Apple iPad April 1 bug

Why does the calendar on my iPad crash when I scroll to April 2013?

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPad during an event in San Francisco
Apple's iPad can be affected by a calendar problem. Credit: Photo: AP

The calendar app of my iPad2 has a curious glitch. In Month mode I can scroll backwards and forwards until I reach March 2013, at which point the display freezes for two or three seconds then reverts to the main menu. In Day mode, however, I can scroll into and through March 2013 from either direction without any problem. Any ideas?
John Morehen, by email

This only happens when you have an event scheduled for April 1st 2013. Apparently it is a bug and is caused by next year’s change in Daylight Saving Time occurring on the weekend before April 1st. For some unexplained reason this confuses the iPad and is small comfort to users who have carried out a full reset to try and fix this problem. Unless Apple comes up with an update the only workaround I am aware of is to use the Day or Week view to remove any events on April 1st