iPhone and watch 3 minutes into the future

[ufgatorvet]

It’s like my iPad jumped in the Delorean.

My iPhone and watch are consistently 3 mins ahead of my iPad and MacBook Air and my wife’s iPhone.

When I text my wife and if she responds immediately, her reply ends up in my messages BEFORE the message I sent her since I am always running3 minutes ahead.

I’ve rebooted everything updated software. It happens on WiFi or cellular.

Any ideas why I am constantly 3 minutes in the future?

 

[UliBaer]

Are you on a different cell service provider than your wife?
Probably the time information from your provider is simply not precise/different? 🤔

 

[FreakinEurekan]

🤔 time is set & synchronized via NTP servers - check your device & hers to make sure all are set up properly.

Are one of you using a VPN? Those can create “weird” issues like this.

 

[ufgatorvet]

We’re both on Verizon. Our phones are perfectly in sync just 3 mins apart same with my MacBook and iPad. No VPN. Can you elaborate NTP? I am assuming my phone and watch are the wrong ones. My other devices match my wife’s.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

NTP is Network Time Protocol. But looks like iOS doesn't let you alter the NTP server; just turn the service on & off with Settings > General > Date & Time > Set Automatically

I presume it's using time.apple.com as an NTP server, but not certain about it.

macOS you can literally choose your NTP server on that same settings page. But not iOS.

 

[I7guy]

Did you turn off some system services?