When You Live in A Time Zone That Doesn’t Exist

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I arrived in New Caledonia and adjusted my time zone to GMT +11:00. My watch was easy enough, just a turn of the knob.

My Android devices don’t have that knob. There is no GMT +11:00 in Android and no custom time zone option. You can pick a different time zone and manually adjust the time, which works for local though then displays every other time zone wrong. Maybe there is a hack? Does Apple have GMT +11:00?

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Australia’s Norfolk Island is also GMT +11:00 and Lord Howe Island is GMT +10:30. This trip I have really lost track of time! I keep my computer on US Eastern time to keep track of things back at base.

I wonder what it is like to live in a place left off the map so that even its time zone is not validated by mobile phones. Is it all part of the island time relaxed lifestyle? Or does it feel disrepected?

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WillFlyForMiles
WillFlyForMiles
8 years ago

My iPhone easily finds New Caledonia time zone. So it’s android issue only. Let us know how New Caledonia is!

Larry
Larry
8 years ago

My iPhone 6 has New Caledonia so it seems to be an Android issue.