How to Change the Calendar Region on an iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to change the regional settings for your iPhone's calendar.

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  1. Step 1 Open your iPhone's settings.
    Do so by tapping the grey gear icon on one of your Home screens (it might also be in a folder named "Utilities").
  2. Step 2 Scroll to the third group of options and tap General.
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  3. Step 3 Scroll to the seventh group of options and tap Language & Region.
  4. Step 4 Scroll to the "Region Formats" section and tap Calendar.
  5. Step 5 Review your options.
    You can change your calendar's format to one of three things:
    • Gregorian (Default)
    • Japanese
    • Buddhist
  6. Step 6 Select your preferred format.
  7. Step 7 Tap < Language & Region.
    This is in the top left corner of your screen.
  8. Step 8 Tap Region.
  9. Step 9 Select your preferred region.
    You may have to scroll to find it.
    • You can also type your region into the search bar at the top of this screen to locate it quicker.
  10. Step 10 Wait for your region to update.
    After your iPhone finishes updating your region, your calendar should reflect the changes.
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  • Changing your iPhone's region will affect many of your iPhone's processes, so make sure you've got the right region selected before continuing.
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Gonzalo Martinez
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Gonzalo Martinez
Computer & Phone Repair Specialist
This article was co-authored by Gonzalo Martinez and by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Gonzalo Martinez is the President of CleverTech, a tech repair business in San Jose, California founded in 2014. CleverTech LLC specializes in repairing Apple products. CleverTech pursues environmental responsibility by recycling aluminum, display assemblies, and the micro components on motherboards to reuse for future repairs. On average, they save 2 lbs - 3 lbs more electronic waste daily than the average computer repair store. This article has been viewed 38,146 times.
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1. Open your iPhone's settings.
2. Scroll to the third group of options and tap General.
3. Scroll to the seventh group of options and tap Language & Region.
4. Scroll to the Region Formats section and tap Calendar.
5. Select your preferred format, then return to the Language & Region menu.
6. Tap Region.
7. Select your preferred region.

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