ANCS should provide time/date with time zone information

Originator:martijn
Number:rdar://20436138 Date Originated:06-Apr-2015
Status:Open Resolved:No
Product:iOS Product Version:8.2
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:N/A
 
Summary:
Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS) provides a time and date for notifications in the Notification Center of iOS. However, the time and date is lacking timezone information.

One could argue that knowing the timestamp is in "local time" would be enough. However, this is problematic if the user has set the local time zone of the accessory to be different from the iOS device. In this case, the accessory does not get enough information from ANCS to display the time of the notification correctly.

See the date specification here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/CoreBluetooth/Reference/AppleNotificationCenterServiceSpecification/Appendix/Appendix.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40013460-CH3-SW6

Steps to Reproduce:
N/A

Expected Results:
ANCS should provide time zone information with its date/time stamps.

Actual Results:
No time zone information is provided by ANCS.

Version:
iOS 8.2

Notes:


Configuration:
iPhone 6

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