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1P_justin
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5 months ago

Improved date formatting in the 1Password desktop app

Hello 1Password Community! With the next update to the 1Password desktop app (version 8.10.80), we have improved how date formats are handled when viewing and editing an item. Leading up to this ...
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1P_Dave's avatar
1P_Dave
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5 months ago

Hello alexejk​! 👋

Thanks for reaching out, I've merged your post into our new thread for date formatting. The improvements in 1Password for Mac version 8.10.80 do the following:

  1. Completely resolve an issue where, in certain situations, you might see a different date format when viewing an item and when editing an item.
  2. Decouple date formatting from 1Password's supported languages and it respects the OS's locale choice.

 

For the Mac, the date format currently corresponds to the default date format associated with your currently selected preferred language rather than the region. Customizations beyond the default date format aren't supported but our developers are considering further improvements in the future and I'll pass along your feedback.

Can you let me know what your current preferred language is in macOS system settings?

-Dave

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pepijnve
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2 months ago

For the Mac, the date format currently corresponds to the default date format associated with your currently selected preferred language rather than the region.

TBH, this is a really poor implementation choice. The system data format can be configured independently from the preferred languages and the region on macOS. Why not use the actual date format setting instead of making an incorrect derivation? The current implementation means I really can't trust 1password when it comes to date fields and always need to triple check.

As an example, in 1password I now see dates like this

while my system settings are.

  • jimthing's avatar
    jimthing
    Dedicated Contributor
    2 months ago

    While I completely agree, I explained a couple of issues with how 1P may have trouble selecting a date format if they have different ones set across devices, and even if not, this would mean a lot more coding to sort out.

    See this thread post (on the related alerts date format issue): 

    Date format inconsistency when setting an alert

  • franciscolour's avatar
    franciscolour
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    2 months ago

    Same problem. English as language, but living in the EU.