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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.systems,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: "Device Added to Your Account -- A Mac now has access to
 iMessage..."
Date: 13 Aug 2024 21:55:55 GMT
Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2024-08-13, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> In comp.sys.mac.system Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-08-13, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>> > 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.
>
>> It's right there in the message: "If you recently signed in to this
>> device, you can ignore this notification".
>
> But I never signed in recently. It's always logged in online.

Like I said, just a hiccup. Nothing to be concerned about if you have
two factor authentication enabled on your account. There's no such thing
as bug-free software, and this is a minor bug.

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