New Bug Encountered: UTCNOW() works wrong!

[Nam_Toru]

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!

[Steve]

This is not a bug. UTCNOW() simply returns the time of your device with no timezone adjustment.

[Koichi_Tsuji]

help.appsheet.com

UTCNOW()

Current date & time in UTC

but docs is saying it returns UTC?

[Steve]

UTC is–by definition–the current time with no timezone adjustment.

[Austin]

and wouldn’t UTCNOW mean that its the time in UTC and NOW mean current device time?

[Austin]

UTC by definition is time at 0 longitude?

[Steve]

Austin_Lambeth:

UTC by definition is time at 0 longitude?

As I understand it.

[Aleksi]

The UTCNOW() value is calculated like your device’s TIMENOW() - 3 hours (Your location in your mobilde device).

[Koichi_Tsuji]

hmmmm

I m bit puzzled now…

I just simply put now() and utcnow() to virtual column, which returns

Working fine (par on my understanding)…

Oh it is late now, i go to bed now.

[Aleksi]

So. You are living in GMT+9