Nowadays, more and more people are moving away from using wristwatches, preferring smartphone watches to them. However, the telephone date and time may be lost when the device is rebooted or due to a system error. In such cases, you have to change the settings yourself. To do this right, let's take a look at some of the specifics of the date and time settings on Android.
Inaccurate date and time on Android may cause some apps to stop or work incorrectly. This is because programs automatically check their license expiration date against the date set on the phone. And if something does not converge, then they simply stop working.
How to change date and time on android
Now let's move on to manually setting the time parameters.
Video: How to set time and date on Android
Possible problems when setting the time and their solutions
After setting the new time settings, you may encounter two problems:
- time settings are constantly reset;
- The message “An error has occurred in the Settings application” appeared on the device screen.
The following methods will help you correct these misunderstandings.
Reboot
First, try restarting your smartphone. This action will start all processes again, and perhaps the errors will disappear, and the time settings will be saved.
Auto sync
If rebooting the device didn't work properly, you need to turn on auto-sync. This feature allows the phone to automatically update the time settings when connected to the Internet. To enable auto-sync, follow these steps.
Installing the 360root and ClockSync Apps
If your phone does not have an auto-sync feature, you will need to follow the steps below.
Factory reset
However, even after turning on automatic synchronization, the time can still change on its own or give an error. In this case, you will have to reset the phone to factory settings.
How to choose, set or add a new time zone
To find out the time zone of your region, go to http://www.gmt.su/city-time/country/Russia/ and find the city closest to you in the list. On the right side of the page, you will see the time zone data. For example, in Kaliningrad it is GMT +02:00. You will need to select this information in the settings of your phone.
Imagine that you have just received a brand new smartphone based on the Android operating system, but the date and time in it do not match the real ones. This is where the question arises - how to set or change this data?
It should be noted that by default, the date and time are synchronized with the server automatically as soon as you connect the Internet. Therefore, we recommend that you turn on either Wi-Fi or mobile Internet, after which the data will be synchronized and there will be no need to configure anything.
If after connecting automatic synchronization did not work or you are unable to connect to the network, we will change the data manually. To do this, go to the settings of your smartphone by clicking on the icon of the same name on the desktop.
But on Xiaomi and MIUI firmware, you need to look for it in the "System and Devices" - "Advanced Settings" section.
We go into the section, here by default there should be a checkmark "Automatic detection of date and time". In this case, the data is synchronized with the server.
If you want to specify other data, uncheck the box "Automatic detection of date and time" and then the items "Set date" and "Set time" will become active.
By clicking on "Set date", specify the required data and click OK.
Do the same over time.
By the way, if you are having problems with automatic data detection, it may be due to the wrong time zone (the clock may be behind or ahead by an hour or more). Click on the line "Select the time zone".
Select the desired time zone.
Sometimes even the simplest operations cause little difficulties for users. For example, novice owners of Android devices often ask themselves the question - how to change the date in Android? The thing is that this does not require any special knowledge. And if you have ever held a mobile phone in your hands, you can always set the time and date in your smartphone. Let's see how the date and time are configured in mobile devices.
How to change the date in Android manually? We assure you that for this you will not need superuser rights, mysterious commands and access to the engineering menu. Android is a very simple operating system, so changing the date is as simple as possible here - just go to the settings. Manual setting of the date and time is needed on devices that are not connected to the network, since there is simply no other synchronization here.
In order to change the date on Android, and at the same time adjust the time, you need to visit the system settings. This is done in two ways:
- Move the top curtain and click on the gear symbol;
- We go to the main menu, select the "Settings" item (also in the form of a gear symbol).
At the bottom of the list, we will see the item "Date and time" - you simply cannot miss it.
Please note that in some Android devices, the settings menu has been modified and divided into several tabs - the item for setting the date and time in such devices is located in the "Options" tab. In some smartphones, the settings shortcut is displayed directly on the desktop.
Going to this point, we will see a lot of interesting things. If your smartphone or tablet does not have a SIM card installed, automatic synchronization will not be possible. In order to set the correct time and the correct date, it is necessary to uncheck the "Autodetect time" checkbox. After that, the items for manually setting the time and current date will become available. Next, click on the "Set date" item, select the current day, current month and current year, press the OK button - now the date is set correctly.
The next step is to set the time. To do this, tap on the "Set time" item - set the hours and minutes, click on the OK button. Next, you need to uncheck "Auto-detect time zone" and select your time zone manually. If the time is off, correct it.
The problem with time zones often causes a lot of inconvenience to domestic users - in our country, either they cancel the transition to winter / summer time, or they play with the number of time zones. As a result, smartphones and computers experience problems setting the correct time.
Next, you can choose the format for displaying the time - it can be 12-hour or 24-hour format. By checking the box, you select the 24-hour display format, and by unchecking the box, you will switch to the 12-hour format. Below we select the date display format - in the Android settings there are several ways to display the current date, differing in the location of the year, month and day.
