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kashlo
kashlo

Reputation: 2627

How to get system time format (24 or 12 AM/PM) in Flutter/Dart?

How can I detect the current time format that is set on user's phone (12 AM/PM or 24 hrs)?

There is a native method in Android:

DateFormat.is24HourFormat(context);

but, I can't find similar in Flutter.

Upvotes: 12

Views: 9368

Answers (1)

Denis G
Denis G

Reputation: 571

bool is24HoursFormat = MediaQuery.of(context).alwaysUse24HourFormat;

Doc here says:

Whether to use 24-hour format when formatting time.

The behavior of this flag is different across platforms:

On Android this flag is reported directly from the user settings called "Use 24-hour format". It applies to any locale used by the application, whether it is the system-wide locale, or the custom locale set by the application.

On iOS this flag is set to true when the user setting called "24-Hour Time" is set or the system-wide locale's default uses 24-hour formatting.

Upvotes: 25

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