Why is my iPhone showing my location in a different state?

Why is my iPhone showing my location in a totally different state?


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iPhone 12 mini, 16

Posted on Aug 20, 2023 11:37 AM

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Posted on Aug 24, 2023 01:34 PM

If you have a Wi-Fi connection it uses the location of your ISP’s connection point to the Internet, which might be in another state.


If you are using a VPN connection it will use the end point location of your tunnel rather than the phone’s actual location. There's no suspicious with it.

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Why is my iPhone showing my location in a different state?

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