iPhone internal clock synchronization with world time

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iPhone internal clock synchronization with world time

It is known that the internal clock in the iPhone is not perfect and it may be a bit rushed or late.

The effect of the time difference between the internal clock and world time (via Network Time Protocol servers) can be followed, for example, with the "Time" application (Emerald Sequoia LLC). It is obvious that the internal clock synchronizes with world time from time to time so that the difference does not accumulate over time.

Question:

Can an iPhone user force the internal clock synchronization process to world time?

If so, how?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 8, 2021 7:56 AM

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Answer 1

KiltedTim

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Dec 12, 2021 7:04 AM in response to ChrisBOROWIAK

You don't. It syncs with the cell towers, which are supposed to be synced with time servers. Sometimes they get out of whack. Complain to your carrier.

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Answer 2

Dec 11, 2021 1:49 PM in response to kb1951

Is there really no one who can answer my question?

After all, there must be some mechanism for activating the procedure for synchronizing the iPhone's internal clock with world (internet) time: maybe it is a certain time lapse between subsequent synchronizations?

But how do I get the phone to do this sync?

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