# Time Format

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Adult Buddy Watch time format change video
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## Step by step instructions

Below you’ll find the steps for changing the time format on your Kids Buddy Watch.

### Step 1

Click on the SOS button (0.5 seconds) to activate the screen.

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**Please Note:** If the screen doesn’t turn on then the battery might be flat or the device is already turned off.
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How to charge your Kids Buddy Watch?

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[charging](https://docs.mybuddygard.com.au/buddy-docs/buddy-trackers/setup-kids-watch/charging)
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### Step 2

Swipe left until you reach to **MORE** and click on it

### Step 3

Click on **Settings**

### **Step 4**

Scroll down and find the Date & Time settings function and click on it.

### Step 5

Make sure the **Automatic date & time** and **Automatic time zone** boxes are ticked.

### Step 6

Scroll down the page and select the **Time format**&#x20;

**1.** Leave the Tick ✔ for **24-hour time format**\
**2.** Untick the box for **AM/PM time format**

### You have successfully changed the time format

In this guide we used the **AM/PM time format.**