Samsung S8 "Time Zone Updater" app

[Android Central Question]

Hi folks! Quick question ... I just noticed that I now have a "Time Zone Updater" app in Settings > Apps. The app can't be uninstalled or disabled so it must be a system app. The version number is 1.0.04.0. Anyone else have this as well?

A couple of weeks ago I received a notification on my Samsung Galaxy S8 about new time zones being available and that the time zones will be updated the next time I restart my phone, which I did. I assume the new app is related to that update?

 

[Spawnlives]

The time zone updater is a Samsung app and I'm pretty sure it is standard. Basically it automatically changes the time(and date) on your phone to reflect current time for the zone your in. Ie: changing states,countries, daylight savings etc. This is done through cell networks. This function can be turned on/off usually through clock settings.

 

[Rukbat]

There was a recent change in time zones (I don't recall where - in Asia, somewhere, maybe?) that someone posted about here. That file may have something to do with that. (If it did, it should have deleted itself after updating the system for the new timezone.)

 

[Moerby]

Thanks for the replies. What version of this app do you guys see on your phones? Mine says 1.0.04.0. This appears to be a system app since it can't be uninstalled or disabled. Thanks!

 

[Spawnlives]

On my s8 my version is 1.0.00.2

 

[Moerby]

On my s8 my version is 1.0.00.2

Yikes I wonder why yours is so far behind? Maybe it's region dependent? I'm in Canada.

Did you get a push notification in the previous weeks/months that there's a time zone update and to restart your phone?

PS: I found this earlier thread about time zone updates so I may ask there as well.

 

[Spawnlives]

Updates are generally regional. I don't get os updates anymore due to what I have done to my phone
This is the latest version I could find for the updater

https://knowledge.protektoid.com/ap...3cbb4d69d171612bbb6d73a7b3ec5a8a0d523d3b2ea58

This is ver 1.0.00.3 dated Feb this year so there could be an update since then. It is a Samsung package so should be safe.