On the web, you might add the GMT/UTC Clock extension in Chrome to display a UTC clock with other extensions in the upper-right portion of your browser. On a current iOS device, tap the Clock app, tap World Clock, then + (in the upper-right corner), search for UTC, then tap the UTC result.
#UTC GLOBAL CLOCK ANDROID#
On a current Android device, tap the Clock app, tap the Globe icon (bottom of the screen), then search for UTC and tap the UTC result. You may display UTC in the Clock app on mobile devices ( Figure A).įigure A The system Clock app on both Android (left) and iOS (right) can display current UTC along with any other time zones you choose.
#UTC GLOBAL CLOCK HOW TO#
SEE: Google Sheets: Tips and tricks (TechRepublic download) How to display UTC
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The following sections cover how to display UTC, how to set Google Calendar to UTC, and how to change system settings to UTC. People in different regions can calculate current local times as needed: UTC +05:30 for India, UTC +08:00 for China, and UTC -07:00 in California (assuming daylight saving time).
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Put in UTC terms, the time is 16:41 UTC on May 28 (or, if you adopt date standards too, ). If legacy headquarters time is described at 9:41 AM Pacific on May 28, that same time is 10:11 PM that same day in India, and 12:41 AM on May 29 in China. For example, consider an organization with people who work in California, India, and China. A shift to UTC within a global organization distributes responsibility for time calculations differently. Remember, the world has not just 24 time zones (some of which adjust seasonally), but several additional zones with partial-hour offsets. UTC lets you concisely refer to a standard global time and date. UTC streamlines long lists of time zone alternatives: Instead of “Join the session at 10 am Pacific / Noon Central/1 pm Eastern” you might write “Join the session at 17:00 UTC”. UTC eliminates problems that result from an omitted “a.m.” or “p.m.” indicator, since the standard relies on a 24-hour clock (i.e., 8:00 always means earlier in a day than 20:00). The use of UTC can reduce confusion around meeting times (e.g., “Wait, did you mean 8:00 your time or my time?”). In the technology world, many people set servers, firewalls, routers, and other network devices to UTC in an attempt to standardize event log times, synchronize systems, and simplify device management. UTC is the modern, 24-hour clock-based standard already in wide adoption in the aviation, military, and meteorology communities.
#UTC GLOBAL CLOCK SOFTWARE#
Top TechRepublic Academy training courses and software offerings of 2022īest project management software and tools 2022 Gartner identifies 25 emerging technologies in its 2022 hype cycle References to Zulu time, indicated with a Z (e.g., 1339Z), also refer to the same standard. Stop describing time in local terms and start using the global standard: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). A message that mentions Pacific Time, for example, conveys a location-centric–and often legacy headquarters-centric–mindset. To help ease the transition from site-specific to globally-distributed work, change how you communicate time.
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As remote work increases, people will work from more places. How to standardize on UTC to support remote workĬhange how you think about time as part of your #workanywhere initiative: Move from headquarters-centric time zone language to the global standard, UTC.Ĭompanies such as Twitter, Facebook, and Electronic Arts announced that they intend to allow many employees to work from home permanently in response to COVID-19 containment efforts.