Wen I sign in to my Apple account, I receive a notification that someone in Florida is trying to sign in. Not so, it's my device at my location in CA. How do I get Apple to recognize where my device is located?

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Wen I sign in to my Apple account, I receive a notification that someone in Florida is trying to sign in. Not so, it's my device at my location in CA. How do I get Apple to recognize where my device is located?

When I sign in to my Apple account, I receive a notification that someone in Florida is trying to sign in. Not so, it's my device at my location in CA. How do I get Apple to recognize where my device is located?

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Posted on Feb 16, 2019 3:35 PM

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Eric Root

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Feb 16, 2019 4:19 PM in response to BA_3

If this is an e-mail you received, or a popup on the screen, about the time you were actually logging in, there is probably nothing to worry about. The location in the e-mail is where your ISP reported it. If their servers are in a location distant from you, there will be a large error.

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Wen I sign in to my Apple account, I receive a notification that someone in Florida is trying to sign in. Not so, it's my device at my location in CA. How do I get Apple to recognize where my device is located?

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