iPhone: Time zone unexpectedly set to Cupertino after restore

Symptoms

After restoring an iPhone running iPhone OS 3.0 or 3.0.1, the time zone may unexpectedly display "Cupertino", and the time on iPhone will be appropriate for Cupertino, USA.

Products Affected

iPhone

Resolution

Updating the iPhone to iPhone OS 3.1 resolves this behavior.

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