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My Iphone keeps saying the wrong time
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iPhone back in the 70s!!!
Yesterday my iPhone 3 turned itself off and when it came back on the Calendar was set to 1st January, 1970!! And the time was wrong. I manually fixed the Calendar date but the time continued to be a problem. I tried turning off and on, switched automatic on/off/on, synced, deleted the backup then synced (as suggested in this forum). Finally I set the time manually then set the phone to auto again and, everything crossed, that seems to have worked. I also have had the problem with alarms on this phone, when daylight saving started the phone's time was correct but recurring set alarms kept going off an hour early. Nothing seemed to fix this so I still don't use recurring alarms. My husband got the same phone at the same time, uses the same network & plan, we even have them on the same settings and he hasn't had any of these problems.
Yesterday my iPhone 3 turned itself off and when it came back on the Calendar was set to 1st January, 1970!! And the time was wrong. I manually fixed the Calendar date but the time continued to be a problem. I tried turning off and on, switched automatic on/off/on, synced, deleted the backup then synced (as suggested in this forum). Finally I set the time manually then set the phone to auto again and, everything crossed, that seems to have worked. I also have had the problem with alarms on this phone, when daylight saving started the phone's time was correct but recurring set alarms kept going off an hour early. Nothing seemed to fix this so I still don't use recurring alarms. My husband got the same phone at the same time, uses the same network & plan, we even have them on the same settings and he hasn't had any of these problems.
Heres what I did - based on the advice that it was a sync with itunes problem I set the correct time (as displayed on pc) manually on iphone then synced with itunes to make a new back up. Then I set iphone to automatic time and resynced. After a few minutes hey presto iphone showing correct time 
Omg my iphone is so buggy! It shows the correct time atm, only because I set the correct time. If I use automatic timing , it's showing 2 hours early. Wierdest part is, although it shows the correct time because it's fixed manually, I receive facebook messages which display the wrong time!!! I got a message now (10:05) and it says I received it at 8:05. WTF?!!? Is there something wrong with the iphone or with the sim or whatever?
Chill guys it's easy stuff don't stress!!!
(1)Settings>scroll to Mail,contacts,Calendars.
While in mail,contact,calendars>scroll to the bottom of the screen where you will see (Time Zone Support) make sure it is ON and set your Time Zone e,g London for those in the UK
(2)Now scroll to General>once in general now scroll to Date&Time> scroll on to the Set automatically and turn Off now you will see Time Zone set your Time zone to the one you are in.Once this is done now turn ON the Set Automatically.
(3)Now scroll to General>Location Services and turn ON the Location Services.
Once this is done wait for 2 to 3 minutes and your time should set itself right.
Once your time is right you can off your Location Services,if you like.I know it does take a lot of your battery but it keeps your iPhone up to date.
I hope this helps Good luck!!!
(1)Settings>scroll to Mail,contacts,Calendars.
While in mail,contact,calendars>scroll to the bottom of the screen where you will see (Time Zone Support) make sure it is ON and set your Time Zone e,g London for those in the UK
(2)Now scroll to General>once in general now scroll to Date&Time> scroll on to the Set automatically and turn Off now you will see Time Zone set your Time zone to the one you are in.Once this is done now turn ON the Set Automatically.
(3)Now scroll to General>Location Services and turn ON the Location Services.
Once this is done wait for 2 to 3 minutes and your time should set itself right.
Once your time is right you can off your Location Services,if you like.I know it does take a lot of your battery but it keeps your iPhone up to date.
I hope this helps Good luck!!!
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Solution?
I experienced the same issue with the iPhone 4. Time was set to automatic and had been since I got the phone. Up until now, I never had an issue. I went to Brussels for work and when I came home, the time didn't adjust back. I am geographically located in the UK, time was offset by 1 hour to Brussels.
I was under the impression that the iphone picked up its time from the network, seems I was wrong. Actually, it uses the internet and it determines where you are in the world using 'location services'. I had recently turned off location services following a post on Facebook warning about geotagging on photos.
Turning location services on and keeping the 'set time automatically' option set on fixed the issue within seconds.
Hope this helps
I experienced the same issue with the iPhone 4. Time was set to automatic and had been since I got the phone. Up until now, I never had an issue. I went to Brussels for work and when I came home, the time didn't adjust back. I am geographically located in the UK, time was offset by 1 hour to Brussels.
I was under the impression that the iphone picked up its time from the network, seems I was wrong. Actually, it uses the internet and it determines where you are in the world using 'location services'. I had recently turned off location services following a post on Facebook warning about geotagging on photos.
Turning location services on and keeping the 'set time automatically' option set on fixed the issue within seconds.
