Time zone does not update automatically

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Time zone does not update automatically

I have an iPhone X and my wife has an iPhone 8 Plus. We live in Tallahassee (EST) and travel quite frequently to our daughter's home in Crestview (CST). When we drive TO Crestview our phones switch time automatically as they should. However, when we come back to Tallahassee they do not switch back to EST. We have tried all possible settings in the phones and nothing works unless we MANUALLY change them back after arriving home in Tallahassee. Is there a solution to where we don't have to do this manually each & every time we make this drive (several times per month)?

iPhone X, iOS 11.4.1

Posted on Aug 12, 2018 8:36 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Aug 12, 2018 9:03 AM in response to djm6765

Go to Settings/General/Date & Time and make sure you have Set Automatically turned on. Also go to Settings/Privacy/Location Services. Make sure it is on. Then scroll down to System Services at the bottom, tap on it, and verify that Setting Time Zone is on. Finally, go to Settings/Cellular, verify that it is On, and verify that Clock is On.

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Aug 12, 2018 9:53 AM in response to djm6765

It gets the time zone from the carrier if you are connected. When you cross back you can remain connected to the same cell for up to 15 miles in rural areas. To force a switch to a carrier in your time zone try turning on airplane mode for 30 seconds.

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djm6765 Author

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Aug 12, 2018 10:44 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

The problem is I crossed time zones and drove for an additional 40 miles before reaching my house and then it still stayed connected to the Central Time Zone until this morning when I manually switched it back. It’s just frustrating that I have to manually change it each time I do this drive and nothing can be done to fix it.

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Aug 12, 2018 10:46 AM in response to djm6765

Have you tried Airplane Mode for 30 seconds?

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djm6765 Author

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Aug 12, 2018 12:05 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

I haven’t specifically tried that after crossing time zones because that is also, in my opinion, a manual process that should be automated.

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djm6765 Author

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Aug 12, 2018 9:48 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

All of those settings were already on. I have tried everything to make sure I wouldn’t have an issue and I still have the problem each time I travel. When we traveled the time switched as soon as we crossed time zones from EST to CST. When we came home nothing switched back and it still wasn’t switched this morning until I manually switched it. Very frustrating.

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