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neun34tel's avatar
neun34tel
New Contributor
5 months ago

Change date format...

Hi!

I couldn't find any answers related to the new 'date' entries you can save for 1Password items.

The default format is American, which for me is really bad. It always confuses me and it is quite error prone for expiration reminders.

So I would like to ask if there is a way to set the date format to German for example. Will there be if it is not already possible?

Thanks!

Regards, neun34tel.

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9 Replies

  • hmijail's avatar
    hmijail
    Occasional Contributor
    2 months ago

    Ugh. I just got bit by this.

    So macOS allows me to configure the date format I want, and then 1Password ignores that and instead assumes whatever else based on another system setting?

    Why would anyone want that? Who thought this is a good idea?

    • 1P_Dave's avatar
      1P_Dave
      Icon for Moderator rankModerator
      2 months ago

      I'm sorry that the current behaviour doesn't work for you and that it caused an issue. This is on our developer's radar. For the time being, the 1Password desktop app's date format is based on your preferred language in macOS. 

      -Dave

      Issue=DA-14

  • jgerhold's avatar
    jgerhold
    New Contributor
    3 months ago

    Hi!

    I would also like to have my Mac set to English, but want to see German dates.

    Joel

    • 1P_Dave's avatar
      1P_Dave
      Icon for Moderator rankModerator
      3 months ago

      jgerhold​ 

      Thank you for the feedback! At the moment, 1Password will set the date format according to what you've set as the preferred language for macOS. However I'll pass your request along to the team internally. 

      -Dave

      #39909

    • neun34tel's avatar
      neun34tel
      New Contributor
      5 months ago

      Hi, 1P_SimonH​!

      Thanks for the quick reply.

      I'm on Mac and I know how to change my system settings. What setting is the one used in 1Password, though? Currently, my region is set to Germany, the Time Zone is set to Western Indonesia Time. Primary language is set to English (US). Date and Currency formats follow the German format (e. g. dates are displayed in DD/MM/YYYY).

      Shouldn't this be enough? 1Password still uses the American date format, though. What version of 1Password is needed for this to be in effect?

      Regards, neun34tel.

      • 1P_SimonH's avatar
        1P_SimonH
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
        5 months ago

        Hi neun34tel,

        This feature requires 8.10.80 or higher. For the Mac, the date format currently corresponds to the default date format associated with your currently selected preferred language rather than the region, so it follows the setting here:
         

        Customizations beyond the default date format aren't supported but our developers are considering further improvements to accommodate folks who might want their date format to differ from the default for that language.