In English (UK) language option, the date format shows as MM/DD/YY, where it should be DD/MM/YY. The former can be very confusing when you're not used to it.
Steps to Reproduce:
Go to Settings > Language
Set the language to English (UK)
Go to the world selection screen
Look at the date format
Observed Results:
The date format shows as MM/DD/YY.
Expected Results:
The date format should show as DD/MM/YY.
Linked issues
is duplicated by 5
BDS-19527
When language is set to English [UK], world dates are Imperial/American.
Resolved
MCPE-63701
Wrong date format
Resolved
MCPE-166148
Date format is shown as American MM/DD/YY on languages where DD/MM/YY is standard
Resolved
MCPE-182677
Dates show as American format instead of UK
Resolved
MCPE-185144
Dates in English (United States) when language is set to English (United Kingdom)
Resolved
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Comments 9
I'm playing on v1.19.41 on PC with my computer set to DD/MM/YY format yet the world selector menu confusingly displays the date in MM/DD/YY format.
How has this still not been fixed years later when the vast, vast majority of the world doesn't use MM/DD/YY, including the developers of the game themselves? A similar report for Java has been unresolved for almost a decade.
I can't believe this has started again. I am still on English UK but date is American format, the rest of the world uses dd/mm/yy. Please can we sort this out it is really confusing.
I've been able to verify that all languages have US-style date format, not just English (UK). Maybe the title of the post should be changed? It also seems likely this affects more people than discussed here as many will not speak English to see the reports.
In Asia, such as Japan, Korea, and China, the date format is commonly YYYY/MM/DD. In particular, Japan often uses the imperial era name to represent the year, so they should properly consider how to fix it (For example: An accessibility setting like "Use the Japanese Imperial Era to Display the Year").
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