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Realme: Set the Time Manually

If your Realme phone keeps snapping back to network time, entering a new value under Date & time does nothing. Realme UI pulls the clock from your carrier and region automatically, so any manual edit gets overwritten until that sync is turned off. This gets in the way when you have no active SIM, travel with data disabled, or just need a slightly different time for testing.

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VersionAndroid 11 · Realme UI 2

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Android 11 · Realme UI 2
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Set the Time Manually auf Realme

Realme UI keeps the clock synced with the mobile network by default. As long as Set automatically is active under Date & time, the system pulls both time and time zone from your carrier and overwrites any manual entry the next time it checks in with the network.

This becomes a problem when the phone has no working SIM connection, when you travel across time zones with mobile data turned off, or when an app needs a specific clock value for testing. In these cases the automatic sync either keeps a wrong time or reverts your manual change after the next network handshake.

Switch to a manual clock

Open SettingsAdditional settingsDate & time. Turn off Set automatically. Tap on Time and set the value you need.

Leave automatic time turned on if you regularly cross time zones with active mobile data - the network keeps the clock correct without extra steps. With it off, you have to update the time yourself after flights or daylight saving changes.

Frequently asked questions

No. Once you turn off Set automatically under Date & time, the manual value stays until you change it again or re-enable the toggle.