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Apple Watch Ultra 3 Always On Display stuck on daylight saving time.

My watch ultra 3 is running os27.2 with always on display. The always on time still shows daylght savings time until I raise my wrist to see the time when it jumps back an hour to standard time.

Posted on Nov 1, 2026 9:15 AM

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poonam_kumawat
User level: Level 4 (1,080 points)

Nov 1, 2026 9:27 AM in response to [email protected]

This is a confirmed Apple Watch software issue related to the daylight saving time change, rather than a problem with your Apple Watch Ultra 3.


Apple has published a support article describing exactly this behaviour:

  • Always On display shows the old time (one hour ahead).
  • Raising your wrist or tapping the display shows the correct time.
  • Alarms are not affected.


Apple recommends two fixes:

  1. Switch watch faces: Touch and hold your current watch face, swipe to another face and select it. Then switch back to your preferred face.
  2. Restart your watch: Turn it off, wait a few seconds, then turn it back on.


If you leave it alone, Apple says the display should correct itself at midnight following the time change.


More info: If your Apple Watch shows the wrong time after daylight saving time changes.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256387051