How to change the clock format on the Samsung Galaxy S4

Most people seem to dislike using a 24 hour clock. It's always been a mystery to me as to why you'd dislike it but some folk just really don't get it. As a result of that we've decided to help show you folks how to change the clock format from the 24 hour format (popularly referred to as "Military time") to the more common 12 hour format.

Firstly you will need to go into the "Settings" menu which you do by pressing the phones menu button on any of the home screens and then clicking on "Settings" which is at the bottom of the pop up menu.

On the settings screen you need to select on the "More" tab which is on the extreme right of the "Menu" screen. This screen has a lot of options and settings that you can fiddle with though for the sake of changing the clock format you need to select the "Date and time" option which should be near the bottom of the screen.

After selecting on the "Date and time" option you will see a new screen with a number of date based option. For the sake of the guide you need to unselect the "Use 24-hour format" if you wish to use a 12 hour clock format (with AM/PM showing at the top of the phone) or select the option to continue to use a 24 hour clock.

The choice of format is of course yours to decide.

How to change the clock format on a Samsung Galaxy S2

Are a 24 hour party person or do you prefer to know whether you are in AM and PM? Whether you prefer the 24 hour clock format or the 12 hour format the Samsung Galaxy S2 (and pretty much every Gingerbread Android) allows you to choose which option is shown and with ease you can flick between the two.

By opening the settings screen (press "menu" then settings you'll be able to find the options for "Date and Time" which you'll need to click on. The Date and time menu will look something like the screen shot to the left of this paragraph and as you can see near the bottom is a tick box with the option "Use 24-hour format". By checking the box you'll notice that the clock in the top corner
will do one or two things. Firstly the "AM" (or "PM") will be dropped from the clock (see the screen shot to the right with out the AM). Secondly if you are beyond 12:59 you will notice that the clock is showing in the 24 hour format (for example 16:55 is 4:55 PM).

Although this is a tiny feature that most won't use at all it's a nice addition and allows you that little bit of extra choice to personalise your phones display.