# Time Picker doesn't update
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [March 19, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541 "2021-03-19T07:02:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@KaneoheKid](https://community.thunkable.com/u/KaneoheKid)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 7:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/1 "2021-03-19T07:02:01Z")
Is there a way to make the timepicker provide the current time? When i launch the time picker (or date picker), the time comes up as the time that the app was started. If I start the app at 10:00, every time I launch the time picker, instead of getting the current time, it displays 10:00, all day long until I close the app and then restart it. Is there a way to refresh the time to be current? 
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### Author:  [@jeffd](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeffd)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/2 "2021-03-19T18:50:31Z")
You can use the DEVICE components to get the current date and time from the user.
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### Author:  [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/3 "2021-03-19T21:04:38Z")
@jeffd right but what @KaneoheKid wants, I think, is for the time picker to have the current device time showing when you click on it. There’s no way to set that displayed time to the current time. But I agree that it should be automatic.
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### Author:  [@jeffd](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeffd)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/4 "2021-03-19T21:50:32Z")
I might not always WANT it to reset to the current time based on the usage.
But what about a refresh event/property that could trigger an update when it’s needed?
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/5 "2021-03-20T00:09:23Z")
It seems like there should be a set property pretty common to have an initial content or placeholder property for an input
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### Author:  [@KaneoheKid](https://community.thunkable.com/u/KaneoheKid)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/6 "2021-03-20T17:57:55Z")
Thanks very much to @jeffd , @jared and @tatiang. I was hoping there was an easy solution that I had not thought of. I entered it as a Feature Request so we’ll see if maybe it can be addressed in the next few builds.
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### Author:  [@camposrc79d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/camposrc79d)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/7 "2021-07-15T19:55:27Z")
The set text feature of timepicker was implemented in the classic version but for the thinkable X, they have erased that feature. I am looking forward that feature again.
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/8 "2024-11-08T13:25:53Z")
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### Author:  [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/time-picker-doesnt-update/1175541/9 "2024-12-19T17:00:26Z")