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

Hi everyone,


Since updating my iPhone 4S to iOS 8, the Calendar app now shows all my newly added events with GMT times, and not the local time (as I am not in GMT, I am +9 hours). All my previous and existing entries are displaying normally. I have not changed any settings at all. However, if I open one of the new events and enter the events details screen, the local times are clearly displayed along with a GMT equivalent time underneath it.


I have tried changing settings but nothing shows my events in local time as it did before the upgrade to iOS 8. Any ideas? Is this a bug? Am I missing a new setting? Many thanks in advance for your help or advice.


Cheers,

James.

iPhone 4S, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 21, 2014 2:16 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2014 8:59 AM

sorry no solution here, just jumping in to say I'm having the same issue on the 6. I hope there is a solution as this is pretty confusing.

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Mar 11, 2015 7:59 AM in response to Mikey5oh

Start here: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/179200?hl=en

If the information that is in Google Cal doesn't match iCal or iPhone cal, then that's a different problem. Have you tried the settings at the links in this message?

https://support.google.com/a/answer/1051749?hl=en

included 2 links. In case the links are filtered out, Google search "google calendar multiple timezones"


Mar 11, 2015 6:14 PM in response to Mikey5oh

Create an event with the New York time and New York City as the time zone. When the calendar has a different time zone (based on the iOS time zone or Time Zone Override if that is on) your NYC event will appear at the adjusted time for that time zone (e.g. 3 hours earlier in San Francisco). The original time and time zone of the event will be displayed in parenthesis when it is different from the time zone of the calendar. It's a nice feature now that it has been fixed and works properly in iOS 8.2. Try it by creating an event and manually adjusting the iOS time zone.

Mar 11, 2015 7:41 PM in response to bebopper

Thanks Bebopper,

So please tell tell me if this is correct -

I want to create a New York calendar event while I'm in Texas.


*I'm in Texas (which is one hour behind New York)

*I have Time Zone Over Ride Off.

*My iPhone is set to Texas time zone, (where I am).

I create the event, change the default time zone which is set to Texas to New York.

TThe event will have both time zones displayed.

Mar 12, 2015 11:22 AM in response to Mikey5oh

Events are always displayed in the calendar's current time zone, but the time zone itself is only visible in Settings. IF the event was created with a different time zone, then that time and time zone are displayed in parentheses. The day view looks a little different than the detail view. This is harder to explain than it is to see. Just try it.

Mar 12, 2015 12:10 PM in response to bebopper

bebopper wrote:


When Time Zone Override is off, Calendar automatically uses the time zone in the Date & Time setting (under General). Time Zone Override allows you to select a different time zone for the Calendar, say if you're in New York, but want to view your calendar as if you're in San Francisco.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I appreciate it!

Mar 13, 2015 4:58 PM in response to shaneburger

Try this one extra step and see if it makes any difference. From within the calendar app click on "Calendars" located at the bottom. Remove the check mark next to each calendar. Then click on "Done". There should now be no events in your calendar. Again from within the calendar app click on "Calendars" located at the bottom. Select each calendar to add it back in. The check mark should now appear next to each calendar. Then click on "Done". Is the GMT time still showing next to your events?

Mar 13, 2015 10:15 PM in response to bebopper

No. You do not need to individually edit each event. You need to completely remove the aftected calendar from your device...deleting ALL the borked events in the process. The re-add the calendar. When it pulls down the events from your server they will be at the correct times. The GMT bug worked on the RECEIVING device. Since it is now no longer present, it won't screw up the events when your device pulls them down again. I did this successfully on two different iOD devices.

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

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