The way it does this is that it calculates the date by counting the number of weeks while storing these values as 10-bit figures.
GPS technology needs to monitor accurate date and time to determine your precise location. Affected Apple devices are not impacted until just before 12:00 a.m. This is due to the GPS time rollover issue that began affecting GPS-enabled products from other manufacturers on April 6, 2019. UTC (5:30am IST) on November 3, 2019,* iPhone 5 will require an iOS update to maintain accurate GPS location and to continue to use functions that rely on correct date and time including App Store, iCloud, email, and Web browsing. The Cupertino-based company has now released a new support page, highlighting the issue for iPhone 5 users, apart from a full-screen alert on the phone.
Users who didn't update their iPhone 5 units are now receiving a notification from Apple to update before November 3, 2019, or risk losing access to the App Store, iCloud, email, web, and other essential services.Īpple had released iOS 10.3.4 and iOS 9.3.6 back in July to fix a GPS time rollover issue on select older iPhone and iPad models, helping them maintain location accuracy. Back in July this year, Apple released an iOS update for older iPhone and iPad models to fix a GPS time rollover issue. If you're still using an iPhone 5 which hasn't been updated to the latest available software update, it's time to pay attention.
