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A new Time format setting in /config controls whether UI clocks use 12-hour, 24-hour, UTC or a custom pattern.
A new timeFormat setting is available in /config under "Time format," controlling the clock format used for times shown in the UI. Options are auto (default, follows the locale), 12-hour, 24-hour, 24-hour-utc (e.g. 18:05Z), or a strftime pattern. Changing it fires tengu_time_format_setting_changed telemetry.
Names in the bundle/configtimeFormat24-hour-utc
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Added "Time format" (timeFormat) and timeZone settings: 12-hour, 24-hour, 24-hour UTC, or a strftime pattern for the turn-end clock and…
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New in this build: timeFormat