IPhone sometimes displays incorrect time!

It's frustrating having to reset my iphone so that it will then display the correct time. What's causing this and is there some work-around? Otherwise, it's a rather amazing little device. Thanks for any feedback.

Thanks for the link! I'll just set "automatically set time" to "off". (settings>general>date & time)
I don't travel that much, so time zones are not an issue. Perfect solution! A million thanks.

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Image should explain all.
The time at the top is 8 hours behind. I can't correct it because when I go into Time, it's correct!
Many thanks

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It looks like your phone is showing an incorrect time but it is set correctly in Settings. I would start with quitting all the running apps on the device:
iOS: Force an app to close
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
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iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
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iOS: Troubleshooting issues with date and time - Apple Support
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