Calendar App Icon Shows Wrong Date

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Calendar App Icon Shows Wrong Date

This issue is ongoing from macOS Sierra and continues in High Sierra:

The calendar app icon is stuck on "Jul 17" in Launchpad.

"Set time zone automatically using current location" is checked. Most up-to-date High Sierra is installed.

Previously in Sierra, the workaround would be to go to settings, click on Date & Time and then on the Time Zone tab, wait for the pin to drop again and then the icon would show the correct date. This does not work in High Sierra. Interestingly though, if you leave the computer on past midnight, i.e. when it turns to the next day, the app will change from Jul 17 to the correct date. Turn the computer off again however and we're back to square one.

Obviously, this little glitch is not a big deal, just an observation and more annoying than anything else.

Posted on Oct 21, 2017 3:10 PM

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rose_10

Community Specialist

Oct 22, 2017 12:55 PM in response to Ksrey

Hi Ksrey,

Thanks for posting your question in the Apple Support Community. I understand that the calendar icon in your Launchpad is stuck on the wrong date. I can see how it would be inconvenient to get the wrong date off of that icon. I'm happy to help.

You've already tried some great troubleshooting for this issue. The next step I recommend to try is testing this issue out in safe mode to see if it still occurs. This will help determine if the issue is system wide. There may be a log in item or third party app causing this issue. Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac .

You can also set up a test user account and test this again in that user. This can help determine if there's an application specific to your user account causing the wrong date to display. How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac .

Let me know if these steps work out for you.

Cheers!

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