Bug 507919 - Allow 24 Hour clock on lockscreen without changing system locale
Summary: Allow 24 Hour clock on lockscreen without changing system locale
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Screen locking (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.3
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-08-05 23:17 UTC by Mae
Modified: 2025-09-26 12:00 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Clock widget settings (130.40 KB, image/png)
2025-08-05 23:17 UTC, Mae
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Description Mae 2025-08-05 23:17:11 UTC
Created attachment 183819 [details]
Clock widget settings

SUMMARY
I would like to be able to set the lockscreen clock to 24 hour without changing my locale. I'm an American who, unlike other Americans, uses 24 hour clock on all my devices. The desktop clock widget allows the user to easily change to a 24 hour clock without changing the locale, but if there is a way on the lock screen I haven't found it yet.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open lock screen settings
2. Try to set 24 hour clock time display

OBSERVED RESULT
No setting exists.

EXPECTED RESULT
Setting exists that allows the user to switch to 24 hour clock time display.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.8-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1365U
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.0 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 21HES0E800
System Version: ThinkPad T14 Gen 4
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I have attached the dialogue for the desktop clock widget I described for clarity.
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-08-07 17:54:08 UTC
This seems worth considering
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-09-24 20:51:27 UTC
You don't need to change the entire locale to change your time formatting systemwide; you can change just the time formatting in System Settings > Region & Language > Time > Modify. Is there a reason why that doesn't work for you?