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How to Add a World Clock on Your Phone

Tap a device to see how it's done.

iPhone

In the Clock app's "World Clock" tab, tap the "+" button and search for a city name to add that location's current time.

Android

In the Clock app's "Clock" tab, tap the "+" button and search for the city you want to add.

Reordering the list

Press and hold a city you've added, then drag it to rearrange the list into whatever order you prefer.

Why bother?

When you are in touch with family or colleagues abroad, seeing their local time at a glance makes it much easier to judge a good time to call, without doing the time-zone math yourself every time.

Especially useful for staying in touch across time zones

If you regularly talk to an overseas office, remote coworkers, or family studying or living abroad, adding their city to your world clock means you can check their current time instantly instead of recalculating the offset every single time you want to reach out.

Worth checking whether your time zone updates automatically too

While you are at it, it is worth confirming whether your phone's own time zone updates automatically when you travel. Most phones can detect your location and adjust the displayed time and date on their own, so you don't end up with a phone still showing your home time zone after landing somewhere new β€” look for a "Set automatically" or "Set time zone automatically" option in your date & time settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does daylight saving time get reflected automatically?

Most clock apps automatically account for whether a region observes daylight saving time, so the displayed time stays accurate without any manual adjustment.

Can I see the world clock as a home-screen widget?

Adding a clock widget to your home screen will often show your world clock cities right there as well, so you can check them without even opening the app.