The season is coming when we will hear the phrase “it’s dark at five.” Expected by some, feared by others, this weekend arrives as usual winter time change which implies certain time difference in some people. It only lasts sixty minutes, but it’s enough to change daylight hours and slightly alter our perception of sleep. Changes that also translate to your iPhone or Apple Watch. If you have already encountered problems with iOS 18 and still do not dare to update to iOS 18.1, keep these details in mind.
We’ll tell you everything you need to know about this time change, including How it can affect your iPhone and the rest of your Apple devices. The effort is minimal, although it’s always good to know what’s going to happen with this new schedule.
When will the winter time change be
Winter time change in 2024 takes place the night of Saturday October 26 to Sunday October 27. That morning, 3 a.m. will become 2 again. So yes, that night we will sleep for another hour. Not bad. Thanks to this we will have a little more light in the morning, although we will sacrifice the hours of the day and it will get dark earlier.
Why does the time change happen in USA?
This time change, as well as the transition to daylight saving time, originated during World War II. This was in order to adapt to Berlin time at the time when Nazi Germany geopolitically controlled almost all of Europe.. After this war ended, countries decided to adopt a time change, ignoring the time zone they had previously.
However, in 1941, the United Kingdom changed its clock to share time with the German country. Something that dragged down Portugal and part of occupied France. In 1945, Portugal and the entire United Kingdom regained Greenwich Mean Time, but USA kept it unchanged. Something that has been debated since 1974.
This time change is mainly done to take advantage of more daylight from the sun. On paper, these changes help us save energy. But as you can see in the video above, there are those who claim that this is not the case and advocate that the time change be removed so that we always stay on the same schedule that lasts the entire time. ‘year. Some countries have already done this, although in USA we have already scheduled timetable changes by 2026, as reflected by the BOE.
What to do on iPhone when the time changes
All Apple devices (and most modern electronic devices) are prepared for the time changes automatically without you having to do anything. You can check it on your iPhone by opening its settings and going to the “Date & Time” option in the “General” section:
The “Auto Adjust” option always appears enabled by defaultalthough for some reason you can always turn it off and set the time manually. For convenience reasons, we do not recommend this. It’s best to let GPS and the Apple Watch service do their job.
Similar to the iPhone, we are also going to have automatic time change on the Apple Watch, iPad, HomePods, Apple TV or any Mac. If there is no strange error, all devices change their time without you. having to do anything.
Will this ever change? Are we going to stop changing schedules and always stay on the same schedule? GOOD There is a debate that has been going on for several years in Europe, but it appears that at present no significant progress has been made in this regard. We will have to continue to get used to these changes, and to what I call the “mini jet-lags” that they cause the following night.
Cover | Own photography
In Applesfera | Seven things you’ll love to know as soon as you update your iPhone to iOS 18
In Applesfera | Why I can’t record calls on iPhone with iOS 18 and when it will be available
