Why am I getting a privacy warning on my phone when I am connected to my home wifi?

Why am I suddenly receiving a privacy warning on my iPhone while connected to my home wifi?

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 22, 2022 05:57 PM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2022 06:03 PM

That means that your phone is using its real Wi-Fi address in communicating with your router. As it is your router this is not a problem; you can ignore the message.


If you go to Settings/Wi-Fi and tap on the i next to your network name you will see a switch for “Private Wi-Fi address”. If this switch is on your phone will use a fake Wi-Fi address when you connect to a Wi-Fi network to prevent you from being tracked from one network to another; it will use a different fake address with each router you connect to. While you can turn it on for your home network to make the warning go away, it isn’t really necessary. It should be on for any public networks you connect to, however.

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Aug 22, 2022 06:03 PM in response to Kathykatherine

That means that your phone is using its real Wi-Fi address in communicating with your router. As it is your router this is not a problem; you can ignore the message.


If you go to Settings/Wi-Fi and tap on the i next to your network name you will see a switch for “Private Wi-Fi address”. If this switch is on your phone will use a fake Wi-Fi address when you connect to a Wi-Fi network to prevent you from being tracked from one network to another; it will use a different fake address with each router you connect to. While you can turn it on for your home network to make the warning go away, it isn’t really necessary. It should be on for any public networks you connect to, however.

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Why am I getting a privacy warning on my phone when I am connected to my home wifi?

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