I'm using a Samsung S23 Ultra, and for some reason, it occasionally thinks I'm in France—like, it might always think I'm there, but I just don't notice it until it causes issues. I don't use a VPN and I don't believe there's any app causing this. Websites like Facebook and Spotify give me location-based restrictions, but I actually live in Sweden, not France. For example, I can't use the free version of Spotify because it's geo-locked to the country where I created my account, which is Sweden, so I'm stuck paying for Premium. Just yesterday, all my Google search results were showing up in French, even though I'd set the language to English. My IP address shows the correct location, but when I check Spotify in a web browser, it defaults to French. I can deal with it for now, but it's pretty annoying. Any ideas on what's causing this and how I might fix it?
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Just a heads-up, since you mentioned you don’t use a VPN, make sure there's not an app on your phone messing with your location settings. Sometimes, geolocation features in certain apps can be wonky. Someone mentioned turning a VPN off, but that doesn’t apply in your case, so it might just be an app glitch!
Lol yeah, some people just don’t read. It’s frustrating!
Have you considered trying a VPN? It might help mask your actual location. You could also use location spoofing apps, but keep in mind they're not always reliable, especially if you're a gamer. They could be a temporary fix until you find a better solution!
I've faced something similar! My internet usually shows my correct location, but sometimes it messes up and displays Germany instead. I figured out that it could be my ISP routing issues. For example, my ISP sometimes routes traffic through Germany, which explains why I got those results. Maybe you could check if your ISP is doing something like that?
Yeah, I pointed out I don't use a VPN, so that's not the issue. Just trying to figure out what else it could be!