Trivia: a long time ago when an sqlite file was found on the iphone that has a full location history, some random HNer connected with me to make a web app that let the user see their location history if they uploaded their file.
And IIRC all iphones had a first test GPS fix from somewhere in the mid US. We speculated that it was part of a factory quality check or something.
> It is intended for use as a factory default, to clearly indicate an
unconfigured system rather than one that is intentionally configured
to run on UTC.
wodenokoto · 26m ago
So its a valid time zone used to indicate that the clock is off?
jon-wood · 24m ago
A valid time zone used to indicate that the clock isn't configured yet. It may be accurate to UTC, but the offset shouldn't be trusted.
And IIRC all iphones had a first test GPS fix from somewhere in the mid US. We speculated that it was part of a factory quality check or something.
> It is intended for use as a factory default, to clearly indicate an unconfigured system rather than one that is intentionally configured to run on UTC.