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etaleb

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Guys - a few apps on my phone simply take device time and add time stamps etc when messaging, etc which I want to avoid. I'd like my time zone to stay static when flying mid-air using airplane wifi or at other destinations. In general -> date & time, I can't uncheck 'set automatically' as it says time zone can not be set manually due to device resetrictions

However, if I uncheck Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services and 'Turn on Setting Time Zone', will it have the same effect? So basically iPhone's location cannot be used to set time zone so it'll simply maintain my home location time for days and weeks?

Thanks
 

FreakinEurekan

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"due to device restrictions" = either ScreenTime restrictions, or a profile (e.g. work, school) preventing that setting from being changed. I'd look into that, rather than how to fiddle it through some other setting.
 
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etaleb

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No screen time restrictions so possibly a work profile which I can't change. So I have to look into this setting below and see if it would work the same way
Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services and 'Turn on Setting Time Zone',
 

etaleb

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Opened a thread on apples forums too but no response unfortunately. I guess it’ll be something I’ll have to try out and post back
 

iStorm

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Turning off "Setting Time Zone" won't help. The iPhone will still get the local time through cellular towers, and even through Wi-Fi by pinging Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers.

You would need to turn off the "Set Automatically" setting that's restricted if you don't want it to change.
 
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