Why is my phone giving me the wrong time zone and location?

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My phone is giving me the wrong time zone and location. Need help plz

It happened today. I wanted to see what time it is and it is showing me a Japan time zone. Accuweather is showing the wrong current location. It's showing me "Tottori prefecture" (somewhere in Japan) I tried refreshing the location and I restarted my phone and it didn't work. What can I do??

 

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Re: My phone is giving me the wrong time zone and location. Need help plz

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone, and where are you located? Are you using a VPN, or a public wi-fi hotspot? If the VPN or wi-fi hotspot is using a server based in another timezone, the phone may think it's in that timezone as well. For example, when I've used my Chromebook in a Noodles & Company located in Cupertino, CA, my Chromebook's timezone gets reset to Kansas.