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GMT Bug Now Fixed for Google Calendar Users in iOS 8

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After widespread complaints over the past five months, the so-called "GMT bug" affecting iOS 8 calendar users appears to have been at least partially fixed. Without installing a software update, several users on the Apple Support Communities, Google Calendar Help Forum, Twitter and MacRumors forums are reporting that calendar events are now syncing in the proper time zone on iOS 8.1.3 and earlier versions. Given that users were not required to take action, it is speculated that Google may have quietly fixed the issue on their backend.
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A significant number of users have been voicing their complaints about the GMT bug since iOS 8 was released in September. In short, the bug causes calendar items to be synced in the GMT time zone regardless of location. One particular topic posted within the Apple Support Communities about the issue has received over 300,000 views and close to 800 replies, although Apple has yet to officially address the bug in iOS 8.1.3 or previous software updates. For that reason, some calendar users syncing with Microsoft Exchange or other services may still experience syncing issues until a wider fix becomes available.

Apple appears to be aware of the GMT calendar bug after listing it in iOS 8.2 beta 5's release notes and, as corroborated by multiple reports, should include a proper fix for the issue in the public release of iOS 8.2. Many users are upset that a fix has taken this long, considering that multiple software updates have been released since the bug was uncovered, but the good news is that the bug finally appears to be nearly resolved.

Follow along in our GMT bug thread on the forums for the latest information.

Article Link: GMT Bug Now Fixed for Google Calendar Users in iOS 8
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/03/gmt-calendar-bug-fixed-ios-8/
i already fixed it by turning off time zone support. boy it took me 2 hours for that simple find. But glad they finally fixed it
 
Natzoo said:
i already fixed it by turning off time zone support. boy it took me 2 hours for that simple find. But glad they finally fixed it
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Changing the time zone support settings hasn't fixed it for a very large portion of the people affected by this.
 
Intell said:
Changing the time zone support settings hasn't fixed it for a very large portion of the people affected by this.
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It didn't fix for me with the changing of time zone support and the override before. Glad that Google has now managed to fix the bug somehow.

Tried it just now and didn't see any GMT showing up in the calendar.
 
Interesting. I work in 3 timezones with everything in my google calendar synced to my ipad, iphone and macbook pro... and never knew there was an issue like this. It's always "just worked" for me...

Just goes to show you that for wvery person that has an issue on their iphone there are tons (millions) that never see that problem. Sometimes it's hard to remember that on these forums...
 
I live in GMT -6, and work for a company in London, so time zones are a thing for me - big time. I use Google Calendar for my work schedule, and I didn't notice any problems with this when it was reported. Strange, as I would have noticed this immediately.
 
Just turned my google calendar off and on and it fixed it. Worked for the couple other people I know who had this issue. They were already excited when I told them that it might get fixed in 8.2 in a month or two. It was a pretty annoying bug for people with multiple calendar events a day and having to be careful when editing or making new events.
 
I'm glad. Showing up for events 8 hours early was starting to become embarrassing.

// And by "events" I obviously meant haircut appointments.
 
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leesweet said:
Seen this for months, no fix except the 'all day event' toggle and still not fixed for me now. Wonder if it needs to roll out to all servers or something?
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wutang01 said:
I sync my Google Calendar over CalDAV, and I haven't "received" this "bug fix" yet either
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Mine wasn't immediate either. I had to turn off and remove calendar syncing in settings and then re-enable it, and it is working fine now. So glad they fixed this!
 
pk7 said:
Mine wasn't immediate either. I had to turn off and remove calendar syncing in settings and then re-enable it, and it is working fine now. So glad they fixed this!
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Hey! Thanks for that suggestion! Google Calendars fixed!
Facebook calendar isn't though, but I'm happy to wait for iOS 8.2 for that (since I don't create Facebook calendar events on my phone) :)

PS: I'm surprised Google hasn't released their Google Calendar iOS app yet! ��

PSS: Side-note ... anyone else experiencing the colours being synced weirdly? e.g. red appears to be synced as dark brown, orange as light brown?
 
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glad to hear it's fixed but I don't care any more. This bug was such a major PITA that I completely switched to icloud calendar only.
 
NOT completely fixed...

If you have repeating calendar appointments, they still show the additional GMT tag.
 

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I use iCloud calendars so haven't had a single problem. Got tired of all the bugs and incompatibilities in Google's software. Plus they use proprietary crap for email and calendars rather than a true implementation of open standards like IMAP, CALDAV, and CARDAV which iCloud uses.

The fact that you have to pay for push calendars, contacts, and email when iCloud gives it to you for free was the last straw. And I have much better battery life now that Google's half baked software is off my phone.
 
newagemac said:
I use iCloud calendars so haven't had a single problem. Got tired of all the bugs and incompatibilities in Google's software. Plus they use proprietary crap for email and calendars rather than a true implementation of open standards like IMAP, CALDAV, and CARDAV which iCloud uses.

The fact that you have to pay for push calendars, contacts, and email when iCloud gives it to you for free was the last straw. And I have much better battery life now that Google's half baked software is off my phone.
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The iPhone experience I've enjoyed over the years is so much nicer with all that Googles done for Apple.

I don't care who's responsible, as I've seen bugs in everyone's software it's simply a part of the process. My preference is to have choices and not be locked into just one ecosystem like Apples. Google gives us that freedom.

Across every platform of the various smartphones I use, each of them benefits from Google and their constant innovation.

Thanks Google!
 
Too late for me. I ended up moving my entire calendar to iCloud, was tired of the issue. When I'd call Apple they would refer me to Google and Google's "help" pages weren't helpful.
 
technosix said:
The iPhone experience I've enjoyed over the years is so much nicer with all that Googles done for Apple.

I don't care who's responsible, as I've seen bugs in everyone's software it's simply a part of the process. My preference is to have choices and not be locked into just one ecosystem like Apples. Google gives us that freedom.

Across every platform of the various smartphones I use, each of them benefits from Google and their constant innovation.

Thanks Google!
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I'd rather be spending time with my loved ones and enjoying my life and hobbies rather than worrying about putting my foot into every ecosystem as if that actually gives me anything of value in life. Google gives us ads and privacy invasions. Apple gives me simplicity, ease of use, and peace of mind so we can go out and change the world as doctors, teachers, and engineers rather than worrying about fidgeting with custom ROMs and wallpapers that do nothing for the world at large.

Google's great at putting ads all over the web to get in our faces. Apple is great at making technology and innovations that actually matter to people with the largest choices of high quality apps that help us do things that matter.

Thanks Apple!
 
friedmud said:
Interesting. I work in 3 timezones with everything in my google calendar synced to my ipad, iphone and macbook pro... and never knew there was an issue like this. It's always "just worked" for me...

Just goes to show you that for wvery person that has an issue on their iphone there are tons (millions) that never see that problem. Sometimes it's hard to remember that on these forums...
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That is amazing logic. It works for me therefore it must work for millions.
 
I'm on 8.1.2 still, and I think it's fixed for me.

I went back and edited existing appointments to remove the GMT tag, and they did not return. I can also create new appointments, and they don't have the GMT tag/time.
 
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