Re: "Device Added to Your Account -- A Mac now has access to iMessage..."

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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