Why does the iPhone 5c display wrong time?

My iphone 5c currently started displaying the wrong time. I hadnt updated the software yet and thought this was the source of the issue. After the update was complete the time was still incorrect. I have tried syncing my phone with itunes, deleting world clocks, doing hard resets, even wiped the phone back to factory settings. Nothing has worked 😕

iPhone 5c, iOS 7.1

Posted on Apr 3, 2014 2:39 AM

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May 26, 2016 8:37 PM in response to nscott20

You can not fix it.


The cumbersome turn on/off auto time and locations or reboot or reset your phone sometimes give a very temporary relief.


I have done everything suggested in this thread, everything suggested by other threads, everything suggested by customer service and by friends.


Anything you do to try to fix it will at best be a temporary fix.


This is not a matter of your settings. It is not a software issue. My phone and yours have hardware problems. One person in this thread mentioned that you can tae it back to the store under warranty BUT if you replaced the screen, it can be related to the problem and it apple will tell you it is your fault. In my case, I bought a used iPhone an replaced the screen. The only solution is to where a watch. Missed messages from people not in my contacts and other issues just are.

Jun 19, 2014 11:55 PM in response to nscott20

Hi, My iphone 5c has started doing this now.. it loses time over a period of time and carry's on and then doesn't know what day it is, very frustrating. Has anyone managed to solve this so it doesn't lose time? Can't use my alarm on my phone now because it doesn't display the correct time. Apple better come up with a patch to fix this problem soon as it seems more and more people are getting this issue.

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