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2.1 update UK 12h time Am/PM bug?
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I'm having the same issue with the disappearing AM/PM value.
Also,
The AM/PM indicator should be much smaller than the time itself.
A leading 0 is not needed at all and is confusing. A leading 0 suggests a 24 hour clock is being used, especially if the AM/PM vanishes.
Which looks better?
09:12 PM
9:12 PM
Also,
The AM/PM indicator should be much smaller than the time itself.
A leading 0 is not needed at all and is confusing. A leading 0 suggests a 24 hour clock is being used, especially if the AM/PM vanishes.
Which looks better?
09:12 PM
9:12 PM
Yeah i was thinking about that, the second one looks much cleaner. First one looks like it was written by a 10 yr old.
I think i'll just go back to the 24hr clock i'm used to it now anyway
All i had to do was toggle the switch on, restarted and toggled to off again to get it working
Honestly im in the US and i prefer 24Hr system, I got brainwashed into it when i was a jail guard, after i went to work in a machine shop and i used to get yelled at because the office ladies couldnt figure out my timesheets haha
Anyways back on topic i have never seen the iPhone do the AM/PM from the Lock screen. I read somewhere a clean restore will create it but i dont use AM/PM
Anyways back on topic i have never seen the iPhone do the AM/PM from the Lock screen. I read somewhere a clean restore will create it but i dont use AM/PM
i toggled, but nothing happened. eh i doubt its a bug, i think its honestly more for non at&t customers.
It is buggy because sometimes i'd toggle it and it wouldn't show again until i restarted/rebooted/re-toggled
This was talked about in another thread. I got it to work on AT&T by switching the region to UK mode. The AM/PM is just a little much though, I thought it looked really bad.
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/6231130/
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/6231130/
Oh yeah i forgot to add...i'm in the UK so my region is set to UK and yes it does look janky
Just got mine to work -
I went to SETTING-->GENERAL-->DATE & TIME-->Turned ON 24-Hour Time.
Reset the phone (held menu and power button until apple logo appeared)
Went back to SETTING-->GENERAL-->DATE & TIME-->Turned OFF 24-Hour Time.
Got it on my lock screen - see attached pic
Andrew
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Ok, I've never been fond of 12hr clocks but just turned it on using 2.1 and the PM WAS there on the lock screen (time said 01:32 PM). I'm in the UK. I've got no idea what it used to be like, if different.
I've now turned it back to 24hr because I can't stand the massive PM letters or the leading zero! (Only 24hr clocks should use a leading zero!!!)
I've now turned it back to 24hr because I can't stand the massive PM letters or the leading zero! (Only 24hr clocks should use a leading zero!!!)
If you go into Settings>General>Date and Time>International>Region Format and change it to New Zealand, it will allow 12 hour time (without the leading zero!), but it will default to google.co.nz when you do a search in Safari, however I haven't found that to be a big issue.
All other region settings in New Zealand format are the same as the UK so apart from Safari, you won't notice the difference.
I do find it amazing that Apple are able to engineer some of the most fantastic things known to mankind, yet seem to have no end of trouble trying to implement 12 hour time in multiple regions...
All other region settings in New Zealand format are the same as the UK so apart from Safari, you won't notice the difference.
I do find it amazing that Apple are able to engineer some of the most fantastic things known to mankind, yet seem to have no end of trouble trying to implement 12 hour time in multiple regions...
I tried Ireland and got a 12:58 a.m., which is unfortunately too wide for me.
Then I tried U.S. Virgin Islands and only then did the 12:58 AM appear. Really huge, I might add.
Edit: oh, yeah, and no leading zero for U.S. Virgin Islands: I see 1:01 AM here, which is good but also means I should get going
Then I tried U.S. Virgin Islands and only then did the 12:58 AM appear. Really huge, I might add.
Edit: oh, yeah, and no leading zero for U.S. Virgin Islands: I see 1:01 AM here, which is good but also means I should get going
Bug
I think it's a bug. I saw mine didn't have the AM/PM.. so I did a complete fresh install. Still didn't have the AM/PM so I did the "turn on 24hr... reboot" etc. Had to do it 3 times and the AM/PM finally showed up on the locked screen. Stayed there for about a week and then it went away again. Did the whole "turn on 24hr... reboot" etc. 3-4 times and it eventually came back for a couple days. Now it's gone again. Looks to be a BUG.
I think it's a bug. I saw mine didn't have the AM/PM.. so I did a complete fresh install. Still didn't have the AM/PM so I did the "turn on 24hr... reboot" etc. Had to do it 3 times and the AM/PM finally showed up on the locked screen. Stayed there for about a week and then it went away again. Did the whole "turn on 24hr... reboot" etc. 3-4 times and it eventually came back for a couple days. Now it's gone again. Looks to be a BUG.