback lets you see and remove individual title and recipe text examples. Photos, cookbook images, Health data and voice recordings are excluded. See the privacy policy for retention details.
How do I manage or delete my data?
Edit or delete individual meals and recipes in Meals and manage sharing and permissions in Meals and iPhone Settings. To request additional help removing data, email the Meals support address above. Don’t include your Apple Account password. Turning off Photos access does not delete meals already saved in your journal.
Community standards, reporting and appeals
Early access is by invitation. Requires iPhone with iOS 26 or later. Availability and supported features may vary by iPhone, language, and Apple service availability.