More than 70% of smartphones and tablets in Russia are not ready to transfer hours – ID Altapress

Google has officially recognized that the mobile devices based on the Android operating system is not ready at the time conversion. Recall this Sunday (October 26) hours in all time zones in Russia are translated back 1 hour. As noted in a statement Google, Android does not automatically reset the clock to a new time. And it may mean, for example, that the alarm will ring an hour later than you need.

So, Google sent out an alert, which recommends to disable the “Date and time of the network” and “Time Zone network” in the settings and set the correct settings manually. More information about the date and time can be found in the help.

Note that, according to reports research firm IDC, the market share of Android smartphones worldwide reached 84.7% at the end of the second quarter 2014. Exclusively in Russia last year, Android has held nearly 71% of the smartphone market. Moreover, in Russia the share of sales of tablets with Android in the third quarter of 2014 increased 10%, reaching 79%. Thus, according to Apple, users of smartphones and tablets based on iOS need only verify that the settings is checked against the item automatically determine the time and there is an internet connection, – the news service Ferra.