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Knowing the time and date is crucial to keeping on schedule. These days, people rely more on their smartphones to help keep on track. However, what do you do when the smartphone's time and date aren't automatically set or are set incorrectly? The answer's easy: set it yourself! Setting the time and date is incredibly easy to do and doesn't require much time on your part.

Steps

1

Open "Settings". From the home screen, tap on the Settings icon. Settings allows access to your phone's preferences, such as connecting to Wi-Fi, changing an app's behaviors, or activating Do Not Disturb.
2

Tap "General". General focuses solely on your phone's lesser spoken about functions, such as gestures, deciding what your side switch does, and app configuration.
3

Tap "Date & Time." The button is located about halfway down the General menu.
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Swipe left on the automatic date and time. By default, your iPhone will set the date and time automatically over a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. When turned off, you will be able to change the time zone, date, and time yourself.
- Tap on the toggle bar next to "Set Automatically" to set the date and time manually.
5

Select your time zone. Once you've turned off the automatic date and time, you can change your time zone. Tap on "Time Zone" and type in the location you would like to adjust your time to.
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Change the date and time. You will see the date and time appear under the current time zone.
- Tap on the date and time. You'll see it appear under the time zone after turning off the "Set Automatically" option.
- Drag your finger across each column to change the date and time. Scroll wheels will appear to allow you to change the date and time simultaneously.
- If the year is off, then spin the month wheel forward until the year is correct.
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Swipe down from the top of your phone screen. Doing so will open your notification center where you can view your notifications, today's date, and your calendar events.
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Tap Today. You will be able to see your time and date as well as the weather. You're finished! If your time and date is still off, reopen Date & Time in the General settings to adjust accordingly.

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Question

Can you add your time zone if it is not listed?

Search for the name of your country and when you find it, there will be several cities. Choose yours. if you don't find exactly yours (it happens as there are so many in the world), then press on a city that is close to yours and in the same time zone. Do a web search if you're unsure which city is near yours.
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Time appears at top of my phone but date does not. How do I get it to show up at the top when I turn my phone on?

It is not possible to get the date at the top, it will show when your phone is locked though.
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How do I set the alarm on my iPhone 5C?

Go to Clock and then go down. You will see Alarm. Press on Alarm. In the top right corner, there is this sign +. Press on it and create your alarm.
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Can I change where the date and time appear on my home page?

Whatever is in your settings will show up as the current date and time. There most likely isn't a way to change this.
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I have two dates/times on my iPhone 6 plus. One is the correct date/time, and the other is from three weeks ago. How do I delete the incorrect date/time?

Unless the wrong date and time is showing up, you are fine. If both are showing up, it may be something that should be brought to the repair. Restarting might also help.
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The time changed when I went from the West coast to the East coast but since I have returned, it has not changed back. I tried resetting it manually but have had no success -- what can I do?

Try restarting your phone. If nothing works, go to the nearest Apple store or repair shop.
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Does turning the phone off and back on again work?

Yes.
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The year in my phone is 2544. How do I correct it to 2017?

Go to settings, general, date and time. Swipe left and change the year to 2017.
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What should I do if my timezone says that I'm located in one place, but I'm actually located elsewhere?

Many times, you have to manually input your location. Go to your settings, and then tap the timezone option. Search for your timezone in the menu bar, then select your location once it pops up.
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How do I change the date and time on any device?

Go into Settings then click on General and scroll down until you find date and time. On some devices, Time and Date will be directly under Settings.

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1. Open Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Date & Time.
4. Toggle off "Set Automatically."
5. Select a time zone.
6. Choose a date and time.

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