[GH-ISSUE #140] Display times as local date/time format #117

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opened 2026-05-07 00:20:09 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 10 comments

Originally created by @hl2guide on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/140

Please add the ability to switch between 24 and 12 hour time format and support AM/PM too.

Originally created by @hl2guide on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/140 Please add the ability to switch between 24 and 12 hour time format and support AM/PM too.
BreizhHardware 2026-05-07 00:20:09 +02:00
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@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022):

Please add the ability to switch between 24 and 12 hour time format and support AM/PM too.
Please allow us in the Android app's settings to set a Custom date-time format string to use.

I closed #139 in favor of this.

I don't think I want to provide customizable datetime formatting or even switch between AM/PM and 24h format, though I acknowledge that the date time format is not very consistent. I'd want to provide a consistent view, using the default system locale. I believe I'm using the system locale in all places but the notification detail overview, right?

Why would you want it to be customizable? What's missing that you need?

<!-- gh-comment-id:1036247003 --> @binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022): > Please add the ability to switch between 24 and 12 hour time format and support AM/PM too. > Please allow us in the Android app's settings to set a Custom date-time format string to use. I closed #139 in favor of this. I don't think I want to provide customizable datetime formatting or even switch between AM/PM and 24h format, though I acknowledge that the date time format is not very consistent. I'd want to provide a consistent view, using the default system locale. I believe I'm using the system locale in all places but the notification detail overview, right? Why would you want it to be customizable? What's missing that you need?
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@hl2guide commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2022):

The main thing is 12 hour time.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1037917131 --> @hl2guide commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2022): The main thing is 12 hour time.
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@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2022):

220313 20-15-28 Selection 001
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One line change in github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android@031f5c472d. I hope this is good enough :-) This will be different depending on the Locale of the phone.

Will be released in the next Android release.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1066216622 --> @binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2022): ![220313 20-15-28 Selection 001](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/664597/158085703-13164c8e-6234-467d-affc-d6ca9f8bf153.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/664597/158085870-0e5c2356-c4ee-4a2a-9259-803e3169bcf7.png) One line change in https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/commit/031f5c472d361cc731218ff953ca68a4c0d4f4c0. I hope this is good enough :-) This will be different depending on the Locale of the phone. Will be released in the next Android release.
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@DoTheEvo commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2023):

the non-mobile website is still only in AM/PM and american date format

<!-- gh-comment-id:1416797433 --> @DoTheEvo commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2023): the non-mobile website [is still only in AM/PM and american date format](https://i.imgur.com/t2Ald2v.png)
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@timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023):

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<!-- gh-comment-id:1774050537 --> @timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023): ![image](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/assets/8156439/176aa727-9714-46b2-9e6e-88fa26caec74) ![image](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/assets/8156439/c7b50741-f51c-4fe0-aa40-92b5cf1b0391)
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@timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023):

Please provide at least configuration to switch to a non US centric (i.e. rest of the world) date format. ISO date format (YYYY-MM-DD) would be an obvious choice.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1774050693 --> @timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2023): Please provide at least configuration to switch to a non US centric (i.e. rest of the world) date format. ISO date format (YYYY-MM-DD) would be an obvious choice.
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@Choque commented on GitHub (Oct 17, 2025):

Yea, not seeing MM/DD/YYYY and AM/PM in the notifications would be appreciated. It shows the correct format in the android app, but in the browser I get the default format.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3415191272 --> @Choque commented on GitHub (Oct 17, 2025): Yea, not seeing MM/DD/YYYY and AM/PM in the notifications would be appreciated. It shows the correct format in the android app, but in the browser I get the default format.
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@timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Oct 17, 2025):

The obvious solution is for the rest of the world to adopt the incoherent American format, hence the ticket is closed ;)

<!-- gh-comment-id:3415233983 --> @timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Oct 17, 2025): The obvious solution is for the rest of the world to adopt the incoherent American format, hence the ticket is closed ;)
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@roughnecks commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2025):

👎 for closing this.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3513367911 --> @roughnecks commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2025): 👎 for closing this.
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@cross commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2026):

Is there another issue open for this in the web app? I looked for a setting to change it, but as noted here that doesn't exist. My Mac is configured to show 24-hour time everywhere, so it is neither using the system config or allowing me to set the time format.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3706482246 --> @cross commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2026): Is there another issue open for this in the web app? I looked for a setting to change it, but as noted here that doesn't exist. My Mac is configured to show 24-hour time everywhere, so it is neither using the system config or allowing me to set the time format.
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