iOS 8 Calendar on iPhone showing GMT times for new events.

Hey, could you post some boilerplate text that generally describes this problem? That way everyone could use that same text when reporting the issue to the feedback link here:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

FYI to everyone here, this is clearly an iOS bug that can't be resolved until Apple fixes this. Live with it until then.

JG et al, thanks for this thorough discussion of the issue.

JG you mentioned that you have to use two iDevices to see the issue... but I only have one (iPhone 5, 8.1.2), and I am seeing the issue as well.

Every event I've created since Dec 15th now shows (GMT), and although I used my own time zone when creating it (Pacific), when I go to edit it, it shows GMT as the default time zone.

The calendar at issue is a Google calendar. I only have an iPhone and my Mac, and I use Chrome on my Mac for calendaring so haven't noticed the bug there.

I have submitted a bug / feedback request, and will do so again until this bug is fixed.

And as for the debate about whose fault it is... I don't care whose fault it is. Google and Apple need to get their act together and fix this.

(Oh, also BTW my Facebook calendar that iOS has integrated is also showing GMT. It has been doing that for quite a while now)

Okay, test in progress.

1. Created appointment on my iPhone, in Google account's calendar. At first, appeared correct. Then after a second or two, it got the (GMT) time stamp on the appointment.

2. Created appointment on my iPhone, using iCloud calendar (as control). No issues evident at this time.

3. Created appointment on Google Calendar on Chrome on my Mac. Appears correctly on phone, no (GMT), no error in time zone in the event itself.

4. I edited the above appointment (made on Mac) on my iPhone to be one hour later. Still no (GMT) or any other issues.

5. I made another appointment on my Mac, and will leave this one be.

So as of now, here's what my calendar looks like on my iPhone 5 (below). I will check back tomorrow to see if anything changes, and post here.

Hi JG,

Yes, I agree with your assessment. That's an interesting distinction between how Exchange and Google sync with devices.

However, one correction. I found that, if I created the appointment on my Mac with Chrome, and then edited it on my iPhone, it did NOT show the GMT bug. It's only the appointments created on the iPhone that show them.

In the above screenshots, the entry "Mac Chrome GCal IPhone edited" is the one that I created on my Mac and edited with my iPhone. The edits included changing the time of day and the name of the appointment.

I just discovered this thread yesterday and have read through most of it, but it's a lot to keep straight.

I noticed this issue last week when I entered a new event into my iPhone and saw it changed to GMT (I'm in EST). I recently moved my calendars from one Google account to another, so I thought maybe that caused an issue. I do recall this being an issue in the past, but I think the Time Zone Override fix was what took care of it last time.

Anyway, I just want to add that I just now created an event in a Google calendar using iCal on my iMac running Mavericks. The event instantly synced and updated. The time zone appears correctly in iCal on the Mac, correctly in Google Calendar, and as GMT on my iPhone. I'm currently running iOS 8.1.2 on my iPhone. Time Zone Override is OFF on my phone. My Google account is set up using the Google configuration on my iMac and the Gmail configuration on my iPhone.

I can also confirm that the event appears as GMT on my iPad, which is running iOS 7.1.2 and also using the Gmail configuration for the Google account. On my iPad, Time Zone Override is on and set to New York. The times appear correctly when I tap the event, but if I go to edit the details the times are shown in GMT.

I only use 2 gmail account with multiple calenders, no iCloud cal. Bug appears on iOS 8 only. Even events created with ios8 appear normal in ios7, in google I get the option to remove the timezone if they are created with ios8.

Today one one of the guys at the Genius Bar told me that several of their Genius Bar folks have encountered the same GMT problem and that Apple was working on an update to iOS 8 which would fix this. I'm keeping my fingers crosse!!

Hi everyone,

I have read through almost every thread in this post. I just want to say that the same issue is happening to me. Problem only occurs with Gmail. Absolutely no problem with Hotmail accounts regardless whether timezone override is "on".

The problem manifested on my brand new iphone 6 plus and ipad air 2 only 1 week ago on iOS 8.1.2. I will also do my part to submit/report this issue to apple.

Going mad over this bug.. but I with everyone all the best. Hope it will be resolved soon.

Ok, here is what I did and it is PERFECT!

i Said if the apple guys don't want to fix it, or can't fix it, whatever the case!

i Don't need to waste my time on this.

i Started to use SAISUKE again.

it is very user friendly and fast.

there is a free version too.

i am going to stick with it until somebody at Apple finds a way to fix this!

You are right that when using the iCloud calendar the GMT issue does not arise. However, unfortunately, if when you make a new calendar entry, and edit the calendar to put the appointment into (e.g. a google calendar), then the GMT issue pops right back up - edit issues and all.

Looking forward to an Apple fix for this...

My gmail (google) calendar events were still on my Mac computer ... in my google / gmail account. When I reloaded Gmail onto my iPhone 6 the events all reappeared on my phone ... and they work correctly now. Hope this helps some ...

When I now create a new event in my iPhone on Feb 1 at 9 am for example ... that is 9 am NEW YORK time zone (which is EST). (I'm doing this as I type this ..) I now go to edit that event. It now shows (correctly) that the event is at 9 am. (Previously it would show 2:00 GMT). I have NO idea why deleting Gmail and reinstalling "fixed" this ... But as you can see it is now correct. (Before I would save the event in NEW YORK time zone ... same as I'm doing now ... but when editing it would "mysteriously" change to GMT. Now it doesn't.) Sorry I can't be more help and sorry the pic is so **** large ... I didn't have time to downsize it.

I've tried all aspects to resolve this matter by the doing the following:

From Google Calendar:

Remove Event Time Zone with the option >> (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (do not convert to equivalent local time)

In iCloud and Mail, Contacts, and Calendars settings:

(checked off) Enabled Time Zone Support in preference (cog lower left of the icloud.com calendar)

Under Settings: Time Zone (set to my local EST)

iOS 8.x.x: Mail, Contacts, and Calendars:

Time Zone Override (on)

Either way; with the above off or on; it doesn't change any aspect when editing the event time in iOS calendar. You're not able to edit the "local" event time. When editing the event time; you're ONLY modifying time zone event time. ***!!!

I believe is stemming from and only inherent in iOS. Google Calendar or iCloud or iCal is not the issue.

I just logged in to Google Calendar on my iPhone and set an appointment which worked fine also thanks for the idea of using a different calendar app that gave me the idea to go to Google Calendar direct and bypass Apple iCal

DId you open a ticket? I waited on hold for 15 minutes and had no issue reporting the problem. Technician replicated the issue today and admitted he experienced the same anomaly. No idea if/when it will be fixed, but I know the report has been officially submitted.

I doubt Apple spends much time reading user forums. As customers, we sometimes need to pickup the phone or stop by an Apple Store in order to be heard.