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Changing location

Does anyone know why my iPhone keeps changing location to another country in the background when the location on the phone says I am in the U.K.-which I am. I find this out when I try to make phone calls and I am advised that the stored contact number is incorrect or I get a foreign automated message that the number does not exist.

iPhone 5c, iOS 10

Posted on Dec 5, 2021 12:53 AM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2021 1:21 AM

Please check the Phone Number format stored in your Contact list. There must not be any manually added spaces in between the numbers. However when you enter a phone number iPhone will add spaces, hyphen & parenthesis based on the country code prefixed to the number. That is OK, but do not add manually.


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Dec 5, 2021 1:21 AM in response to MBZZ

Please check the Phone Number format stored in your Contact list. There must not be any manually added spaces in between the numbers. However when you enter a phone number iPhone will add spaces, hyphen & parenthesis based on the country code prefixed to the number. That is OK, but do not add manually.


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Dec 5, 2021 1:54 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thank you for responding. Just general use of phone, whats app and messaging etc. I have entered most phone numbers without a +44 prefix and for a long time that has been sufficient. then out of the blue I will try to call home and I will get a foreign message to say that the number is incorrect. I will then go into the settings, change location from UK to another country, then change it back to UK and everything will work for a few weeks and then I will have trouble making calls again....

Changing location

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