iOS5 Safari now supports type=datetime in form inputs and displays the native iOS datetime

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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T03:50:58+00:00 2026-06-04T03:50:58+00:00

iOS5 Safari now supports type=datetime in form inputs and displays the native iOS datetime

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iOS5 Safari now supports type="datetime" in form inputs and displays the native iOS datetime picker when a field marked as such is edited.

However, the iOS5 datetime picker does not seem to recognize existing values in these fields — or, I’m passing a value to it in the wrong format. The format I’m trying is that shown on the picker. The HTML renders as ... type="datetime" value="Nov 17, 2011 5:08 PM" ...

How do I get iOS5 Safari to recognize preexisting values in these fields and prepopulate the datetime picker when I edit a form with an existing value? Do I need to send a different format?