iOS 15 brings the iOS 13-style time and date picker back

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What you need to know

Apple's iOS 15 fixes a problem we've had with the date and time picker since iOS 14 arrived.
We no longer have to type the date and time and can use an iOS 13-style wheel.

After breaking the date and time picker in iOS 14, Apple seems to have settled on something that mixes it with the previous iOS 13-style picker instead. And it's way better.

As people who have installed the iOS 15 beta have found out, Apple has done away with the previous situation that required users to type their time and date in. Now, we have a combination of that keypad input, as well as the wheel-style picker that we used for years up until iOS 14 came along.

Apple hit a middle ground between iOS 14’s date picker and all previous versions. Feels just right, in the Goldilocks Zone. pic.twitter.com/t2woeQcdKWApple hit a middle ground between iOS 14’s date picker and all previous versions. Feels just right, in the Goldilocks Zone. pic.twitter.com/t2woeQcdKW— Tim Isenman (@TimIsenman) June 8, 2021 June 8, 2021

iOS 15: They fixed the time picker!!!

It’s actually even better - scroll or tap to type. pic.twitter.com/lyc5RLuQLAiOS 15: They fixed the time picker!!!

It’s actually even better - scroll or tap to type. pic.twitter.com/lyc5RLuQLA— Ryan Jones (@rjonesy) June 7, 2021 June 7, 2021

The move might arguably make worth updating to iOS 15 worth it alone, especially if the small date and time picker has been driving you mad since the iOS 14 betas from last year. Like a certain someone I won't name.

Me. I'm the certain someone.

The new solution is arguably the best of both the iOS 13 and iOS 14 worlds and it's great to see Apple listening to feedback here.

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.

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