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Unable to change cities in World Clock widget Big Sur

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see how you add or remove cities in the World Clock widget in Big Sur.

Mac mini, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 13, 2020 1:20 PM

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020 6:17 AM

TO CHANGE THE WORLD CLOCK TIMES ON YOUR BIG SUR WIDGET:


1) Two-finger-click on widget.

2) Choose 'Edit Clock'

3) Click directly on the name of a city you want to replace.

4) Type in the text box the name of the city you want displayed on your widget.

5) Click on the city you want when it appears.


Also consider:

  • Rearrange cities using the grip on the far end of the city label.


I hope this helps!

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Dec 7, 2020 6:17 AM in response to Lisa6352

TO CHANGE THE WORLD CLOCK TIMES ON YOUR BIG SUR WIDGET:


1) Two-finger-click on widget.

2) Choose 'Edit Clock'

3) Click directly on the name of a city you want to replace.

4) Type in the text box the name of the city you want displayed on your widget.

5) Click on the city you want when it appears.


Also consider:

  • Rearrange cities using the grip on the far end of the city label.


I hope this helps!

Nov 18, 2020 4:57 AM in response to Lisa6352

Hi,

Do you have an external monitor???

It seems there is a bug that, if you have an external monitor and the widget configuration appears on the right side of such device, there is no way to modify the cities.

If you disconnect any external monitor, and leave only the laptop screen, then you can modify the cities list by clicking over the name of anyone already listed.

Regards,

Diego

Jul 3, 2021 3:20 PM in response to Lisa6352

Hi, in case you didn't find an answer yet, cities can be edited in the Mac Big Sur widget. It takes some right-clicking (ctrl-click).


Open Notifications, scroll to the Clock widget, and right-click on it. Then choose Edit "Clock" and right-click on a city name. This brings up a searchable list of all available cities.


All four cities can be changed, but it does look like it's limited to four cities total. Hope that helps! I always trying right-clicking when I get stuck :)


Screenshot 1/3: Right-click on clock widget, choose Edit "Clock":


SS 2/3: Right-click on the name of any of the 4 cities:


SS 3/3: Pop-up searchable list of cities appears:

Nov 23, 2020 5:59 AM in response to Lisa6352

This works, but inconsistently. Firstly, someone already mentioned that you cannot add or delete cities. You can only change them. I was initially able to change the cities. But now when I click on "edit widget", I get the display that looks like it should allow you to change the order and this is where I was able to click on one of the cities and change it to something that suited me. But now I can do neither. I cannot change the cities and I when I click on the icons that should let me change the order, nothing happens. Must be a bug.

Nov 29, 2020 6:56 PM in response to Lisa6352

Hi Lisa6352,

I had the same issue. Make sure you're editing the widgets first, then click on the clock face, which will rotate the widget to show the list. Clicking on the name of the city should bring up a pop-up where you can search to a new city to replace the one you clicked on. I had to try this a few times for me to get to this editing feature. Seems a little buggy.


cheers

Dec 10, 2020 10:50 AM in response to Lisa6352

I think the confusion can be cleared up if you understand that the widget can only show four cities. You cannot add or remove cities--only change existing ones.


Here are some steps for changing a city in the World Clock widget.


1. Go to the widget and click on the Edit Widgets button on the bottom of the column of widgets.


2. From there, click on the Clock (World Clock) widget to edit it.


3. Click on the city that you want to change from the list of four cities.


4. Type in the new city that you want then click on the city name from the list to select it.


5. Click on the Done button when finished.


Not all cities are listed. For example, I tried to enter Chesapeake, Virginia, but it did not show up, so I typed in Washington, D.C. because I know it is in the same timezone.


I hope this information helps.

Unable to change cities in World Clock widget Big Sur

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