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- Android will soon be able to notify you when the device’s time zone is automatically updated.
- This notice will come in the form of a notice.
- The feature is not live yet in the latest Android 16 advance, but when it goes alive, it will be opt-in.
Telling you what time is one of the important features of a mobile device, and fortunately they are all very good at it. By using site data derived from the phone’s mobile network, Wi-Fi or GPS, the phone can even automatically adjust the time as you enter a new time zone. Sometimes you may want a heads up when your phone’s time zone is automatically updated and that is why Google is working on a new feature for Android 16 It does just that.
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While I was dug through Android 16 beta 1I found some strings for a new “Time zone change“Function assumed to appear under Settings> System> Date and Time. The description says the feature will let you “receive a notice when your time zone is automatically updated.”
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<string name="time_zone_change_notifications_toggle_summary">Receive a notification when your time zone is automatically updated</string>
<string name="time_zone_change_notifications_toggle_title">Time zone change</string>With a little tinker, I managed to get “time zone change” bifies to appear in the setting app. Here’s a screenshot:
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However, I do not have a screenshot of the warning itself that will appear, since I have not been able to travel outside my time zone since I enabled the feature. Fortunately, I know what it means, as Android 16 Beta 1 also added strings that apply. The title of the notice will explain that “your time zone changed” and the notice of the notice will contain exactly what time zone you are now in.
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<string name="time_zone_change_notification_body">"You're now in %1$s (%2$s)"</string>
<string name="time_zone_change_notification_title">Your time zone changed</string>This is a pretty decent feature that will make Android even better for timing, as it will enable us to notify you proactively about time zone changes. Knowing that the phone’s time zone has changed and what time zone it has specifically changed can be beneficial for making appointments or plans with other people and it can also save you from digging in the setting app when you need manually manually Change the time zone in apps like Outlook.
Although the function itself is quite simple, it builds on something that is actually quite complex under the hood: time zone updates. Time zones are a mess to manage, but thanks to Google Play system updates, Google can push out changes in the time zone database on Android devices just after the Internet -allocated Numbers Authority (IANA) is releasing an update. This option, combined with several site options available on most Android hardware, makes Android devices some of the best to keep the time.
Although I discovered this feature in Android 16 Beta 1, I do not know if it will be shown in the stable release of Android 16. Code for new features often appears well in advance of the debut, so it is not always clear about a feature like Google Is working with is planned for the upcoming release or a future. Since Google is planning to Release Android 16 in Q2 This year we will soon find out if this makes the cut.
