[android] Fix Phone Showing The Wrong Time In The Notification Bar [Maybe?]

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Didn't want to take the 'Cool Things' thread further off track, so I started this new thread.

 

The 'User' reports she's tried that and it fixes it for a while. It is now 10:30...

 

Re: Fixing the time displayed in the notification bar: There are some suggestions here:

 

Link: CLOCK NOT WORKING - up in status bar

 

Specifically:

 

...Here is what a user on Android Central forums did for his Galaxy Note 2 with the same problem.

 

OK--here is the solution. By following someone's tip of force stopping the wifi notifcation (long press on wifi, hit app info, force stop), I had unwittingly screwed up the phone's ability to display the correct time if the screen remains on. The only way I could get the time to update IN THE STATUS BAR, was to either blank the screen, or go into settings>Date & time>uncheck & check Automatic date and time...