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iPhone and Mac show 'New Device Added' messages after OS updates

I'm getting "A new Device added to your account" messages after upgrading a Mac or iPhone.


As someone with multiple personal and work Apple devices these messages are getting tiresome. I have to dismiss them over and over again. However, in the past these messages would be sent out after reactivating a device that had been offline. These clearly are not new devices!


However, recently I've gotten these messages after updating the OS on active devices. A few weeks ago my iPhone, today my Mac mini.

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I get those when I do an upgrade to the system on my Mac. It's usually after an upgrade, not an update.