diff --git a/src/baseTypes.ts b/src/baseTypes.ts
index ea885f7..a7fd950 100644
--- a/src/baseTypes.ts
+++ b/src/baseTypes.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ export interface S3Config {
   s3AccessKeyID: string;
   s3SecretAccessKey: string;
   s3BucketName: string;
-  bypassCorsLocally?: boolean;
+
   partsConcurrency?: number;
   forcePathStyle?: boolean;
   remotePrefix?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  bypassCorsLocally?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface DropboxConfig {
@@ -180,6 +185,7 @@ export interface FileOrFolderMixedState {
 export const API_VER_STAT_FOLDER = "0.13.27";
 export const API_VER_REQURL = "0.13.26"; // desktop ver 0.13.26, iOS ver 1.1.1
 export const API_VER_REQURL_ANDROID = "0.14.6"; // Android ver 1.2.1
+export const API_VER_ENSURE_REQURL_OK = "1.0.0"; // always bypass CORS here
 
 export const VALID_REQURL =
   (!Platform.isAndroidApp && requireApiVersion(API_VER_REQURL)) ||
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 348f98b..edf9c76 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   TFile,
   TFolder,
   requestUrl,
+  requireApiVersion,
 } from "obsidian";
 import cloneDeep from "lodash/cloneDeep";
 import { createElement, RotateCcw, RefreshCcw, FileText } from "lucide";
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   COMMAND_CALLBACK_DROPBOX,
   COMMAND_URI,
   REMOTELY_SAVE_VERSION_2024PREPARE,
+  API_VER_ENSURE_REQURL_OK,
 } from "./baseTypes";
 import { importQrCodeUri } from "./importExport";
 import {
@@ -878,6 +880,10 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
       this.settings.deleteToWhere = "system";
     }
     this.settings.logToDB = false; // deprecated as of 20240113
+
+    if (requireApiVersion(API_VER_ENSURE_REQURL_OK)) {
+      this.settings.s3.bypassCorsLocally = true; // deprecated as of 20240113
+    }
   }
 
   async checkIfPresetRulesFollowed() {
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index cc25acf..85a5cc2 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import type { TextComponent } from "obsidian";
 import { createElement, Eye, EyeOff } from "lucide";
 import {
+  API_VER_ENSURE_REQURL_OK,
   API_VER_REQURL,
   DEFAULT_DEBUG_FOLDER,
   SUPPORTED_SERVICES_TYPE,
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ export class RemotelySaveSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
           });
       });
 
-    if (VALID_REQURL) {
+    if (VALID_REQURL && !requireApiVersion(API_VER_ENSURE_REQURL_OK)) {
       new Setting(s3Div)
         .setName(t("settings_s3_bypasscorslocally"))
         .setDesc(t("settings_s3_bypasscorslocally_desc"))