send all date/times from app to server in UTC about apps HOT 5 CLOSED

The most important point is not about sending date/time info in any fixed timezone like UTC. It's important to make sure the timezone info is actually included and that it is handled correctly on the server side. This means either

• store the date/time info together with tz info or
• convert all incoming datetime values into a unified timezone like UTC and then store it without tz info

That being said, sending date time info in a certain timezone like UTC might still be a good idea, but only as a convention. The timezone info should still be included, the server should still inspect and validate it, but having all datetime infos in one timezone will certainly help debugging.

What's your plan about datetime info received from the server?

I think the same rules should apply:

• return datetime info together with timezone info (might always be UTC, but client shouldn't rely on it)
• client handles timezone info and converts the datetime info into the device's current timezone before displaying anything

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convert all incoming datetime values into a unified timezone like UTC

Why not using Unix-Timestamp as the unified format and using the conversion methods from http://www.epochconverter.com/ ?

This will also prevent compatibility issues on all databases since you can store it as integer.

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Timestamps are one way to go.
Only thing I don't like about them: I always need a converter when debugging them... ;o)

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👍 for @bwoester proposition since I'm experiencing problems with summer/winter time here in France as referenced in previous comment.

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I’m closing this issue because it has been inactive for a few months. This probably means that the issue is not reproducible or it has been fixed in a newer version.

Please reopen if you still encounter this issue with the latest stable version or the current betas for ownCloud 6 and then please use the issue template. Also note that the calendar issue tracker moved to http://github.com/owncloud/calendar/issues. You can also contribute directly by providing a patch – see the developer manual. :)

Thank you!

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