How to Change the Date & Time on a Samsung Galaxy Phone or Tablet

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Adjust the date and time settings on any Samsung Galaxy device

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: August 31, 2024 Fact Checked

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Do you know what time it is? Knowing exactly what time it is is an essential part of almost everyone’s day and, thankfully, your Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet can show you the exact time and date at the tap of your finger! Generally, the date and time location are automatically set with your mobile network, but you can also change it manually. Read on to learn more about setting the time and date on a Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet.

Quick Steps

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap General management.
3. Tap Date and time.
4. Make sure the 2 "Automatic" toggles are off.
5. Tap Set date and Done.
6. Tap Set time and Done.
7. Select the time zone or toggle "Set time zone based on location" and close the menu.

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Setting Date & Time Manually

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   Open Settings. Do this in two ways:

   • 1: Swipe down to open the Quick Settings panel, then tap the gear icon to open Settings.
   • 2: Tap the app featuring a gear icon on your home screen or in the app drawer.
   • Do this to set the time and date manually if your carrier is somehow off and your phone or tablet is showing you the wrong time. When you select Daylight Savings, your device will change automatically during the year to continue showing you the correct time and date.
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   Tap General management. It's near the bottom of the Settings menu.
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   Tap Date and time. Make sure the toggles next to "Automatic date and time" and "Automatic time zone" are off (grey and pointing left).
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   Tap Set date. This will open a calendar so you can tap to select the date.

   • Tap Done to continue.
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   Tap Set time. This prompts another page to open so you can select the time.

   • Tap Done to continue.
   • If you want to use 24-hour format (also called "Military Time"), tap the switch next to "Use 24-hour format" to enable it (colored and pointing right).
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   Tap Select time zone. From here, select your Region and Time zone.

   • Tap the toggle next to "Set time zone based on location" if you don't want to pick a region or time zone or if your location changes a lot.
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Method 2

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Setting Date & Time Automatically

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1. 
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   Open Settings. Do this in two ways:

   • 1: Swipe down to open the Quick Settings panel, then tap the gear icon to open Settings.
   • 2: Tap the app featuring a gear icon on your home screen or in the app drawer.
   • Use this method if you want your network to provide the date & time to your Samsung Galaxy.
2. 
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   Tap General management. It's near the bottom of the Settings menu.
3. 
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   Tap Date and time. Make sure the toggles next to "Automatic date and time" and "Automatic time zone" are enabled (colored and pointing right).

   • As long as your phone or tablet is connected to a mobile network, you'll see the correct date and time.
   • If you want to use 24-hour format (also called "Military Time"), tap the switch next to "Use 24-hour format" to enable it (colored and pointing right).
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  "Alert. Cannot connect to server. Check your date - time settings and try again." I have done this and still no connection to Facebook on my phone, what can I do?

  

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  Check your time settings. You need to set it to 'automatic'. In this case your phone will adjust time by network or Internet.

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