GoKawiilApple Watch always-on display shows wrong time after DST switch, Apple offers fixes
Some Apple Watch users report that after daylight saving time changes, the always-on display continues showing the old time while the watch's active display updates correctly. The bug surfaced first among European users whose clocks changed a week or two before the US switch, with reports shared on Reddit and X. Apple has acknowledged the issue and recommends switching watch faces, restarting the device, or waiting until midnight for automatic resolution.
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This marks at least the third recurrence of a similar daylight saving bug on Apple Watch since the Series 4 launched in 2018, suggesting Apple's testing for seasonal time changes has repeated gaps. While the fix is simple, recurring software bugs around basic time-telling functions could dent confidence in a device whose core feature is accurate timekeeping.
- Apple Watch always-on displays showed incorrect times following recent DST changes in Europe.
- Apple has confirmed three workarounds: switching watch faces, restarting the device, or waiting until midnight.
- Similar daylight saving bugs have affected Apple Watch models periodically since 2018.
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