Date & Time on a Kindle?

iplers · 09-23-2014, 04:40 AM

There seems to be no mention of the date and time on my Kindle 3. Yet, when I push the menu button in a book I do have something that resembles a digital clock. And that changes with time. Only it's nothing like the right hour.

Can I set it up somehow?

I do not intend to register the Kindle. And I would prefer libre software, like Calibre. But for once in a lifetime I am ready to use other apps.

HarryT · 09-23-2014, 04:42 AM

The date and time are set when the Kindle syncs with Amazon's servers.

s4nder · 09-23-2014, 04:58 AM

You can also set it manually. Time on my Kindle 3 was quite inaccurate though, drifting off by minutes in a few weeks.

HarryT · 09-23-2014, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s4nder

You can also set it manually. Time on my Kindle 3 was quite inaccurate though, drifting off by minutes in a few weeks.

You can set the time manually, but not the date.

iplers · 09-23-2014, 05:25 AM

I thought it was obvious. Not for Harry anyway.

HOW can I set up the time and date?

Mort1997 · 09-23-2014, 05:46 AM

As Harry said - if registered it will update as you connect to internet.

If you plan not to connect to Amazon - try menu - setting, device options,device time (this is from my paperwhite which I have with me). The K3 will be similar in its logic - but as it is manually set the time may drift a little ( or a lot if you let the battery run down)

HarryT · 09-23-2014, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iplers

I thought it was obvious. Not for Harry anyway.

HOW can I set up the time and date?

I've already told you - by connecting to Amazon's servers. If you're not willing to do that, then I'm afraid you're out of luck.

zxczxc · 09-23-2014, 06:42 AM

surely there must be a solution, it just depends how involved it is.
i'm sure the clever guys in the developer section would be able to resolve it, if they wanted to

maybe get this moved there etc

HarryT · 09-23-2014, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mort1997

As Harry said - if registered it will update as you connect to internet.

If you plan not to connect to Amazon - try menu - setting, device options,device time (this is from my paperwhite which I have with me). The K3 will be similar in its logic - but as it is manually set the time may drift a little ( or a lot if you let the battery run down)

Remember that most of the items on the "Settings" menu - including, I think, the option to set the time - only appear when the device is registered, so I think the OP is probably out of luck unless he registers.

Mort1997 · 09-23-2014, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Remember that most of the items on the "Settings" menu - including, I think, the option to set the time - only appear when the device is registered, so I think the OP is probably out of luck unless he registers.

Well I suppose the other answer is - if you don't want to register the item or for some reason can't - buy/wear a watch

HarryT · 09-23-2014, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mort1997

Well I suppose the other answer is - if you don't want to register the item or for some reason can't - buy/wear a watch

Unfortunately, though, if the clock isn't set, things like the "Most Recent" sort order on the library page don't work correctly, so there are good reasons to register. Plus the fact that half the menu items aren't there, so you can't do anything with collections, for example.

eschwartz · 09-23-2014, 03:03 PM

You can also jailbreak and install a terminal emulator on your Kindle. I believe there may be one available for the Keyboard.

Once you do that, it is a simple matter of manually running the "date" command in your linux-running kindle to set the time. Don't forget to do that every time your Kindle restarts, without fail, since the Kindle will inexplicably set the datetime to a random time when you boot it up -- but only sometimes.

Then consider how much fun you could have doing other things if you weren't spending so much fun evading Amazon's

servers.

09-23-2014, 04:40 AM	#1
iplers Banned Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Kindle 3	Date & Time on a Kindle? There seems to be no mention of the date and time on my Kindle 3. Yet, when I push the menu button in a book I do have something that resembles a digital clock. And that changes with time. Only it's nothing like the right hour. Can I set it up somehow? I do not intend to register the Kindle. And I would prefer libre software, like Calibre. But for once in a lifetime I am ready to use other apps.

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09-23-2014, 04:42 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The date and time are set when the Kindle syncs with Amazon's servers.

09-23-2014, 04:58 AM	#3
s4nder Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 546874 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Aura One	You can also set it manually. Time on my Kindle 3 was quite inaccurate though, drifting off by minutes in a few weeks.

09-23-2014, 05:25 AM	#5
iplers Banned Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: Kindle 3	I thought it was obvious. Not for Harry anyway. HOW can I set up the time and date?

09-23-2014, 05:46 AM	#6
Mort1997 Wizard Posts: 1,047 Karma: 15288073 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony various , Voyage, Oasis, K3, K4T,Nook Glow+Kobo Aura/H2O/One	As Harry said - if registered it will update as you connect to internet. If you plan not to connect to Amazon - try menu - setting, device options,device time (this is from my paperwhite which I have with me). The K3 will be similar in its logic - but as it is manually set the time may drift a little ( or a lot if you let the battery run down)

09-23-2014, 06:42 AM	#8
zxczxc Addict Posts: 229 Karma: 136002 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: PW	surely there must be a solution, it just depends how involved it is. i'm sure the clever guys in the developer section would be able to resolve it, if they wanted to maybe get this moved there etc

09-23-2014, 03:03 PM	#12
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You can also jailbreak and install a terminal emulator on your Kindle. I believe there may be one available for the Keyboard. Once you do that, it is a simple matter of manually running the "date" command in your linux-running kindle to set the time. Don't forget to do that every time your Kindle restarts, without fail, since the Kindle will inexplicably set the datetime to a random time when you boot it up -- but only sometimes. Then consider how much fun you could have doing other things if you weren't spending so much fun evading Amazon's servers.