THE EVERYDAY EDITION
Updated October 31, 2026. US information; schedules and availability may change.Your phone should make the one-hour change on its own.
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01Open Settings, tap General, then Date & Time. Keep Set Automatically on. Connect to the internet and install any available iOS update if the time zone looks wrong.
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02Check your alarm in the Clock app and confirm the day and time. An alarm for Sunday morning should use the phone’s local time after the change, but a repeated 1 a.m. hour can be confusing for travel, calendar invites, and overnight work.
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03Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation is an Arizona exception. Puerto Rico and several US territories also do not change clocks. If you cross a time-zone boundary this weekend, check both the departure and arrival zones.
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04First compare your phone with an official local time source. Restart it, reconnect to Wi-Fi or cellular data, and revisit Date & Time. Avoid sharing screenshots of your lock screen or personal calendar when asking for help.
THE TAKEAWAY
05Yes, an iPhone with automatic date and time enabled is designed to update for daylight saving time. Check the setting and your important alarms tonight; do not assume a clock error without checking the local time zone.