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Jim Dysart Author

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Apple watch time changes when away from the phone

Hi,

On occasion I will forget my iphone at home when I go out. I am not going to another time zone, just downtown. After being away for short while, my watch (Series 5 Cellular) time increases by an hour. After I return, it reverts to the correct time. What makes it change that hour? Currently we are on daylight savings time which means the time in general is already 1 hour ahead of standard time, so that cant be an issue. The watch would be two hours ahead of standard time. I am aware that the time on the watch is related to the iphone, but what possesses the watch to change that hour. Is there some sort of base time programmed into the watch? through Iphone? Can the watch support its own time Zone?

It certainly reduces the usefulness of the watch as a watch.

Thanks,

Apple Watch

Posted on Apr 16, 2020 5:06 AM

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j.andre.daigle

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Posted on Apr 23, 2020 10:02 AM

Hi there,

I have the same issue. Iphone X and apple watch 5.

tried rebooting both. I started with the watch first and it was 1 hour ahead. When I started my iPhone, the time on the watch changed to the correct time. Is this a bug with the X phone pairing with the watch?

Thanks!

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May 19, 2020 12:48 PM in response to brokenmatt

Big news! Half an hour ago, my wife and I noticed that both our watches were showing the correct time on a walk without our phones. This was the first time it ever worked properly since the time change. We went yesterday and it was still faulty. Anyone else noticed that it’s fixed now?

Jim Dysart Author

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May 20, 2020 11:21 AM in response to aferg25

So I haven't changed or updated anything since I started this thread. I did a deliberate test of turning off my phone yesterday to confirm that the bug has been squashed as reported above. Presumably Bell (or Apple) figured it out in response to many reporting the issue to them (I was not one).

Now my watch can tell time by itself again.

May 21, 2020 5:42 AM in response to Jim Dysart

Same here! I just updated my apple OS and it appears to work fine.

Let's rejoice (like stated above) to whomever solved the enigma and erect a statue in honour of fixing this timeliness issue!

Thanks to whoever helped the watch tell time!

May 21, 2020 7:31 AM in response to aferg25

Ha ha! love it!

In New Brunswick, the Apple signal (akin to the Batman signal) that would shine in the night sky for support will now lay dormant. Like Batman having successfully intervened, Apple staff can now stand down and address the next Apple signal shining in the night sky from away!

Apr 28, 2020 3:12 PM in response to j.andre.daigle

I have the same issue

Apr 28, 2020 5:18 PM in response to Jim Dysart

kind of ironic that a very expensive watch can't keep the time. I am curious how many people have the same issue and when Apple will provide a fix. Thanks to Ginette for "chiming" in.