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Set time on BrowserStack real devices

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The behavior and functionality of websites are affected by device time, which a website obtains through various Javascript APIs provided by browsers, as defined in Mozilla documentation.

Live enables you to set time on BrowserStack real devices to test time-based scenarios for your website.

This guide provides information about setting time manually on BrowserStack real iOS devices. On BrowserStack real Android devices, you can set the time by launching your Live test session and following the procedure mentioned in Google documentation.

Supported devices and time format

Devices Devices running iOS 14 and higher
Time format 12-hour time format

Set time on BrowserStack real iOS devices

Important: Live does not support setting time and changing timezone simultaneously on BrowserStack real iOS devices.
  1. Log in to the Live dashboard.
  2. Select the device-browser combination to start your test session.
  3. On the Live toolbar, click Settings > General. Click General on Settings prompt
  4. In the Device Time section on the prompt, select from the dropdowns to set the time in the HH:MM XM format, and click Update Device Time.
    You see a message on the dashboard that the device time is updated.

The Set Device Time Automatically setting is disabled by default. If you enable this setting, you cannot set the time manually on the device.

Set time

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