Comments on: iPhone Daylight Savings Time Bug Strikes Again: iPhone Clock Falls Back Instead of Springing Forward

By: madhawk

madhawk — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:14:28 +0000

I didn’t have a problem with the clock updating, but I’m getting the same same alarm clock bug as last year. For alarms set as “every day” the alarm goes off one hour early (so if set at 6am, goes off at 5am). Not appreciated by the sleeping baby, nor my wife. The quick fix is to not use “every day”, but what gives?

By: JP

JP — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:14:52 +0000

I forgot to mention in my earlier post that I have a iPhone 3G, not GS or 4 or 5 oops 5 isn’t out yet. Well the 3 G isn’t upgradable to iOS 5 and I’m not about to upgrade to an iPhone 4 just to get the correct time.

I got my money’s worth out of this 3G so I’ll likely upgrade to a iPhone 5 when it comes out or maybe an Android. The clock on my son’s Android works fine.

By: JP

JP — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:05:43 +0000

I did the fix written above and it displayed the correct time before I rebooted. After reboot I changed “Set Automatically” to “On” and the clock jumped back an hour again.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:18:52 +0000

Not sure what to expect. Set my 3GS for 8 AM this morning- it had apparently turned itself off and did not sound off. I thought maybe I accidently turned it off, altho I don’t think so. Tonight I am trying to set my wife’s 3G, or my 3GS for her to get up at 2:30 AM. I can set any time I wish except 2:xx AM. I can set it for 2:30 PM, but if I change it to AM, the 2 changes to 1 … (Central Time Zone)

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:20:45 +0000

For the buffoon who posted the message at March 11, 2012 at 9:54 am:

Reports of iPhone 4S failing are coming in now too.

Its so simple to tell people to “upgrade technology” isnt it. Well, maybe it should have worked all along.

I am LAUGHING at the lack of brains.

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By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:38:24 +0000

Happened AGAIN. March 11, 2012. DST reverted back after I unlocked my phone to view email. Nice. This is PATHETIC.

The fact that its not FIXED is ABSURD. The largest company in the world cant even keep time.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:28:38 +0000

No, 2012 here, and my iphone 4s “fell back” from toronto time to winnipeg time, meaning that it stayed the same time, so falling back does just mean that it would be an hour late, and springing ahead would mean that it would be one hour ahead. it’s a goegraphic thing, I think.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:32:22 +0000

No, it didn’t work. Please post another solution to the problem. The iPhone is a piece of crap. My phone hasn’t moved forward an hour.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:03:43 +0000

Ok i have the HTC EVO 3D and i had this problem Sunday..I had my alarm set for 530 and my alarm went off and my phone said 430 so I figured I had an hour of sleep that just the alarm didn’t change..I get up and out the shower get a phone call from work while still looking at my phone it said 6 and then when I hung the phone up it switched to 7am..anybody else have a problem like this with their EVO??

By: Saida

Saida — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:59:07 +0000

Hi
My iPhone 3G was late 1 hour this morning, so rather than going back with just 1 hour it went back 2 hours so I almost missed my Appointment this morning, thanks to my baby who woke me up.
Thanks for the steps above I tried it and it works .with my

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By: kikku

kikku — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:14:53 +0000

mine too!! and even yesterday! the clock went 1 hour earlier (or later whatever) but the alarm rang 1 hour earlier that’s for sure, well better than later but it’s bad anyway.

By: shane

shane — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:19:49 +0000

happened AGAIN today… still doesnt work.

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