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Forum Discussion
Incorrect date format
Is the issue with the Windows desktop app using the wrong date format ever going to be fixed?
I see it was reported here about 4 years ago, after 2 years the discussion was closed. Very disappointing that such a simple bug gets ignored when it can actually have quite serious consequences.
What is the subscription fee for if long standing bugs never get fixed?
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Hi, thanks for this suggestion. I checked this and it works. Now it shows the date in the right DD/MM/YYYY format.
However, when creating a new item or editing an existing item, the editing format shows as MM/DD/YYYY. After saving the item then it shows again in the right format.
- Lambert
1P_Gem1Password Team
Hi opusman, thanks for getting back to us with this additional information 😄
At the moment, the date format used for these fields in 1Password is based on the Windows display language setting in Windows, rather than the regional format or locale settings.
If you go to your Windows Language settings page, is your Windows display language currently set to something that might result in the
MM/DD/YYYYformat, for exampleEnglish (United States)? If so, does changing the language setting toEnglish (Australia)and then restarting 1Password get these dates to show inDD/MM/YYYYformat?Hi Dave, this is one such discussion, there are others:
https://1password.community/discussion/121932/consistent-date-format-and-preferrably-in-international-formatAs you say, expiry dates for credit card/passports do not use correct region settings.
For example:
This makes it look like the passport expires 2nd June, where as it really has already expired.
- 1P_Dave
Moderator
Hello opusman! 👋
I'm sorry that you're seeing the wrong date format when using 1Password. Would you mind linking to the discussion that you're referring to so that I can review it?
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?
I look forward to hearing from you.
-Dave
ref: dev/core/core#8747
This must be a super hard bug, since the developers are still hard at work in 2025... 6 years and no solution for Windows. The newest release still has the date tied to language settings and not the date / time setting. https://www.1password.community/discussions/1password/change-date-format-/158996
- 1P_Dave
Thanks for reaching out. Earlier this year, our developers released several improvements to how date formats work on Mac and Windows which resolved many of the reported date formatting issues. However there are still some issues that need to be addressed.
Can you tell me a little more about the issue that you're seeing on your Windows PC? Which date format do you have set for Windows and which date format do you see in 1Password? And can you also tell me what your current display language is set to in Windows?
-Dave
Issue=OE-17
