---
name: "idevicedate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libimobiledevice"
version: "1.4.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/idevicedate"
---

# idevicedate(1)

Display the current date or set it on a device.

## NAME

idevicedate - Display the current date or set it on a device.

## SYNOPSIS

**idevicedate** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Simple utility to manage the clock on a device.

## OPTIONS

- **-u, --udid UDID**

  target specific device by UDID.

- **-n, --network**

  connect to network device.

- **-d, --debug**

  enable communication debugging.

- **-s, --set TIMESTAMP**

  set UTC time described by TIMESTAMP

- **-c, --sync**

  set time of device to current system time

- **-h, --help**

  prints usage information

- **-v, --version**

  prints version information.

## AUTHOR

Martin Szulecki

## ON THE WEB

https://libimobiledevice.org

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice