It is that time of year when most people in the U.S. return to daylight saving time by setting their clocks ahead by an hour. On Sunday, March 10, at 2:00 a.m., you will lose one hour of sleep. No, we arent excited about it either.

Contents How to update your iPhone when daylight saving beginsHow to update your Android phone when daylight saving beginsOther daylight saving phone tips However, its important to know whether your phone will automatically change to daylight saving time or if you need to do it manually. Its a question that applies regardless of which phone you have. Whether youre rocking an iPhone 15 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Google Pixel 8, or any other smartphone, its important to know whether or not you need to change it for the new time.

Before the advent of smart devices, we manually changed the clocks to adjust for either daylight saving time or standard time. However, some clocks, such as wall clocks, oven clocks, and car clocks, are still non-internet-connected and require manual adjustment.

Related If your smartphones software is up to date, its clock should automatically adjust. But if you had previously customized the date or time settings, you might have to update your clock manually to ensure its ready.

　　How to update your iPhone when daylight saving begins

　　

First, lets look at how to update the time on the iPhone. If you have an iPhone, like the iPhone 15, go to the Settings app, select General,then Date Time, and toggle on Set Automatically.

Once thats done, your iPhone time will automatically update no extra work from you is required! When daylight saving begins, your iPhone wont skip a beat.

　　How to update your Android phone when daylight saving begins

The process for Android is mostly the same, though it follows a slightly different process. On an Android phone like the Google Pixel 8 Pro, go to Settings System Date Time, and toggle on Set Automatically.

On a Samsung phone, like the Samsung Galaxy S24, youll need to follow a slightly different path. Go to Settings General Management Date and Time, and make sure Automatic Date and Time is turned on.

With these settings configured, your Android phone is prepped and ready to automatically change the time once daylight saving time begins for another year.

　　Other daylight saving phone tips

Although the above steps should be all you need to worry about, there are some other things you can do to beextrasure your phone changes when it should for daylight saving time.

If you havent updated your phone in a while, ensure its running the latest available software. Open the Settings app on an iPhone, tap General, and then Software Update.If you have an Android phone, go to theSettingsapp, scroll down the page, and tap onSoftware updateorSystem update(the wording will be slightly different depending on which Android phone you have).

Outdated software shouldnt impact your phone automatically changing for standard time, but installing an update if one is available doesnt hurt.

If you have any alarms set on your phone, theyll also automatically update to the new time without any extra work required from you.