I’ve been using the new clock widget on my Home Screen since yesterday and it doesn’t keep correct time. It will start keeping time after a restart, but then loses time.
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New Clock Widget doesn’t keep accurate time!
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Did you submit a bug report? I already have the time in the top left corner so I never bothered with that widget.
I only tried it because I thought it looked cool. However, I’ll just continue to use the original digital clock.
Thanks for letting me know that this has been a problem since B1.
Thanks for letting me know that this has been a problem since B1.
Well, I understand now that it has been a problem from B1-B8 and now the GM. It’s not a deal breaker whatsoever, but it will be nice when it’s fixed.
The multiple mini clocks widget makes no sense to me. I have 4 locations (different time zones) set and they are all showing the correct time in each location, but what is with the white and dark clock faces? I mean, it does not appear to signify day/night, or even which is the active / local time zone.
Not sure how you can screw up a clock on a smartphone, but...
Not sure how you can screw up a clock on a smartphone, but...
beta is over, public release and its still happening
I have the same issue. It feels totally absurd that this has been an issue throughout the whole beta period and isn’t fixed for the proper release of the software...
I’ve the small clock widget in a stack and it doesn’t display the correct time as you can see by the time at the top of the screen, it’s 12 minutes slow!
Just press and hold on clock widget and press edit widget. Then change the location to your near by cities which are available. That should work. If you did that and still have the issue then it’s probably a iOS 14 bug on your device should be fixed by next update.
I knew how to go about fixing it but when you Get the time correct it goes off through time again so definitely a bug so gonna report it.
14 rushed out the door - they needed to give the common rabble something on announcement day, when not everyone can afford / wants a new iPad or Watch - as witness the surprised developers given less than 24 hours notice of the release, and only then asked to send their 14-friendly apps to the Store. And 14.2 Beta now out to developers - a day after.
Fully expect a rash of 14.1.xxx updates to patch the more obvious issues that real work would have found. Or, as chronic issue, fixed.
Fully expect a rash of 14.1.xxx updates to patch the more obvious issues that real work would have found. Or, as chronic issue, fixed.
Same issue here. Very annoying! I thought my son still had 20 mins of his swimming lesson to go when he got out of the pool!
- I also previously used the digital time at the top of the screen but the large clock enables you to look quickly... I have to squint to read the little digital one without my glasses on 😂
- I also previously used the digital time at the top of the screen but the large clock enables you to look quickly... I have to squint to read the little digital one without my glasses on 😂
I am on the East Coast (Florida) of the United States and had to use New York for my time . It was off by a few minutes so I went back in and change Location from New York to Atlanta Georgia and now the time is right on. 
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The Clock widget is a weird one.
The iOS 14 widgets aren't designed to be updated continuously, but only every few minutes. This doesn't seem compatible with the concept of a clock widget. I know Apple break their rules with the clock app icon, and I guess they're trying to do the same here.
For me, I've found the clock widget is accurate only if it's in a stack and not the top-most widget. Swiping through the stack seems to cause the widget to update. Same with the Stocks widgets.
The iOS 14 widgets aren't designed to be updated continuously, but only every few minutes. This doesn't seem compatible with the concept of a clock widget. I know Apple break their rules with the clock app icon, and I guess they're trying to do the same here.
For me, I've found the clock widget is accurate only if it's in a stack and not the top-most widget. Swiping through the stack seems to cause the widget to update. Same with the Stocks widgets.
Discovered this today, after it caused a bit of confusion. It’s flabbergasting (and hilarious) that Apple could mess up a clock widget!
Yes, it is crazy, and for me makes this widget useless.
I wonder if it matters if you have Background Refresh enabled? I don’t and the widget clock show incorrect time.
I wonder if it matters if you have Background Refresh enabled? I don’t and the widget clock show incorrect time.
