Like it or not, it’s that time of year again: Daylight Savings Time. On Sunday, March 12, at 2:00 am (local time), most people in the United States will “jump up” and put their clocks forward one hour. In addition to losing an hour of sleep, it also raises an important question: will your phone automatically switch to daylight saving time?
It’s a question that applies regardless of what phone you have. Whether you are using an iPhone 14 Pro, a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra or any other smartphone, it is important to know whether or not you need to change it for the new time.
In the past, when we didn’t have smart devices to do the work for us, we had to remember to change the clocks ourselves, or find out the hard way. Of course, with wall clocks, oven clocks, and some car clocks that aren’t connected to the Internet, you’ll still need to do that work.
Most smart phone watches will adjust automatically if your software is up to date. If you’ve previously fiddled with the settings and changed the default date or time values, you may need to update your clock yourself to make sure it’s ready for daylight saving time.
How to update your iPhone for daylight saving time
First, let’s see how to update the time for daylight saving time on the iPhone. If you have an iPhone, like the iPhone 14, go to the settings appselect Generalso Date and Time, and activate set automatically.
Once this is done, the time on your iPhone will automatically update according to any daylight saving time changes, no extra work is required on your part!
How to update your Android phone for daylight saving time
The process for Android is pretty much the same, although it follows a slightly different process. On an Android phone like the Pixel 7, go to Settings, System, Date and time, and activate set automatically.
On a Samsung phone, like the Samsung Galaxy S23, you’ll need to go a slightly different path. Gonna Settings, General Administration, Date and Timeand make sure Automatic date and time It’s on.
Other Phone Tips for Daylight Savings Time
Although the steps above should be all you need to worry about, there are a few other things you can do to stay extra make sure your phone changes when it should for daylight saving time.
If you haven’t updated your phone in a while, it’s worth checking to make sure it’s running the latest software available. On an iPhone, open the settings app, touch Generaland then Software update. If you have an Android phone, go to settings app, scroll down the page and tap on Software update either Upgrade system (wording will be slightly different depending on which Android phone you have.)
Outdated software shouldn’t affect your phone’s automatic switch to daylight saving time, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to install an update if one is available.
If you have alarms set on your phone, they will also automatically update to the new daylight saving time without you having to do any extra work.
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