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Messages always say they’ve been received at the time

Hi all,

I have this issue where about half the texts on my phone say they have been sent/recieved whenever the messages app on my phone is opened, pushing all old messages from 3 years ago to the front of the list

Anyone had this issue before and know of a fix?

Cheers.

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 30, 2021 11:03 PM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2021 12:12 AM

Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS or iPadOS. Turn on Set Automatically1 in Settings > General > Date & Time. This automatically sets your date and time based on your time zone. If there's an available time zone update, your device lets you know.


If you can't change the time or time zone on your iPhone, iPad ...

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Jan 31, 2021 12:12 AM in response to xLibertine

Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS or iPadOS. Turn on Set Automatically1 in Settings > General > Date & Time. This automatically sets your date and time based on your time zone. If there's an available time zone update, your device lets you know.


If you can't change the time or time zone on your iPhone, iPad ...

Messages always say they’ve been received at the time

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