If your iPhone is showing wrong Time and Date, the problem in most cases can be fixed by modifying Date & Time Settings on your iPhone.
iPhone Showing Wrong Time and Date
If your travelling and find your iPhone Showing Wrong Time, the problem is mostly due to your device not being setup to automatically correct its Time & Date based on your Location.
If you are not travelling and find your iPhone indicating incorrect Time, the problem could be due to your iPhone obtaining Date & Time from incorrect Carrier settings.
Apart from this, iPhone is known to display incorrect Time & Date, if it is left unused for a long time and also if the battery on the iPhone has run down.
1. Allow iPhone to Automatically Set Date & Time
As mentioned above, iPhone can end up showing incorrect Time, if you are travelling and happen to cross over to a different time zone.
The solution in this case is to allow iPhone to automatically Set its Date & Time by contacting Apple Servers.
1. Go to Settings > General > tap on Date & Time.
2. On the next screen, enable Set Automatically option.
After Enabling Set Automatically option, you should be able to see your iPhone showing the right Time next to Time Zone entry.
2. Enable Location Services For Setting Time Zone
The most common reason for iPhone indicating incorrect Time and Date is due to Location Services being disabled.
If you are travelling, you need to make sure that Location Services are enabled on your device.
1. Open Settings > scroll down and tap on Privacy.
2. On the Privacy Screen, tap on Location Services.
3. On the next screen, move the toggle next to Location Services to ON position.
4. On the same screen, scroll down and tap on System Services.
5. On System Services screen, make sure that the option for Setting Time Zone is enabled.
Once the option for Setting Time Zone is enabled, your iPhone should be able to automatically switch to the right time and show the correct Date & Time.
3. Manually Correct Date and Time On iPhone
Sometimes, iPhone may indicate wrong Time & Date, even if ‘Set Automatically’ option is enabled. In such a case, you will have to Manually Correct the Time, Date and the Time Zone.
1. Go to Settings > General > tap on Date & Time.
2. On the next screen, disable Set Automatically option.
After disabling ‘Set Automatically’ option, tap on the Time Field to set correct Time and correct the Date by tapping on the Date field.
4. Reset Network Settings
Note down the Name and Password for your WiFi Network and follow the steps below to Reset Network Settings on your iPhone to Factory Default Settings.
1. Go to Settings > General > scroll down and tap on the Reset option.
2. On the Reset Screen, tap on Reset Network Settings option.
3. On the confirmation pop-up, tap on Reset Network Settings to confirm.
After this, connect iPhone to WiFi Network and see if it is now indicating the right Time & Date.