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From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject: Re: "Device Added to Your Account -- A Mac now has access to iMessage..."
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In misc.phone.mobile.iphone Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2024-08-13, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > About 30 minutes ago, 2020 13" Intel MBP's macOS Ventura v13.6.9
> > showed an unexpected "Device Added to Your Account -- A Mac now has
> > access to iMessage..." notification alert. However, I don't see any
> > unrecognizable device(s) in this Apple ID account. Is it somewhere
> > else? Or a hiccup? 
> >:/

> Likely just a hiccup. I've noticed this message after signing into a Mac
> I haven't used in a while, for instance. This shouldn't concern you if
> you have a secure password for your Apple ID and are using two-factor
> authentication.

Ah, thanks. Apple needs to make that messages clearer if that is the case. Yes, complex passwords and 2FA.
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