IPhone – How do iPhones acquire date and time

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Do iPhones and iPads with cellular network support NITZ or do they only rely on NTP?

Best Answer

From the Carrier.plist file - iOS does support NITZ. Here' the refference on theiphonewiki.com.

Network time sync

<key>SupportsNITZ</key>
<true/>

Enables time updates through the NITZ protocol.