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Former Member
4 years agoDate format is incorrect in 1Password for Mac
Hi, greetings from the UK.
I noticed that the date / time format for created / modified uses North American format (ie. back to front for us Brits).
Could this be changed to use the locale of the user please?
Many thanks.
1Password Version: 8.7.1
Extension Version: 2.3.5
OS Version: macOS 12.4
Browser:_ Firefox 101.0
Hello folks,
Our developers have released improvements to how 1Password handles date formatting in the latest version of the 1Password desktop app (8.10.80). You can read more here: Improved date formatting in the 1Password desktop app
If you still see an issue with version 8.10.80 (or later) then please post a screenshot of what you see in the 1Password app and your current operating system region/date settings in the new thread. I'll close this old thread in order to keep the conversation in one place.
-Dave
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- Former Member
Hi andrew_l_1P, I have tried with different regions, while the app is open and also double checked by quitting and reopening the app, but nothing changes. The date format remains MM/DD/YYYY, no matter which region is selected in the System Settings. And BTW, I am on a 24-hour time setting but 1P is stuck on AM/PM.
- andrew_l_1P
1Password Team
The suggestion to try different regions it to help troubleshoot and determine if folks are experiencing the same behaviours. I agree the date format setting should take precedence here. π
@1Passerby,
Sorry to hear you're not seeing these changes reflected in your app. Could you try a different region and making these adjustments while the app is open? Let me know if that produces better results!
- Former Member
I have been struggling with the same issue for quite some time and I truly hope it will be finally fixed. All dates across 1P (Mac) and browser extension are in MM/DD/YYYY format even though the overall regional setting is DD/MM/YYYY.
Mac OS Ventura 13.1 (22C65)
Firefox extension 2.5.1 - Former Member
This is still a problem for me on 1Password for Mac 8.9.13 (80913040) and the Firefox extension (2.5.1).
It is a VERY annoying issue.
- Former Member
+1
This does not only happen with the creation and modification dates but also with all the fields, including expiry dates and dates of birth! The bug has been around for quite some time and both on the Mac OS app and the browser extension. On iOS it works normally and aligns to the regional setting. Please fix this...
- vishalshethSuper Contributor
Why is there even a suggestion to use system format? I feel that could be an option but also allow your format directly. Like today is 19th January 2023 so options should be as follows.
1) 19 January 2023
2) 19 Jan 2023
3) DDMMMYYYY
4) MMMDDYYYY
5) YYYYMMMDD
And all possible formats. I'm interested that month should be in alphabets so there's no confusion for dates. This should work with all regions in the world.
You can also add galaxy time format of you're planning to get subscribe from there too.(this is on a lighter note). - andrew_l_1P
1Password Team
Hi Mr_V,
Thanks so much for these additional details! If you're open to some additional testing, could you tell me if changing your region to Canada shows any better results? Either way I've forwarded these details to our development team, thanks again!
- Mr_VNew Contributor
Hi andrew_l_1P
My Mac is in "expat mode" β region set to Germany, language to English. I'm attaching a screenshot of the relevant System Settings page.
Currently my setting of
AppleICUDateFormatStringsin the global domain is:
{
1 = "y-MM-dd";
4 = "EEEE, d MMMM y";
}
As you can see, I only have keys
1(short date) and4(full date) set. I've been meaning to set2and3as well to see if that makes a difference to 1Password, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Regardless, I'm assuming that 1Password isn't actually reading a specific key here, since there are system API calls for getting the date in the correct format?My
AppleICUTimeFormatStringsis unset. - andrew_l_1P
1Password Team
Thanks so much for sharing these details, @jcocula, I've shared them with the rest of the team. Glad to hear you've got things sorted on your end, we'll continue working on improving this. π
- andrew_l_1P
1Password Team
Mr_V,
If you're comfortable sharing, could I confirm which region is set in your macOS settings? I've also seen some reports of this change behaving better when made while the app remains open, so give that a try and let me know if you see any improvements.
@BusterBill,
Thanks for surfacing this. I can't speak to how times are handled by the OS and app compared to dates, but I can certainly understand how they're related so I'll make a note of this for the rest of the team. I'd be happy to see a 24-hour time in 1Password as well. π
@Snesco,
I tested this locally and saw the same results, odd indeed. Could you give Canada a try and let me know if you see any better results?
ref: dev/core/core#8747