Android 2.3 User Manual

Settings

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Android User’s Guide

Date & time settings

Use Date & Time settings to set your preferences for how dates are displayed. You can 
also use these settings to set your own time and time zone, rather than obtaining the 
current time from the mobile network.

Automatic 

Uncheck to set the date, time, and time zone on the phone manually, 

rather than obtaining the current time from the mobile network.

Set date 

If 

 is unchecked, opens a dialog where you can manually set 

the phone’s date.

Select time zone 

If 

 is unchecked, opens a dialog where you can set 

the phone’s time zone.

Set time 

If 

 is unchecked, opens a dialog where you can set the 

phone’s time.

Use 24-hour format 

Check to display the time using 24-hour time format—for 

example, 13:00 rather than 1:00 pm.

Select date format 

Opens a dialog where you can select the format for displaying 

dates.