topic Re: set iOS timezone in Workspace ONE Discussions

set iOS timezone

Mario_Giese — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:38:43 GMT

Hi,
is there a way to set the time zone on iOS devices via WSO UEM?
The location services on the devices are deactivated and the users have to set the correct time zone manually.
Haven't found anything in the documentation but I saw that it is possible since iOS 14.

BR Mario

Re: set iOS timezone

ogushia — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:11:24 GMT

Hi,
It is possible to change time zone of specific device with following step.
1. In device list view, check target device
2. Click [More Action] > [Custom Command]
3. Enter XML like below, then click [SEND]
---------------------
<dict>
<key>RequestType</key>
<string>Settings</string>
<key>Settings</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Item</key>
<string>TimeZone</string>
<key>TimeZone</key>
<string>America/New_York</string>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
---------------------

The target device must be set to supervised mode.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/settingscommand/command/settings/timezone

Re: set iOS timezone

Mario_Giese — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:47:45 GMT

Hi,

thanks, that works great!
But is there also a way to create a custom settings profile with this setting for automatic deployment?

BR
Mario

Re: set iOS timezone

ogushia — Thu, 05 May 2022 18:04:40 GMT

Unfortunatelly, I couldn't find a way to set time zone with Profile or other way...
Perhaps an API could be used to automate the execution of the that custom commands.
However, in that case, you would need to use WS1 Intelligence or similar.