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I apparently accidentally started my phone stopwatch over two years ago (lemmy.nz)

submitted 3 days ago by usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Work phone so I don't use the clock much

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[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 118 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Surely you must have rebooted it since then? It's possible it could last through a reboot I guess, since it's only displaying the difference between current_time and start_time, not actually counting every millisecond when it's in the background.

Edit: ok, yeah, I just tried it: reboots don't reset the stopwatch, whaddya know!

[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 2 days ago

That's good to know, I would have thought it wouldn't.

[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

Just compares the time started vs the time now. So if you set your device clock back 10 years, start a timer, and set the time back, you'll see 10 years has elapsed.

[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I started a stopwatch on my ipod touch back in 2011 and it was still going last time I found and charged it up around 2017.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

wait i thought ipod touches didn't have an rtc inside? my ipod touch 2g always returns to jan 1 1970 after the battery runs out

[–] Kabaka@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It just has to record the start time, then show the duration between the current clock time and the saved start time. As long as the clock can still sync or be manually set after being charged, there's no reason it shouldn't work.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yes but i think the stopwatch on mine just reset after booting with 1970 date. its been quite a while since i used it so my memory could be corrupt tho

[–] Kabaka@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Could be. I have no idea how it's implemented in this specific device/app. It might immediately resume tracking the duration when it boots (or you opened the app before correcting the time) and cancels the stopwatch when it finds the start time is seemingly in the future. If I still had my iPod Touch, I'd try to find out — decent nerd sniping opportunity.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

i'm charging up my ipod touch 2g now heh