I've tried everything that's been recommended, set the right region, changed the server using terminator, and everything that's been recommended but nothing worked. what should I do?
the date is accurate and the MacBook is m3 and band new, it's been like this since I got it.
zurmiriure146 wrote:
it refuses to centre on my location, it doesn't even show that I have a location at all. I tried setting it manually but a lot of websites don't work properly because of that.
Which is also why it can't get your time zone right.
Turn off location services completely and set the time zone manually.
yes, but there is another way where you open terminator and type the server you want in a certain text, enter your password, and it's supposed to change it..? that's what I found on the web but it didn't do anything and the location is incorrect on all the apps as well.
Please download and run (free) EtreCheck, and when the run completes share the report to the clipboard. Then open a new reply here, and press the additional-text button that looks like a printed page to get a text input box big enough to paste the hardware and software configuration report here, and paste and post that report here.
Just to be clear - your Mac is online and you've gone into the System Settings page as shown in my earlier post and entered the Apple Time server and your location details and........ what happens exactly?
Also - what commands did you enter in Terminal?
sudo sntp -sS time.apple.com
this is the command I typed in Terminal.
what I tried to do is turn on "set time zone automatically using your current location", I turned it off and on constantly, but nothing changed. I also entered the correct region but still the same.
Yes. That is the report.
Various components are crashing, which implies something is wrong.
Remove the VPN app entirely and restart, as a starting point.
VPNs inherently involve and modify network routing, and thst can cause connectivity and other issues.
PS: The sntp command and the UI controls do the same thing.
If you open maps and tell it to center on your location, where does it think you are?
your location (and time zone) are determined by triangulating the wifi network you're connected to in combination with your pubic IP address.
If you're using the hotspot from an android phone as your primary connection method, it may not be accurate.
Turn OFF location services on your Mac and set the time zone manually.
is that the one you are asking for?
"Changed the server using terminator" ??.
This is what it looks like in system settings on my Mac
I assume you mean Terminal. Why don't you just change it in System Settings?
oh yeah sorry I confused the name lol, I tried the settings beforehand but it didn't fix the problem, so I tried the terminal method, also didn't work out, do you have any suggestions?
I don't have any VPN apps. I had one but I removed it a few days ago, I also restarted a few times.
To add to what has been said, if you are routing your Mac to a server with your VPN other than where your location is, the time and region will be wrong.
I just saw your last post. Try rebooting your router.
I am not using a router, I opened a hotspot for my phone to connect.
the time on my MacBook is inaccurate
