How To Fix Your Phone Date Is Inaccurate Error In WhatsApp

WhatsApp is arguably the best instant messaging app ever. It’s fast, reliable, and fairly easy to use. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. While you might have had issues with its poorly built desktop app, the mobile version isn’t perfect either. One such error you might have come across is when the app says the date on your phone is incorrect.

When the error occurs, you will not send, receive or access messages on your WhatsApp which can easily make you anxious. To help you, we have prepared a list of solutions that should help you overcome the inaccurate date issue. So let’s get right to the point.

1. Change the date and time manually

The incorrect date error on WhatsApp usually happens when you switch your phone to a different time zone. So, you can try correcting the date and time on your Android or iPhone to see if that fixes the problem. Here’s how.

Manually correct date and time on Android

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your Android and go to System.

2nd step: Tap the Date and time option and turn off the switch next to “Use network provided time”. If necessary, you can also set a different time zone from here by disabling the “Use network provided time zone” option.

Step 3: Now manually set the correct date and time one after another.

Manually correct date and time on iPhone

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to General.

2nd step: Tap Date & time and turn off the slider next to Set automatically. Now tap the current date and time to change them manually.

Moreover, you can also change the set time zone by tapping on it.

After setting the correct date and time, go ahead and open WhatsApp to see if it works fine now.

2. Set the date and time to the automatic time zone

If the error persists even after manually changing the date and time, you can enable your phone to automatically detect the exact date and time using your location and the internet on your phone. Here’s how.

Set date and time automatically on Android

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your Android and go to System.

2nd step: Tap the Date and time option and turn on the switches next to “Use network provided time” and “Use network provided time zone”.

Set date and time automatically on iPhone

Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and go to Privacy.

2nd step: Tap Location Services and turn on the toggle next to it.

Step 3: Scroll to the bottom to open System Services. Next, find and turn on the Set Time Zone option from the list.

Step 4: Now go back to the Home page of the Settings app, go to General. Tap Date & time and turn on the switch next to Set automatically.

Once done, open WhatsApp to see if the inaccurate date error is resolved now.

3. Restart your phone

If you encounter an inaccurate date error even after setting the correct date on your phone, you can try restarting your phone. This will restart all the apps and processes on your phone and fix the minor bugs that caused the error.

4. Update WhatsApp

Sometimes using an old version of WhatsApp can result in inaccurate date error. So, you need to update your phone apps regularly to avoid such problems. And the same goes for your phone’s operating system.

So go ahead and update WhatsApp from Play Store or App Store with your Android or iPhone to see if that fixes the problem.

5. Reinstall WhatsApp

WhatsApp collects a lot of media and other data if you’ve been using it for a while. This data may be corrupted. Therefore, if updating the app does not help you, you can try uninstalling WhatsApp and reinstalling it on your phone. This will clear all app data (including cache) and fix all app related issues.

Guaranteed precision

This concludes our list of possible solutions to fix the incorrect date error on WhatsApp. Hopefully one of the solutions listed worked and you’re using your favorite instant messaging app again.

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