New Bug Encountered: UTCNOW get device time, NOT UTC time?

[Nam_Toru]

I use UTCNOW() to get UTC time, but it still gets my device time.
Plz watch this clip I got on my screen:

Thanks!

[Marc_Dillon]

New Bug Encountered: UTCNOW() works wrong! Questions

I used UTCNOW() for my app to get UTC time (not local time), and it worked in the past. But now, today (Oct 13 2020), it doesn’t work. When I change time on my laptop then that time (UTCNOW) change also to my device time. Plz check it. Thanks!

[Nam_Toru]

Yes, I posted this also, but I didn’t get right answer. That bug still exist, so I made this clip and report it again for more clear.

[Aleksi]

The expression UTCNOW() doesn’t read the date and time from any server. What it does… it increases or decreases your device’s local DateTime value with your location’s timezone. Both are coming from your device. So… for example if you are living in GMT+7, the app identify that and calculates the UTCNOW() like NOW() - 7 hours.

[Nam_Toru]

oh, so why it says get time from UTC(Coordinated Universal Time)? and How can I get GMT current time? plz help, thanks!

[Aleksi]

One reason why we are calculating it from the device… it would work also when you are Offline. If you want to have real UTC+0, you would need to use Workflow for that value.

[Aleksi]

Please check this post Prevent timestamp manipulation?

[Steve]

This issue was fully addressed in your last post. It is not a bug.