3 Ways to Fix iPhone Clock Widget Showing Wrong Time

Quick Tips

• To fix the iPhone clock widget showing the wrong time, long-press the widget and set the correct time zone.
• Next, ensure Location Services is enabled. Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → toggle on.
• If nothing else works, reset Location & Privacy settings. Go to Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone → Reset → Reset Location & Privacy.

Basic Troubleshooting 

• Restart iPhone: If the iPhone clock widget used to show the correct time but suddenly stopped working, restart your iPhone. This simple tip should fix the iPhone clock widget issue.
• Set iPhone clock to automatic: Check and set the iPhone’s time to automatic instead of manual. Go to Settings → General → Date & Time → toggle on Set Automatically.
  Note: If Set Automatically is unavailable, learn how to fix the greyed-out set automatically option.
• Remove and re-add widget: If the clock widget still doesn’t update and shows the wrong timing, remove and add the widget again.

Fix 1. Set the Correct Time Zone for Widgets

The clock widget’s default time zone is Cupertino (CUP). Maybe you need to manually change the time zone of the widget to your city to fix the iPhone clock widget showing the wrong time.

On Home Screen

Step 1: Touch and hold the Clock widget on your iPhone’s home screen.

Step 2: Select Edit Widget from the menu. Tap Cupertino, USA, or any other region that appears.

Step 3: Next, search for your city and tap it. If your city isn’t listed, try searching for a bigger or nearby city with the same time zone as yours.

That’s it. The clock widget will instantly start showing the correct time.

Note: If the world clock widget displays the wrong time, follow the same steps to change the time zone.

On Lock Screen

Like the home screen, you can manually change the city or time zone of the clock widget on the iPhone lock screen to your city.

Step 1: Long-press the Lock screen until you see the customization menu. Tap Customize at the bottom.

Step 2: Tap the Lock screen > select the clock widget whose time you want to correct.

Step 3: The Add Widgets pop-up window will show up. Tap the clock widget again.

Step 4: Search for your city and tap it to show the correct time in the clock widget.

Tap anywhere on the empty space to exit the lock screen customization mode. Hopefully, the Clock widget will show the right time.

On Standby Mode

If your clock widget is showing the wrong time or it says Cup in Standby mode, follow these steps to set the correct time.

Step 1: Long-press the clock widget in the Standby mode. Then, unlock the phone using Face ID or Touch ID.

Step 2: Tap the clock widget.

Step 3: Tap Cupertino (or any other city name that shows up). Search and select the new city from the list.

Fix 2. Enable Setting Time Zone

If you keep changing time zones, check and enable Location services and Setting Time Zone on your iPhone as shown below:

Step 1: Open Settings on your iPhone.

Step 2: Go to Privacy & Security. Select Location Services.

Step 3: Enable the toggle for Location services.

Step 4: Next, scroll down and tap System Services. Enable the toggle for Setting Time Zone.

Fix 3. Reset Location & Privacy Settings

Finally, if the clock widget still shows the wrong timing, try resetting the location and privacy settings. Please note that doing so will reset all the location and privacy settings of your iPhone to default values. You must set them up again according to your needs.

Step 1: Open Settings. Go to General, followed by Transfer or Reset iPhone.

Step 2: Tap Reset, followed by Reset Location & Privacy.

Step 3: Enter the iPhone passcode if asked.