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Why is the maximum year on the iphone 5 set to 2038 even tho it use to be infinite
iPhone 5, iOS 7.1.1
Good question!
First off, I want to let you know that the operating system has nothing to do with the fact that you can't set your date past 2038. For example, my digital camera does not run IOS, and I can't set the date past 2038 on it as well. This rule applies to almost all technologies of today, phones, computers, cameras, etc. You see, most technologies of today use something known as UNIX time. It is essentially a 32-bit number (a pretty big number) that has been counting seconds from January 1st, 1970, to right now. But, this number will eventually run out because it is finite. When this happens, on January 19th, 2038, at 3:14:07pm atomic time, something simular to the Y2K problem will occur. When that time comes, your iphone will not be able to distinguish between January 19th 2038, 3:14:08pm atomic time, and January 1st, 1901.
In laments terms, your phone can't count high enough to get past 2038, and so it thinks any time after that doesn't even exist.
The way that the technological communities have decided to fix this is by upgrading to a 64-bit system, which will last us until around the year 297,000,000,000.
I love how instead of solving the problem, we just postpone it to the point where don't care anymore.
I hope that answered your question, and I know I'm a bit late.
iOS 7 on my devices goes to at least 2053, so this is not an iOS fault. As Bob asked, how have you determined that your system only goes as far as 2038?
I have determined this by going to settings then to time and date and changing the year as far as it will go wich is 2038
It end at 2038 was a mistype
It's not the app I'm am asking about its the time and date setting in the iphone its self no apps were needed for this
I am sure by the time 2038 comes around that the OP would have updated the phone by then ( or Apple would have released an update ).
None of you have answered my question why has the iphone 5 got a max year of 2038
Don't worry about it, the phone won't support iOS31 🙂.
No, but if you check back on December 31, 2038, we will try and help you troubleshoot why you can't select 2039. Until then it is a non issue.
2038 - 2014 = 24
You have 24 years to wait until you wont be able to use your phone anymore because the calendar has run out of time.
well done you can do maths
I have Similar question. Why is my 2038 still not fix where in iPhone 7 it seems fixed?
Someone may need to scroll the wheel beyond 2038 if they are filming a Sci-Fi extract for a Time Lord. But then again, Who in the IT community would be interested in that sort of stuff? 😁
Year 2038why is the maximum year 2038