If you do not know what to choose, stop at the "Local" option, this format implies the display of the date in the following order - day, month, year (the format adopted in Russia).
Automatic date and time setting
How to change the date in Android automatically? This operation implies that information about the current date will be taken from the mobile network - the correct time and the correct date are constantly broadcast there. Automatic setup will only work if a SIM card is installed in the device. As soon as the smartphone or tablet registers with the cellular network, the necessary data will be read from it.
To enable automatic date setting, you need to check the "Autodetect time" checkbox - in this case, the "Set date" and "Set time" items will become unavailable. If the network does not correctly set the time zone (or your device does not know about problems with time zones and summer / winter time in our country), uncheck "Auto-detect the time zone" and select it yourself.
The correct time zone for Moscow time is Moscow GMT +03:00. Select the appropriate value for your region from the dropdown list.
Set the exact time and date
Now you know how to change the date in Android - for this you need to visit the system settings and use the "Date and time" item. Data installation is carried out in Android in manual or automatic modes. If you want to get the most accurate time, you should select automatic detection.
But what if the accuracy of the mobile network is not enough or your device is not able to communicate with mobile networks? In order to get the most accurate data about the current time and current date, you need to use third-party applications. The most powerful application for automatic time synchronization is ClockSync from the developer Sergey Baranov. Despite its more than modest size, the utility has decent functionality.
Here we will find:
- Automatic time setting with root rights;
- Automatic time setting without root-rights;
- High precision mode;
- Selecting a server for time synchronization;
- Setting the exact time request interval;
- Battery saving mode;
- Detailed statistics;
- Timezone database (useful for older smartphones);
- Automatic detection of the time zone;
- The function of updating system data about time zones.
Install the application and get the most accurate time on your watch. Also, you will not need to take care of setting the date if it goes wrong for some reason.
The function of updating system data about time zones will be useful to many Russian users whose smartphones and tablets are not aware of the absence of summer / winter time changes and changes in time zones. However, this function requires root privileges.
It seems like something as simple as setting the date and time on Android shouldn't be a problem. Indeed, for experienced owners of smartphones or tablets, this is a banal operation. However, for those who hold a device running this operating system for the first time, setting these parameters may raise questions. Below we will analyze how to set the date and time on Android.
Changing the date and time manually
To correct the time and date manually, you need to enter the device settings. You can do this in two ways:
- Move the curtain vertically from the status bar and tap on the gear icon.
- Enter the application menu by tapping on the icon with the image of six dots located in the dock bar. Find the icon with the image of a gear and short on it open the section " Settings».
Find the item " date and time» and short tap on it to open this tab. In some gadgets, the settings menu may look different, and the time and date settings should be looked for in the " Options».
Manual setting of the time and date will be available if the checkbox is unchecked. Auto time detection" or " Network date and time» is set to off (depending on Android version).
- To change the date, select " the date" or " Set date”, where we select the day, month and year and confirm by tapping on the “OK” button.
- To change the time, select " Time" or " Time setting”, where we set the correct time and confirm with a tap on the “OK” button. Here you can also set the time format - 12 hour or 24 hour.
Automatic date and time setting
Android can set the time and date automatically. In this mode, information is synchronized from the operator's network. Naturally, the SIM card must be installed in the device. To automatically set the time and date, you need to check the box " Auto time detection". Manual installation will then become unavailable.
If no changes were made to the android device, the date and time will be set automatically, synchronizing with a mobile operator. These settings can be changed, which we will discuss below.
Setting the date and time manually
If the time is on android not synced, then you can make changes manually:
We are interested in changes that can be made manually, so uncheck the automatic update and go to settings. It is worth noting that while synchronization with the mobile operator is set on the phone, the points for changing the information we are interested in will be unavailable.
Consider available items. The first two paragraphs allow you to use automatic synchronization, i.e. the smartphone itself will receive data from the mobile operator and will constantly check them.
If these items are unchecked, the following 3 settings will become available: installation date, time, and time zone.
The hour format allows you to set display style time: 12 hour or 24 hour format.
Well, the last point will allow you to change display dates everywhere on your smartphone. 
For manual remove changes first two checkbox and click sequentially on the points of setting the data of interest. In the window that appears, just set the numbers we need and save the changes. 
Automatic synchronization
As mentioned above, on android you can use automatic synchronization.
To do this, go to the same menu that we mentioned above and checking the presence of checkboxes on auto-sync. Nothing else needs to be done, after a while the information will automatically change.
In addition to the standard method, there is another one - to install a special Appendix. You can find such programs in the play market.
An example is the popular application ClockSync.
To use it, go to the Google market and in the search enter ClockSync.
Open the found link and launch installation process. 
After installation we go in the application, click on ellipsis above. In the menu that opens, select auto-sync.
No more actions need to be taken, after a while the date will be synchronized and will be periodically checked with the server. The application requires internet access.
Internet on Android
