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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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richb16

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Posted on Sep 24, 2014 8:42 AM

Add some notes to this, I have managed to correct the issue by going to Settings, 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars' and changing the Time Zone Override to London which makes me think the phone thinks the iCal GMail calendar is set to the incorrect time zone (i.e. showing it in your time zone) however having checked the settings my personal calendar is fine. This should work fine until I travel abroad when i have to manually change the time zone override.

This is work in progress, I have gone into my Google calendar and checked the time settings and although set to GMT+00:00 London, I have ticked the display all zones box and changed it to GMT+00:00 GMT (No Daylight Saving) and turned off the above override on the phone and again this has resolved the problem. What I am unsure of is if this will work ok once the clocks change next month! I'll put a note in my calendar to test it.... hmm 😮

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Feb 4, 2015 6:47 AM in response to Frank1991

Yes. That's still happening

INSid

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Feb 4, 2015 7:08 AM in response to James Barber

Clearly Google did this because my non-Google calendars still have the GMT problem while the Google calendars do not.

Feb 7, 2015 5:00 PM in response to James Barber

James the fix must have come from Google.... If you now go to the google calendar (online) the appointment show properly on the grid but above the grid the appointment also show a GMT time....

KarnFar

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Feb 8, 2015 11:31 AM in response to Backgammoner

Thanks, backgammoner. My intention was to share what had worked for me. That's what these forums hope to do. Thank you for your post.

Feb 8, 2015 11:44 AM in response to JG in SB

Thank you! :-) peace.

I think you and I should just agree to disagree, we have a different perspective and it is ok.

KarnFar

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Feb 8, 2015 12:27 PM in response to Backgammoner

Thank you too. Until Apple or whoever fixes this GMT problem, there may be some work arounds that help. As long as the conversation and fixes keep being posted. And now onto 8.1.3 !

Sent from my iPad

Feb 9, 2015 4:39 PM in response to bebopper

I was able to get GMT off of my iCal on my Mac by first removing my Google

Calendar, then re-adding it. (This does not work on iOS)

Mar 9, 2015 1:40 PM in response to JG in SB

Thanks JG for so persistently following this bug for so many months ... and for being so logical and steadfast that it WAS an Apple Bug vs a "designed feature". Well done.

DocOrly

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Mar 9, 2015 5:16 PM in response to JG in SB

Ha, that is what I use exchange! Thanks.

Mar 10, 2015 10:46 AM in response to James Barber

I guess that email I sent to Tim Cook worked lol....thank god this is fixed !!

JG in SB

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Mar 10, 2015 10:30 PM in response to Mikey5oh

I don't know the answer to question #2 but the answer to question # 1 is five replies up from your post....

Mikey5oh

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Mar 10, 2015 10:35 PM in response to JG in SB

TThanks JG, I read it but AFTER I downloaded the update.

(I did step # 2 first).

JG in SB

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Mar 10, 2015 10:41 PM in response to Mikey5oh

It will still work. Just do steps 1 and 3 🙂

Mikey5oh

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Mar 10, 2015 10:46 PM in response to JG in SB

Thanks, I'll try it again.

Mikey5oh

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Mar 10, 2015 10:47 PM in response to rajshree san francisco

Thanks I'll give it another try now.

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