# iCal fed calendar events showing different times on different devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Scoutbook & Scoutbook Plus Bugs\ **Created:** [March 5, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011 "2022-03-05T04:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/1 "2022-03-05T04:28:07Z")
I’m having the same issue as here… > [@Calendar Events showing wrong time](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/calendar-events-showing-wrong-time/216963/18): > > What fixed it for us (in Indiana) was to turn off the setting to automatically set time zone based on location and then manually set it to New York Eastern Time plus a browser restart. Hope it helps you too! We’re in Texas. It’s off by differing amounts. Scoutbook is setup correctly. 6PM - 9AM. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/b/b/bb64b5221c0c6db983fffcbfa5bdf37c6b0240b5.png) I then feed it into our Google Calendar and embed it into our www.pack802.rocks site. That shows it as 5PM - 8AM. One hour off. Could be daylight savings? By then we’ll “spring forward” but should that make it off 1 hour now? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/f/7/f7f0fa9bd46113824a2b7123764f7f82b8998398.png) But then on my phone it shows something entirely different. 11PM - 2PM. That’s not even ballpark and could cause some real issues. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/6/c/6cad69643855ba1e1a50f5160365a8c9a7097d9d.jpeg) These two devices have Exchange which shows calendar items the same, and it’s never otherwise been an issue, so I don’t think it’s a device setting. Someone mentioned, “What fixed it for us (in Indiana) was to turn off the setting to automatically set time zone based on location and then manually set it to New York Eastern Time plus a browser restart.” But I don’t see where that’s an option. In [calendar.google.com](http://calendar.google.com) I removed the feed and added it again, but the time zone is fixed with no way of changing it. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/1/5/15232adc8006fd4ca5ff8d2c9ddb430fd80ee149.png) I’m really stuck as to how I can fix this. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/2 "2022-03-05T04:39:50Z")
@DavidO - if scoutbook is showing the correct time, then you are outside of its settings… do not suspect a bug there. Since various devices show different times then something is up between them. One thing can note is if I am in edit mode on our google site then the times on all events will be waaayyyy off until i exit edit mode and view from a different browser. is this your pack site? [https://www.pack802.us/calendar/](https://www.pack802.us/calendar/) ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/3 "2022-03-05T04:48:39Z")
> [@Stephen\_Hornak](#): > > is this your pack site? [Calendar | Cub Scout Pack 802](https://www.pack802.us/calendar/) No. > **[College Station Cub Scouts - Pack 802](https://sites.google.com/view/pack802/)** > > About Pack 802 We’ve not had luck tracking down the owner of the old .US site. Just because it’s correct in the on screen display doesn’t mean that the iCal feed is correct. But it is showing correctly in my logged in [calendar.google.com](http://calendar.google.com) desktop view also, so I assume it’s not the feed either. But others have run into the same issue and the specific fix wasn’t listed, so that’s what I’m hoping for. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/4 "2022-03-05T04:52:39Z")
@DavidO - i understand what you are saying but i truly doubt it is a scoutbook bug. This may take some time to sort out but again i doubt it is a scoutbook issue. ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/5 "2022-03-05T04:54:06Z")
Got it. I posted in this section because it’s the same as the previous post, which had a similar or same issue. Maybe they should both be moved. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/6 "2022-03-05T04:54:50Z")
@DavidO - what is your unit site ? Ours are at [scouting33.org](http://scouting33.org) Let me know if you see meetings at like 7pm est ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/7 "2022-03-05T04:59:30Z")
This is our site… [http://www.pack802.rocks](http://www.pack802.rocks) This is what I see on mobile… ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/c/2/c22db393082e115739f908380e397dc580655eb7.jpeg) Setting… ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/0/3/03ff1eec7bcbad93d631a23f9c75d24692e2095e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 5:11am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/8 "2022-03-05T05:11:19Z")
@DavidO - oh man i am in for a long pack meeting… but i see that camping trip starting at 6pm as the scoutbook grab shows. So there is something up with how your devices gather time. The March pack meeting is Friday 7pm Wait… your calendar is showing saturday March 5… you should be behind my current time ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/9 "2022-03-05T05:18:43Z")
OK. I appreciate you troubleshooting with me. Not sure the inconsistency makes me feel any better. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 5:21am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/10 "2022-03-05T05:21:01Z")
@DavidO - oh heck no and like i said i totally understand and it would drive me nuts. Now do you run any vpn or redirects on your devices like nordvpn ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/11 "2022-03-05T05:24:50Z")
Nope. iPhone on AT&T. Same on in-house wifi internet. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/12 "2022-03-05T05:32:01Z")
@DavidO - so here is my view of your pack calendar: ![Screenshot 2022-03-05 003030](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/2/9/296030d105a6111dd10f9da226d4252bff5308e9.png) I gather those times are correct ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 5:33am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/13 "2022-03-05T05:33:56Z")
Yes, those look correct. Hmm. ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/14 "2022-03-05T05:35:48Z")
@DavidO - yeah exactly… aaarrrggg… let me think on this… I don’t want to keep both of us up all night… although based on how you are seeing dates and times… 🙂 You know you are seeing things as UK time… i think… dang ---
**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/15 "2022-03-05T12:46:48Z")
One other data point that would be helpful, are email reminders coming to you with the correct time and timezone shown? ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/16 "2022-03-05T15:10:53Z")
Good point. Yes, they also appear to be correct. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/0/1/0106aee94e028f278cb17d7bcfab642a695cb54e.jpeg) More points of data. From my kids Fire Tablet. 5PM-8AM… ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/0/e/0e90f8177e30f80601a0cddd2eeaa9bb2b01e573.jpeg) And my Moms phone. 11PM-4PM (military time)… ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/7/e/7ecdc788d81a9578b296adca66be0291dd43bb75.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/17 "2022-03-05T15:35:57Z")
So, that tells me that your unit’s time zone is set correctly in SB and the device that entered the events is on the same time zone at least. I am correct that you live near Chicago? In IL even? ---
**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/18 "2022-03-05T15:38:17Z")
If you use both of those devices to pull the event up directly in Scoutbook, do they all show the correct time? ---
**Author:** ![DavidO](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/davido/32/2939_2.png) [@DavidO](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DavidO)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/19 "2022-03-05T15:38:45Z")
> [@jacobfetzer](#): > > I am correct that you live near Chicago? In IL even? Texas. > [@jacobfetzer](#): > > If you use both of those devices to pull the event up directly in Scoutbook, do they all show the correct time? I’ve never seen it show anything different than what’s correct inside the SB website. ---
**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011/20 "2022-03-05T15:48:56Z")
That’s good… mostly. It does seem like the issue is probably specific to the iCal/Google then. I know that’s where you started. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work as simply as it may appear. The SB UI uses your device timezone for display and converts the event to CT in order to store in the DB. Then, the email reminders convert it to the timezone in your edit Pack page. I’ve seen plenty of times when people saw the right time on their device but the event was actually saved incorrectly since the SB picked up the wrong TZ from the device. All of that seems to be working since you consistently see the same time for the UI and emails. Unfortunately, I’m not as versed as others in how the iCal feeds embed into Google calendars. I know Stephen has done this before. Hopefully, he has some other ideas. [Next page](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/ical-fed-calendar-events-showing-different-times-on-different-devices/279011.md?page=2)