Problem with device time

TheSmitty · 03-16-2021, 09:46 AM

I have a Oasis 3 and I picked it up this morning for the first time since last Friday. I noticed that the time did adjust for DST (USA) but it fell back an hour instead of forward an hour LOL. It says 6:45am instead of 8:45am (CST). It is set for automatic of course. I set it to manual and put the time correct but thought I would share.

Paperbackstash · 03-16-2021, 01:17 PM

Mine did not update with time change, and I did it in settings. Mine doesn't seem to automatically change most of the time....although it should, but.

torishu · 03-21-2021, 11:36 PM

I've been seeing this too since the 5.13.5 update. Almost started a post about it but a reboot fixed it. For awhile. Eventually it goes back to Pacific time and a reboot brings it back to Eastern time which is correct for my location.

K8HW · 03-22-2021, 08:02 AM

My Paperwhite did not do the time change. It is on 5.13.4 update. I haven't tried a reboot yet.

mergen3107 · 03-27-2021, 04:09 PM

My PW3 did not pick up the time shift time before I did Jailbreak. Then, I looked and found the file /var/local/system/tz, which is the file responsible for time zones. I replaced it with the same file from Ubuntu to have proper Dst switch automatically. You can get that file even from "Ubuntu Live CD" flash drive.
If you have Jailbreak, you can do this (and there is a new JB method called KindleBreak, have a look at the first page of the Kindle Developer's Corner forum).

03-16-2021, 09:46 AM	#1
TheSmitty Addict Posts: 317 Karma: 1181422 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: DFW, TX area Device: Kindle Colorsoft, Libra Colour, Voyage, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini 7	Problem with device time I have a Oasis 3 and I picked it up this morning for the first time since last Friday. I noticed that the time did adjust for DST (USA) but it fell back an hour instead of forward an hour LOL. It says 6:45am instead of 8:45am (CST). It is set for automatic of course. I set it to manual and put the time correct but thought I would share.

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03-16-2021, 01:17 PM	#2
Paperbackstash Wizard Posts: 1,656 Karma: 20102554 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Central Florida Device: Oasis 3, PW 3 & 5, Fire HD 8 & 10	Mine did not update with time change, and I did it in settings. Mine doesn't seem to automatically change most of the time....although it should, but.

03-21-2021, 11:36 PM	#3
torishu Member Posts: 15 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: USA Device: Oasis 3, Paperwhite 5 SE, Paperwhite 4, Onyx BOOX Nova3 Color	I've been seeing this too since the 5.13.5 update. Almost started a post about it but a reboot fixed it. For awhile. Eventually it goes back to Pacific time and a reboot brings it back to Eastern time which is correct for my location.

03-22-2021, 08:02 AM	#4
K8HW Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Westland, MI Device: Galaxy A03s, Galaxy Tab A, Kindle Paperwhite (10th Gen), Nexus 7	My Paperwhite did not do the time change. It is on 5.13.4 update. I haven't tried a reboot yet.

03-27-2021, 04:09 PM	#5
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,506 Karma: 5000046 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	My PW3 did not pick up the time shift time before I did Jailbreak. Then, I looked and found the file /var/local/system/tz, which is the file responsible for time zones. I replaced it with the same file from Ubuntu to have proper Dst switch automatically. You can get that file even from "Ubuntu Live CD" flash drive. If you have Jailbreak, you can do this (and there is a new JB method called KindleBreak, have a look at the first page of the Kindle Developer's Corner forum).

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