Since the 16.1.1 update my phone has switched back 1 hour twice now - once overnight so I was almost late for work and just now, Thanksgiving night, I looked at my phone and noticed it was now an hour behind my laptop and clocks. I went into Date & Time and turned off the "Set Automatically" and it flipped to the correct time. I guess I'll leave that off until the the next time adjustment? Has anyone else experienced this?
iPhone 11
Hey GirlygrrlLA,
It was a good idea to set the time manually until looking into this more. When you have it selected to "Set Automatically" does the correct location show in the Time Zone area? If not, tap Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services and make sure "Setting Time Zone" is turned on. Those steps can be found in the following guide too: If you can't change the time or time zone on your Apple device - Apple Support
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
2. Turn on Set Automatically in Settings > General > Date & Time. This automatically sets your date and time based on your time zone.
3. If a message appears saying that updated time zone information is available, restart your device and any paired Apple Watch.
4. Allow your device to use its current location to determine the correct time zone. To do this, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services and turn on Setting Time Zone.
5. Check that your device shows the correct time zone in Settings > General > Date & Time > Time Zone.
Let us know.
Take care!
Hey GirlygrrlLA,
It was a good idea to set the time manually until looking into this more. When you have it selected to "Set Automatically" does the correct location show in the Time Zone area? If not, tap Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services and make sure "Setting Time Zone" is turned on. Those steps can be found in the following guide too: If you can't change the time or time zone on your Apple device - Apple Support
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
2. Turn on Set Automatically in Settings > General > Date & Time. This automatically sets your date and time based on your time zone.
3. If a message appears saying that updated time zone information is available, restart your device and any paired Apple Watch.
4. Allow your device to use its current location to determine the correct time zone. To do this, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services and turn on Setting Time Zone.
5. Check that your device shows the correct time zone in Settings > General > Date & Time > Time Zone.
Let us know.
Take care!
I am reporting this bug on an iPhone SE model # MP9E2LL/A running iOS 15.7.1.
The time will jump back an hour, so for example when it is 1:30 PM the phone will display 12:30 PM. This error occurs and resolves itself randomly. Restarting does not always resolve it.
When the time is wrong, the time zone does not load.
When the time is correct, the time zone loads and is correct.
This is infuriating because I rely heavily on alarms to manage my schedule and am now setting double alarms - for the correct time and an hour earlier - and having spurious alarms going off in meetings.
Hi GirlygrrlLA,
Thanks for following up. Next, let's reach out to support directly, Contact Apple for support and service
Cheers.
The correct Time Zone location shows up whether or not I have 'Set Automatically' on or off - see below. This was never an issue with any of my iPhones prior to the 16.1.1 software update on my 11.
16.1.1 time keeps changing
