- Android will soon be able to alert you when your device’s time zone has been automatically updated.
- This alert will come in the form of a notification.
- The feature isn’t live yet in the latest Android 16 preview, but when it does go live, it’ll be opt-in.
Telling you what time it is is one of the important functions of a mobile device, and fortunately, they’re all really good at it. Using location data derived from your phone’s mobile network, Wi-Fi, or GPS, your phone can even automatically adjust the time when you enter a new time zone. Sometimes, though, you may want a heads up when your phone’s time zone has been automatically updated, which is why Google is working on a new feature for Android 16 that does just that.
While I was digging through Android 16 Beta 1, I found some strings for a new “time zone change” feature that is supposed to show up under Settings > System > Date & time. The description says that the feature will let you “receive a notification when your time zone is automatically updated.”