iPhone says I'm not in a familiar location, but I am at home

I know its really annoying. However you can completely remove that feature easily from ur settings. Go to passcode and Face ID then find stolen device protection and turn it off. It will force you to wait 1 hour but after that it will never bother you again.

My Maps app showed my correct home address, but I tried deleting the Maps app & reinstalling it. I did this about 10 minutes into the 60 minute waiting period. As soon as I reinstalled the Maps app, the waiting period immediately ended & I had full control back. It's been fine since.

luddite64 wrote:

Believe me I've done that half a dozen times. It will not accept a different Home Address nor will it let me edit or delete the incorrect one.

Have you done that with the Contacts app or the Maps app? If you only attempted to changed it using Maps, I would instead use Contacts. The address field in Contacts is just like any other field that can be removed, edited, and you can even add additional Home addresses. If you are unable to make any changes in Contacts, it may be that there are Screen Time Restrictions turned on. Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, and shut it off.

This worked for me. I went into my Apple ID, selected “Find My”, the turned off then on the “Share My Location”. As soon as I did this, a notification popped up saying my password/security pause had ended. I was able to update my Apple ID password then.

I think it is indeed WiFi that is causing the miss-match between familiar locations and actual location. I am at work. Work is recognized as a familiar location but it keeps telling me I'm not at a familiar location. However, I tried turning off my WiFi connection and it works. It sees where I'm at now and I can make the necessary changes. So, for those having an issue, try turning off WiFi

I fixed my problem. Going into maps I added the address next door to my favorites. Maps said I was 60 feet from home that’s why the stolen device protection kicked on

Set and edit your home or work address in iOS 16 or later or iPadOS 16 or later. In the Maps app, scroll to Favourites and tap Add. Start to type the address you want to set as Home or Work, then tap the address when it's available. Scroll down to Type and tap My Home or My Work.

Add or change your home address in Maps on your iPhone or ...

Are you connected to your home Wi-Fi?

This PITA happened to me yesterday. I was literally sitting in my garage, Find My saw my device as home and this **** setting wouldn’t turn off. It took about 20-30 minutes to recognize before it would let me do it.

I get the added layer of protection and this one really is secure…however, I couldn’t do a repair to my phone because of it. So, if you decide to keep it on, turn it off before any service.

Here is how to set your Home address in Contacts or Maps if you have not set one up.

Add or change your home address in Maps on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Reply to SoupyShot’s reply to mine 5:18 AM GMT - by some miracle or jiggery-pokery or me fiddling with various apps (FWIW among other steps I deleted the Maps app, closed down and rebooted the phone, then brought Maps back - not sure if it was that) in the wee small hours I FINALLY got rid of the incorrect address that Maps inexplicably had for Home. It now seems to be taking Home from my contacts card but not perfectly which is frustrating. It does have the correct postcode now which may be as close as I can get until Apple tidies up the address database they link to.

Yes I considered restoring the phone but may not need that now.

This all started because I activated the new Stolen Device Protection which may have been a blessing in disguise or I may not have become aware that Maps had an incorrect Home address.

Good luck!

Had this going on with me - suspect it is because I had use wifi calling enabled. Wifi calling will not give your phone the correct location due to fact it isn't triangulated like cellular does. Is/was an issue with 911 calls.

I've had similar. After activating Stolen Device Protection I went in to try to strengthen my passcode but was told phone not in a familiar location and had to wait an hour. I eventually discovered that Favourites in Maps on my phone has an incorrect Home Address which (a) is unfamiliar to me and (b) I have no idea how, when or why it got there. I have been unable to correct or even delete it because this is apparently done via My Card in Contacts which itself has the correct Home Address. FWIW my iPad has all the correct addresses. Furthermore, GPS seems wonky today because Find My in both phone and iPad seem to think my phone is sitting in the property next door. My enquiry with Apple Support has been kicked up to Senior Level! What a mess and I don't think of my own making.

Same here. I am at home. However, the Apple Maps app says “Home Close By”. Even as it shows me inside the house!!

It has the correct address already, shows me inside my house on the GPS, but yet thinks I am only “Close”.

This is on IOS 18. Clearly a bug. Also means that eg Netflix thinks I am not home and goes through some gyrations.

I am having the same problem where I am at Home, I have Home as a favorite and it is recognized as a "significant location" in Location services, but trying to turn off Stolen Device isn't recognizing that I am indeed home and forcing me to wait an hour. Looking at the Maps app, it says I am "10 feet away" from "Home", which of course I am and the exact number of feet changes depending on exactly where I am sitting at in my home. I have tried refining the location in Maps but to no avail.

I have read all of the support links listed in all of the and everything is configured correctly that it should know I am at my familiar place at Home...what's wrong??