find my app
why does the find my app never get my iphone location right?
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The Why: Find My works by sending regular positional updates to Apple servers that are derived from Wi-Fi, cellular data, and GPS signals. The location's accuracy would then be dependent on any one of those three things.
The iPhone scans for nearby Wi-Fi networks and send a snapshot of that information to the Apple servers. If this is your home's Wi-Fi network that would depend on your wireless router's WAN-side IP address that is provided by your ISP.
Another reason, would be if you have your iPhone connected via a VPN. This can "fool" the Apple servers to where your phone is located.
