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MAC address keeps changing on iPhone 12 Pro Max iOS 14.6?

As I said before, I’m running iOS 14.6 on a 12 pro max. I have set the option to change MAC address or “rotate” MAC address, to off for a particular wifi network. When I connect the next day my MAC address has changed, even though I have it set not too. Does the system have it internally set to rotate no matter what? It’s obvious a large portion of iPhone users don’t know what a MAC address does, but that’s not a reason to take advantage of it.


That being said I’ve tried a couple things here and I can’t decide what it is that’s causing it, so if anybody else has experienced the same thing let me know this is insane

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Jul 8, 2021 10:14 AM

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Posted on Jul 9, 2021 12:10 PM

Hello turtle1505,


It sounds like you have some questions about using private Wi-Fi addresses with your device. We will be happy to provide some insight.


The following article provides information on how this feature sets up the MAC address. Please have a look and see if the information provided helps:


Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7


Cheers!

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Jul 9, 2021 12:10 PM in response to turtle1505

Hello turtle1505,


It sounds like you have some questions about using private Wi-Fi addresses with your device. We will be happy to provide some insight.


The following article provides information on how this feature sets up the MAC address. Please have a look and see if the information provided helps:


Use private Wi-Fi addresses in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7


Cheers!

MAC address keeps changing on iPhone 12 Pro Max iOS 14.6?

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