How to set and manage the time on your Family Hub

Your Samsung Family Hub refrigerator automatically defaults to the current date and time when it’s connected to a Wi-Fi network, including daylight saving time changes. However, you can manually set the date and time if you wish, as well as change the clock style.
Samsung Family Hub refrigerator displaying home screen
Samsung Family Hub refrigerator displaying home screen

How to set and manage the time on your Family Hub

Set the date and time

When your Family Hub refrigerator is connected to the internet, the correct date and time will automatically display. You can use the steps below to manually set the date and time instead.

  1. From the Family Hub Home screen, navigate to and open Settings.
    Settings icon highlighted
  2. Tap Language and time, and then tap Date and time.
    Language and time highlighted in Settings
  3. By default, Automatic date and time will be enabled. To manually set the time instead, tap the switch next to Automatic date and time to turn it off.

    Note: When Automatic date and time is turned off, some features may not work properly when using the SmartThings app with your fridge.
    Automatic date and time highlighted in Date and time settings
  4. Tap Continue on the warning pop-up.
  5. Tap Set date, then set the date using the calendar, and then tap Set.
    Set highlighted in Set date screen
  6. Tap Set time, then adjust the time, and then tap Set.
  7. Tap Time zone, and then select your time zone.
  8. You can also tap the switch next to 24-hour clock to enable this if desired.
  9. If you’d like to use Automatic date and time again, simply tap its switch at the top of the screen.
    Automatic date and time highlighted with the switch enabled in Date and time settings
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Change the clock style

Note
You cannot add more than one Clock widget.

The Clock widget contains different clock styles that can be displayed on your Family Hub refrigerator.

  1. Tap an empty spot on a Home screen, and then tap Widget.
    Widget icon highlighted
  2. Tap Clock, and then select your desired Clock widget.
    Clock widget highlighted
  3. Your selected widget will appear on the Home screen; tap the Clock widget to open the Date and time settings menu.
  4. You can also touch and hold the widget, and then drag it around the screen to reposition it.
    A finger repositioning the clock widget on the home screen
  5. After touching and holding the widget, you can tap Send to back to move the widget behind all other widgets on the screen, or tap Remove from home to delete the widget.
    Send to back and Remove from home highlighted over the clock widget on the home screen of a Family Hub refrigerator
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