Hope this helps
As said in some other post before, it changes when the iPhone is connected to the PC or Mac, while the computer is in sleep or hibernation. To change the time back, simply close down iTunes, then open it back up again and sync your iPhone. No restart or shut down or anything like that is needed. Just close iTunes and reopen. This worked for me and hope it helps others, thanks to mmoosa for identifying the solution... I take no credit for this
Same problem but worse
i woke up this morning to find out my iphone displaying the time 10 hours later than it should have been, and apparently it was Jan 1st 1970, after setting my phone to manual and adjusting my time i was then flooded with 100s of updates and reminders from the last 3 years. dont set the time manually thats what i learnt.
i woke up this morning to find out my iphone displaying the time 10 hours later than it should have been, and apparently it was Jan 1st 1970, after setting my phone to manual and adjusting my time i was then flooded with 100s of updates and reminders from the last 3 years. dont set the time manually thats what i learnt.
Hi guys!
Actually, I had the same problem about date and time in Iphone4. I had tried to change the timezone many times, but it had been the same.
But, I tried this way and it was successful.I clicked in the clock in the right-bottom manner of the computer, a dialog-box appeared, clicked tab Time-zone, I found the time zone was different from the time zone in my Iphone, my case was (Pacific Time (Us& canada)).In my Iphone, I fixed : General-> Date & Time,
I turned off setting automatically. I touched Time Zone and typed : Pacific and I chose (Pacifica , U.S.A). Turned back and it was correct. Hope it can help you.
Found at least one cause of this problem
Hi all.
I suspect there are several different reasons why the clock may go haywire.
However, I solved my problem. I tried all possible settings on the iPhone, and yet it kept setting itself back two hours. I then realized that it only did this after it had been connected to my Mac (MacBook Pro). Why? I'm in the UK, by the way.
The clock on my Mac was set correctly, and I did *not* have automatic time setting activated on either the Mac or the iPhone. But then I noticed that the "location" on my Mac was set to Addis Ababba, which is 2 hours ahead of the UK (remember, my Mac's clock was correctly set to UK time, manually).
So, here's what I think was happening. I plug my iPhone into my Mac, and the iPhone says "Hey, Mac, what time do you have?". The Mac says "10am". "Me too.", says the iPhone, "where are you?" "I'm in Addis Ababba" says the Mac. "Oh," says the iPhone, "I'm in the UK! So if it's 10am in Addis Ababba, it must be 8am here - I'll reset my clock."
Anyway, I changed the "location" of my Mac to UK, and everything's been fine since then. So, moral of the story: make sure the location is correctly set on both your mac and your iphone, even if you set the time manually on both of them.
Hi all.
I suspect there are several different reasons why the clock may go haywire.
However, I solved my problem. I tried all possible settings on the iPhone, and yet it kept setting itself back two hours. I then realized that it only did this after it had been connected to my Mac (MacBook Pro). Why? I'm in the UK, by the way.
The clock on my Mac was set correctly, and I did *not* have automatic time setting activated on either the Mac or the iPhone. But then I noticed that the "location" on my Mac was set to Addis Ababba, which is 2 hours ahead of the UK (remember, my Mac's clock was correctly set to UK time, manually).
So, here's what I think was happening. I plug my iPhone into my Mac, and the iPhone says "Hey, Mac, what time do you have?". The Mac says "10am". "Me too.", says the iPhone, "where are you?" "I'm in Addis Ababba" says the Mac. "Oh," says the iPhone, "I'm in the UK! So if it's 10am in Addis Ababba, it must be 8am here - I'll reset my clock."
Anyway, I changed the "location" of my Mac to UK, and everything's been fine since then. So, moral of the story: make sure the location is correctly set on both your mac and your iphone, even if you set the time manually on both of them.
Solved my time problem
Hi,
I had the same problem on my iPhone 4S (5.0.1) JB.
None of the solutions fixed my problem. My time was off by 9 hours!
Finally i opened my iPhone (using a pentalobe screwdriver)
Removed the two small philips screws that holds the batteryconnector in place.
Disconnected the battery, waited for a few minutes. Connected it back.
Switched the phone on and connected it to my PC.
Time problem solved!
Hi,
I had the same problem on my iPhone 4S (5.0.1) JB.
None of the solutions fixed my problem. My time was off by 9 hours!
Finally i opened my iPhone (using a pentalobe screwdriver)
Removed the two small philips screws that holds the batteryconnector in place.
Disconnected the battery, waited for a few minutes. Connected it back.
Switched the phone on and connected it to my PC.
Time problem solved!
iPhone losing time!?!
My iPhone has started losing time - although it's not as bad as some of the others on here, it's so annoying! Mine only loses 5 minutes. I've tried automatic time adjust, manual - you name it, I've tried it AND it still happens...I hope Apple look in to this soon as I've noticed some of these threads are like 4 years old!!!
My iPhone has started losing time - although it's not as bad as some of the others on here, it's so annoying! Mine only loses 5 minutes. I've tried automatic time adjust, manual - you name it, I've tried it AND it still happens...I hope Apple look in to this soon as I've noticed some of these threads are like 4 years old!!!