# World Clock

The World Clock shows the time in several places side by side, for partner cities, suppliers, or international guests. It needs no data source.

> **Type:** app
> **For:** anyone who needs several time zones at a glance
> **Prerequisite:** the app installed, and permission to edit scenes
> **Where in the portal:** **Apps** › **Discover apps** › **World Clock**. The widget is in the scene editor under **Time & countdown**.

## What the app shows

The app comes with one widget: **World Clock**. It shows up to six places in calm rows instead of tiles: for each place, the name with a sun or moon in front of it, the time, and below it how many hours the place is ahead of the display’s location. Places where it is currently night appear quieter. “Here” appears only under the place that is in the same time zone as the display, and another place with the same offset says “same time”. If it is a different day there, the date is added. World Clock takes its time from our servers, not from the device.

Five templates place it at a suitable size:

| Template | Size | Shows |
|---|---|---|
| **Row** | 960 × 320 | the places side by side with time and difference |
| **Grid** | 960 × 540 | up to six places in two rows |
| **Analog** | 960 × 360 | a clock face for each place, name and difference below |
| **Column** | 340 × 700 | the places as rows, the time on the right |
| **Bar** | 1320 × 110 | the places in one line |

After that, World Clock arranges itself to fit its frame. In small frames, the difference drops out first, then the later places. Times are never cut off, and a long name ends with an ellipsis.

## Settings

Open the settings with the gear icon on the toolbar above the widget. They are on the tabs **Content**, **Appearance**, and **Data**. The toolbar also offers **Template** and **Colors**, plus the **Background**.

![The list of places of a world clock in the settings window of the scene editor, Data tab: an expanded place with time zone and name (1), the handle for moving (2), the Add Place button (3), and the Content tab with the switch for the difference (4)](/apps/bilder/bb5124ca-world-clock-places.png)

| Setting | Tab | Meaning | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Places** | **Data** | Up to six places, each with a time zone from the search and optionally a name of its own. Without a name, the place is named after the city of its time zone. With the handle, you drag places into a different order. | Berlin, New York, Dubai, Tokyo |
| **Difference to this location** | **Content** | Shows below each place how many hours it is ahead of the display. | On |
| **Colors** and **Font** | **Appearance** | **Style of the app**, **Brand colors**, or **Custom** colors, plus the font. See [Configure widgets](/content/configure-widgets). | Style of the app |
| **View** | **Appearance** | **Digital** (digits) or **Analog** (clock faces). | Digital |
| **Quieter at night** | **Appearance** | Places where it is currently night appear in muted type. | On |
| **Background** | **Appearance** | **Dark**, **Light**, **Glass**, or **Transparent**. | Dark |
| **Corners** | **Appearance** | **Rounded** or **Sharp**. | Rounded |

## Limits

- *Day and night* are calculated by World Clock from local time: day is from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., not by sunrise and sunset.
- *Offline:* World Clock needs no connection and keeps running without a network.
- *One clock:* For a single time with a date, use [Clock](/apps/clock).

## If something goes wrong

| Symptom | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| “here” is missing. | No place is in the time zone of the display’s location, or the display has no location. | Add the display’s place to the list or give the display a location. |
| Not all places appear. | The frame is too small for all places at a legible size. | Drag the frame larger or remove places. Below the preview, the window says when places have no room. |
| The widget cannot be inserted. | The app is not installed, an update is waiting for your decision, or it shows **Not in your package**. | Check the status under **Apps** ([When an app doesn’t work](/help/apps-troubleshooting)). |

## Related

- [Configure widgets: template, preview, and fields](/content/configure-widgets)
- [Clock](/apps/clock) — a time with a date.