WhatsApp is arguably the best instant messaging app ever made. It is fast, reliable and very easy to use. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. You may have had issues with the poorly built desktop app, but the mobile version isn’t perfect either. One such error you may encounter is when the app indicates that your phone date is incorrect.
When the error occurs, you cannot send, receive or access messages on your WhatsApp, which can easily worry you. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of solutions to get you past the wrong date issue. So let’s get straight to the point.
1. Manually Change Date and Time
The wrong date error in WhatsApp usually occurs when you change your phone to a different time zone. So, you can try to fix the date and time on your Android or iPhone to see if it helps the problem. Here’s how.
Manually Fix Date and Time on Android
Stage 1: Open the Settings app on your Android device and go to System.
Step 2: Tap on 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 here by turning off ‘Use network-provided time zone’.
Stage 3: Now manually set the correct date and time one after the other.
Manually Fix Date and Time on iPhone
Stage 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone and go to General.
Step 2: Tap on Date & Time and turn off the slider next to Set Automatically. Now tap the current date and time to change them manually.
Additionally, you can also change the Time Zone set by tapping on it.
Once you have set the correct date and time, go ahead and open WhatsApp to see if it works properly now.
2. Set Date and Time as Automatic Time Zone
If the error persists even after manually changing the date and time, you can have your phone automatically detect the correct date and time using your location and the internet on your phone. Here’s how.
Automatically Set Date and Time on Android
Stage 1: Open the Settings app on your Android device and go to System.
Step 2: Tap on the date & time option and turn on the switches next to “Use network-provided time” and “Use network-provided time zone”.
Automatically Set Date and Time on iPhone
Stage 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and go to Privacy.
Step 2: Tap on Location Services and enable the toggle next to it.
Stage 3: Scroll all the way down to open System Services. Next, find the Time Zone Setting option from the list and enable it.
Step 4: Now go back to the main 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 wrong date error is now resolved.
3. Restart Your Phone
If you are facing the wrong date error even after setting the correct date on your phone, you can try restarting your phone. Doing so will restart all apps and processes on your phone and fix minor bugs responsible for the error.
4. Update WhatsApp
Sometimes, using an older version of WhatsApp can result in an incorrect date error. Therefore, you should regularly update the apps on your phone to avoid such problems. The same goes for your phone’s operating system.
So go ahead and update WhatsApp from the 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 have been using it for a while. That data may be corrupted. So, if updating the app doesn’t help, you can try uninstalling and reinstalling WhatsApp on your phone. This will clear all app data (including cache) and fix app related issues.
Accuracy Guaranteed
This completes our list of possible solutions to fix wrong date error on WhatsApp. I hope one of the listed solutions worked and you are back to using your favorite instant messaging app again.
Like using WhatsApp? Check out these lesser known WhatsApp tips and tricks for Android and iPhone.
Support our work ❤️
If you enjoyed this article, consider leaving a tip to help us keep publishing great content.
