My Apple Watch Series 3 stopped displaying 24-Hour Time

Hi,


My Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS) recently stopped displaying 24-hour time and only shows 12-hour time.


Here’s what I tried:


• Confirmed my iPhone displays 24-hour time.

• Toggled the 24-hour setting on/off in the Apple Watch app and on my iPhone.

• Checked that my Apple Watch is running the latest software.

• Unpaired and re-paired the Apple Watch. Also restarted it.


Nothing worked until I changed the Language & Region setting from “Mirror my iPhone” - which was set to US English - to UK English, which fixed it.


Is this a known bug with US English 24-hour time, and will it be resolved so I can revert the setting?


Thanks!


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Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 8

Posted on Jan 20, 2025 7:19 AM

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