Something strange has happened to my phone (screenshot attached)

[Ihateboris]

The homepage of my phone has always just had a photo of my dogs with the current date on (in English)...however, this morning it has an Islamic text on. I attach a photo. How has this happened? I've had the phone for ages and no one else has had access to it.

I don't know what you think she is hinting at?

But I can see the different language- although wouldn't know what language.

Nice dogs though

She isn’t hinting at anything just stating facts. I would do the failsafe turn it off and on!

It’s a location in the Middle East that’s all. Check your location settings.

You’ve probably activated an extra calendar that shows events. Take a look in your calendar settings

surely that's a location, id check the settings for "location".

I suspect that the op is thinking that her phone has been hacked by extreme Islamists?

it’s an islamic calendar date. you’ve probably adjusted settings without realising

It’s the Islamic word for the current month so somehow the language settings on your phone have got mixed up

This happened to me a few months ago. I forget why but it was something to do with the settings and could be easily switched off. Im not technically savvy and got my dd to do it for me.

Apologies, as above it’s a calendar thing: Jumada al-Akhirah (or Jumada al-Thani) is the sixth month of the Islamic Hijri calendar, often called the "end of the dry season," signifying parched land

Did it do an update over night @Ihateboris ? Mine had a non English language after update the other day but changed back to English once I put passcode in.

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You just need to change your calendar settings.

It's not a location, Jumada al-Akhira is the sixth month of the Islamic calendar.

Check your phone's date/timezone/location settings OP, it's possible it's done an update and accidentally changed your phone's location. I wouldn't worry yet.

What the actual Fuck..I know it's Islamic as i googled it. Jesus christ.

Pretty obvious that’s what she’s trying to get at. Utterly
weird

Thank you. Fox red labradors.

Oh thank you so much...I've sorted it now. X

Thank you. I wonder if it had come up as French/Italian/ANY OTHER LANGUAGES etc l would have been accused of hinting?

Omg 🤣🤣🤣...I'd not even thought anything other than "weird ". Hacked?? Nope.

A bit much to hint that the OP was a rabid Islamophobe just because she got puzzled by some accidental calendar settings!

I suppose there is just so much genuine Islamophobia on MN that people have become hyper-vigilant (Islamophobiaphobic?)

I'd be tempted to keep the new calendar settings as it would be nice to learn about the various significant dates in Islamic cultures. In fact I might switch them on.

Also, lovely labs!

Well I'm a 55 year old female dog and horse lover. Work as a medical typist and, apart from Mumsnet, don't do any social media. Oh, and listen to LBC every day. Believe me or not, I wasn't hinting at anything.