Set date/time using ADB shell

Question

I´m trying to set the date/time using the ADB shell but the shell only returns the current time.

I´ve tried:

adb shell date -s YYYYMMDD.HHmmss
         


        

Answer 1

For Android 6+, To change DateTime on Emulator:

Step 1

adb root

Step 2

adb shell date MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]

For Example to set date to Oct[10] 29 02:01:55 2020 - simply 10/29/2020 02:01:55AM

adb shell date 102902012020.55

If you don't understand date format, just look at this:

MM = 10
DD = 29
hh = 02
mm = 01
[[CC]YY] = 2020 (or can be 20)
[.ss] = 55

*Year and Second are optional.