# Claim that Android phones are 15 seconds behind civil time

DevFeed: [Claim that Android phones are 15 seconds behind civil time](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-android-phone-is-15s-incorrect-25361.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kau.sh/blog/your-android-phone-is-15s-late/>)

Author: Kaushik Gopal

Published: 2012-03-29T07:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Kaushik Gopal's Site](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kaushik-gopal-s-site.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iphone.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iphone.md>)

## AI overview

A brief commentary repeats a claim that many Android phones obtain time from GPS and therefore do not account for 15 seconds added to civil time since 1982. It contrasts this claim with iPhone timekeeping.

## Source excerpt

Dr.Neil Degrasse Tyson on the Verge: .. the bulk of the Androids get their time from GPS satellites.. The time keeping bases for the GPS satellites was defined upto 1982 and since 1982, 15 seconds have been added to civil time and that 15s is not included in the Andorid time keeping settings (because their getting their time directly from GPS), whereas the iPhone compensates for this and puts the 15s backs in... You should watch the whole episode, Dr Neil is one of the most entertaining astro physicists on the planet.