Are you looking to change the time format and zone in your Chromecast? Well, that is pretty simple and can be done with the change of a few settings.

Chromecast is one of the most revolutionary devices which has come out in this decade, a miniature device capable of plugging into most of TV sets except legacy devices, also adding functionality that we can not only stream content from our smaller mobile devices but also we can stream content which is available online such as YouTube over the internet and onto our HDTV. too is as swift as a breeze and there is very less or no trouble setting it up.

In order to get the device ready for use, is also very helpful and rarely has been the case when users have to go to customer support executives over the phone as most of the issues are resolved easily over the internet.

How to change the time and date:

One of the issues which users face after they set up Chromecast is how to change time zone as well as the format of time in the device. Now, this is very important because recording facility too based on the time when show is being telecasted and normally it depends upon the time set by user to record that content. So, if we have set wrong time zone or have set a 24 hour time format which usually is not very user friendly, then there might be a confusion and errors regarding recording the shows.

Initial setup of Chromecast:

Initially, during Chromecast set up users don't pay attention to these small details but if our location is set say united states in Chromecast whereas time zone is set to Hong Kong it might be a case when our subscriptions won't work as many subscribers don't provide services in Hong Kong and time zone deviation from our location might result in this malfunctioning in Chromecast so this must be eradicated quickly. It has also been seen that helps out in this problem in its FAQ's section.

Steps to change settings:

First of all during Chrome cast setup, users have to ensure that they have Chromecast app for any of the top operating systems that are used in the world today, and it is also updated to the latest version since it is mandatory to update it else it stops to function. Secondly we have to make sure that our Chromecast is switched on and is connected to the same Wi-Fi as our device and if our device is a guest device then Chromecast will have to fire a Wi-Fi beacon so that our device can directly connect to Chromecast by using automated or manual pin confirmation as mentioned in another blog of how to connect a guest device to Chromecast.

Now after all, the connection has been setup, you have to open the Chromecast app and go into the device settings after connecting to the required Chromecast whose settings are to be changed. In the settings panel there would be various options like device name, Wi-Fi, language, device time zone and device time format and last two are the settings with which we have to make alterations.

Now it is not necessary that these settings are in the same manner in which we mentioned them as it is clearly said in section that these settings are shuffled based on the device. We have to select time zone, time format and change zone to our location and format to 12 hour.