Most apps have my location wrong

Bonnie A

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Ok, so Google Maps knows exactly where I am, no problem. But Spotify and other apps that show location-based ads keep showing me ads for MN, and I'm in IA, nowhere near the border. I had spent a week in Minneapolis, but that was 2 yrs ago. And ever since, I've been getting ads for Hennepin County. I'm using a Pixel 2, with Android 11 running. (That's the last update this phone will receive; it's no longer supported.)
 

Smokeaire01

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Ok, so Google Maps knows exactly where I am, no problem. But Spotify and other apps that show location-based ads keep showing me ads for MN, and I'm in IA, nowhere near the border. I had spent a week in Minneapolis, but that was 2 yrs ago. And ever since, I've been getting ads for Hennepin County. I'm using a Pixel 2, with Android 11 running. (That's the last update this phone will receive; it's no longer supported.)
Are you using a VPN?
Have you tried going in the websites associated with those apps and manually changing your location?
 

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Do you have Location enabled, and allowed for those apps? (If you don't, the apps may be "guessing" your location - and getting it wrong.)
 

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