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How to Fix iPhone Showing Wrong Time and Date

By: Waseem Patwegar

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.

Fix iPhone Showing Wrong Date and Time

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.

Go to Settings > General > tap on Date & Time.

Date and Time Option on iPhone

On the next screen, enable Set Automatically option.

Set Date and Time Automatically Option on iPhone

After Enabling Set Automatically option, make sure iPhone is 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 Date or Time is due to Location Services being disabled. If you are travelling, you need to make sure that Location Services are enabled on your device.

Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > move the toggle next to Location Services to ON position.

Enable Location Services on iPhone

On the same screen, scroll down and tap on System Services.

System Services Tab on iPhone Location Services Screen

On System Services screen, make sure Setting Time Zone option is enabled.

Enable Location Services For Setting Time Zone On Mac

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.

Go to Settings > General > tap on Date & Time.

Date and Time Settings Tab on iPhone

On the next screen, disable Set Automatically option.

Manually Setup Date and Time On iPhone

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.

Go to Settings > General > Reset > tap on Reset Network Settings option.

Reset Network settings Option on iPhone

On the confirmation pop-up, tap on Reset Network Settings to confirm.

After this, connect iPhone to WiFi Network by entring your WiFi Network Password and see if it is now indicating the right Time & Date.

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