How to Set a 12‐Hour Clock on an iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to change your iPhone’s clock settings from 24-hour time (such as 21:00) back to the default (such as 9:00 PM).

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    Look for the gray cog icon on one of your home screens. It may be in the Utilities folder.
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    It’s in the third section.
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    It’s in the sixth group of settings.
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    Your iPhone will now report the time in the 12-hour format, which is the default setting.
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      • You will not have to adjust your alarms after making this change. Their times will convert automatically.
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      • As long as the “Set Automatically” switch (in the Date & Time settings) in on, you won’t have to adjust the time when switching between time zones.
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      1. Open your Settings .
      2. Tap General .
      3. Tap Date & Time .
      4. Slide the “24-hour Time” switch to the off position.

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