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michaeldtaylor
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28 days ago
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1Password Date Format

Hi,

Am I missing something or is there no way to change the date format for date fields in 1Password?

I personally find the US format is the least intuitive format known to mankind. All my documents like passports have dates in UK format, which means there is a cognitive overhead of converting them over and the possibility of transposing them incorrectly when I have to fill details in manually for example.

I wouldn't even mind if you could choose an ISO format like 2025-04-01, as long as it goes from most - > least significant value or least -> most significant value.

I don't see English (UK) as a language option, and not sure if Language changes the localisation, or just the language.

If this is not possible could I add it as a feature request?

Thanks,

Michael

 

 

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  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
    27 days ago

    Hello everyone, 

    I'm sorry that the date format isn't being accurately reflected in 1Password. 1Password should respect the system date format but there are cases, such as when editing an item, where that may not happen. Our developers have an internal work item open to bring consistency to the date format in the 1Password app, I've shared your report there. 

    I apologize for the inconvenience. Keep an eye on our release notes which will mention a fix as soon as it is released: https://releases.1password.com/

    -Dave

    #28051

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  • alliik's avatar
    alliik
    New Member
    3 days ago

    1Password on Mac doesn't reflect the system date format anywhere. I mentioned this a year ago, and nothing has been done about it. This could likely be why you're unable to get through the Mac App Store - you're not adhering to Apple's guidelines.

  • sameerchavan's avatar
    sameerchavan
    Frequent Contributor
    15 days ago

    I am having the same problem. I want the date format as DD:MM:YY and not the American format. You have settings to follow system settings.  But your app does not do that correctly.  Please provide a manual override to set the date and currency. 

  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
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    27 days ago

    Hello everyone, 

    I'm sorry that the date format isn't being accurately reflected in 1Password. 1Password should respect the system date format but there are cases, such as when editing an item, where that may not happen. Our developers have an internal work item open to bring consistency to the date format in the 1Password app, I've shared your report there. 

    I apologize for the inconvenience. Keep an eye on our release notes which will mention a fix as soon as it is released: https://releases.1password.com/

    -Dave

    #28051

  • cyber-bacon's avatar
    cyber-bacon
    Occasional Contributor
    28 days ago

    Found a couple previous discussions on the same topic.  Based on the responses in these from 1Password, it seems it's a known bug that is being worked on.

    Regarding the issue itself, our developers are actively working on a date formatting issue. Could you clarify where you're seeing the date formatting issue? Is it for something like the expiry date for a credit card or passport? Could you also post a screenshot of your language/region settings from Windows itself?

    Date field format does not match system settings
    Date format bug?
    Incorrect date format

    If you search the community for date format, you will find quite a lot of discussions on this topic.

    • michaeldtaylor's avatar
      michaeldtaylor
      New Contributor
      28 days ago

      I did do a quick search before posting and may have missed your thread. Anyway, annoying they haven't fixed it yet!

      • 1P_Dave's avatar
        1P_Dave
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        12 days ago

        sameerchavan 

        Thanks for reaching out, the team is working to resolve an issue where 1Password doesn't respect the system date format. 

        While an option to manually set the date format from inside 1Password isn't currently planned, I've filed a feature request on your behalf to have the team consider such an option in the future. 

        -Dave

  • cyber-bacon's avatar
    cyber-bacon
    Occasional Contributor
    28 days ago

    I do not recall exactly, but I recall a previous discussion on this topic and if I remember correctly, 1Password is pulling the date format from the system settings.

    • Tom's avatar
      Tom
      Dedicated Contributor
      28 days ago

      Which was what I expected, but setting the Windows system in Dutch gives me two things in the app that neither are Dutch :)

      Date format is in the (as indicated by the OP and seconded by me) impossible US date format (mm-dd-yyyy) when editing but when displaying it's dayname, month day, yyyy - so neither are catered towards the OS setting (which they are on a Mac for editing and display, because using dayname, day month, yyyy)? 

    • michaeldtaylor's avatar
      michaeldtaylor
      New Contributor
      28 days ago

      I would very much like it to respect this decision and format the date correctly.

      • Tom's avatar
        Tom
        Dedicated Contributor
        28 days ago

        Mostly because I love having my systems in English while attending to localisations - aside from the language :) (If I put it at Dutch it works, but on windows I really want it on English with a US Intl keyboard and Dutch localisers)

    • michaeldtaylor's avatar
      michaeldtaylor
      New Contributor
      28 days ago

      Then it does not work correctly. My Windows system settings are British (English UK). That means dates should be formatted as dd/MM/yyyy.

  • Tom's avatar
    Tom
    Dedicated Contributor
    28 days ago

    It might be an operating system thing, I can't seem to determine where it gets it from. Setting my Windows system to Dutch localisation I see your exact issue - on a Mac it works as expected. So it might have to do with how the app ingests the localisation, let's see if the mods have some hidden setting gem :)

    • michaeldtaylor's avatar
      michaeldtaylor
      New Contributor
      28 days ago

      I'm on Windows (although I do have a Mac) with UK localisation. As an Electron app with hooks into OS's it should probably just have decent localisation support, pick up a sensible default from the OS where possible but allow total override in the app? Let's hope there is something!