nickwest321

Q: My Apple Watch won't display the correct time

So i just received my apple watch from the online store today and i went to go set it up and it set up as west coast time, US when i live in the east coast US. So i began to research my problem and i tried

-changing my world clock to my timezone

-reseting my apple watch and repairing it

-changing my timezone to something not correct and then correct again

-deleting all other world clocks and then repairing my apple watch

...and nothing has worked so far, i think i might head to my nearest apple store and have them figure it out and set it up for me. If anyone else has had this problem and found a solution, please let me know, as of right now i'm dissappointed in the apple watch

Apple Watch, iOS 8.4.1

Posted on Sep 16, 2015 6:16 PM

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Q: My Apple Watch won't display the correct time

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  • by Jonathan UK,Solvedanswer

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 17, 2015 3:18 AM in response to nickwest321
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    Sep 17, 2015 3:18 AM in response to nickwest321

    Hi Nick

     

    Try these steps:

     

    On your iPhone, go to: Settings > Privacy > Location Services:

     

    - Check that Location Services is enabled.

    - On the same page, tap on Apple Watch Faces > check this is set to While Using the App.

     

    Check that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are enabled on your iPhone (Settings > Wi-Fi / Bluetooth).

     

    Check that your watch and iPhone are connected: Swipe up on the watch face, then swipe left / right until you find the Settings Glance. This will state either Connected or Disconnected. Disable Airplane Mode if it is enabled. (Swipe down again to return to the watch face).

     

    Restart both devices:

     

    - Restart iPhone: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears; Drag the slider to turn your iPhone off; When it has finished turning off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again until you see the Apple logo.

     

    - Restart Apple Watch: Press and hold the side button until you see the Power Off slider; Drag the slider to turn off completely; Afterwards, press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.

  • by nickwest321,

    nickwest321 nickwest321 Sep 17, 2015 3:21 AM in response to Jonathan UK
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    Sep 17, 2015 3:21 AM in response to Jonathan UK

    Thank you so much Jonathan UK, restarting my iPhone worked. As soon as my iPhone came on, my apple watch displayed the correct time!

  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 17, 2015 3:27 AM in response to nickwest321
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    Sep 17, 2015 3:27 AM in response to nickwest321

    You're most welcome!

  • by pdxalex,

    pdxalex pdxalex Nov 10, 2015 12:04 PM in response to Jonathan UK
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    Nov 10, 2015 12:04 PM in response to Jonathan UK

    This was the one post that fixed the problem for me.  I landed in Tokyo and was surprised that my watch didn't automatically sync to the changed time on my iPhone 6.  I tried all the other fixes, then did the complete power off of the watch and back on and that fixed things.

     

    Apple, a good enhancement would be the Watch automatically dealing with multiple timezones on the watch face itself -- world travelers are a natural fit for smart watches!

     

    Thank you.

  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Nov 10, 2015 3:33 PM in response to pdxalex
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    Nov 10, 2015 3:33 PM in response to pdxalex

    Glad to have helped!

    pdxalex wrote:

     

    a good enhancement would be the Watch automatically dealing with multiple timezones on the watch face itself -- world travelers are a natural fit for smart watches!

     

    A world clock complication (in some cases, more than one) can be added to several watch faces on Apple Watch:

    - Chronograph, Color, Mickey Mouse, Modular, Simple, and Utility.

     

    To add a world clock complication to a supported watch face:

    - Firmly press on the display > tap Customise > swipe left to the screen that allows complications to be selected > tap the complication that you would like to use for for a world clock > turn the Digital Crown to choose a city > press the Digital Crown when finished.

     

    To change which cities are available as world clock complications, on your iPhone, open the Clock app (a watch face symbol) and tap on the World Clock tab:

    - Tap Edit (top left) to remove locations and/or re-order existing locations > tap Done.

    - Tap the plus sign (top right) to add new locations.

    - Your revised selections will be included as options when scrolling through available world clock complications on your watch.