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Whether you're travelling the world, working with a remote team, or scheduling posts for an audience in a different time zone, we've made it easy for you to change your default and Calendar time zones.
Important:
- Your device's time zone may affect what’s displayed in Later
- This won’t impact auto published posts as long as your Account and Calendar settings are correct
- Your Later account's time zone will always be used for scheduling, except for notification posts scheduled through Later's mobile apps, where your device's time zone will be used instead
- VPNs can interfere with location data and may cause issues with scheduling and publishing
Set Your Default Time Zone
Your default time zone can be the time zone you are based in, or the time zone you schedule for most.
- From Later for desktop, go to Settings
- Scroll down and locate your Time Zone settings under Preferences
- Select Edit
- Choose your desired time zone
- Select Save
Schedule for a Different Time Zone
Scheduling for a different time zone? Temporarily change the time zone of your Calendar to make scheduling easier.
- From Later for desktop, go to your Calendar
- Select the gear icon in the top right
- Select the time zone you're scheduling for in the dropdown menu
- Select Update Settings
Your calendar will now be shown in the time zone you chose. Drag and drop media onto the calendar to schedule.
Daylight Saving Time and Time-Zone Changes
Later uses the rules associated with your selected geographic time zone when displaying and publishing scheduled posts. If daylight-saving rules change in your region, the times shown for existing scheduled posts may also change.
Previously scheduled posts retain their original publishing instant. As a result, an affected post may appear one hour later or on the following date if it was scheduled near midnight.
To keep the original local publishing time:
- Open the affected post in Later for desktop
- Confirm the intended date and time
- Select Save
New posts and rescheduled posts use the updated time-zone rules.
If you’ve selected the correct Canadian time zone, you don’t need to change it. For example, customers in Vancouver should continue using America/Vancouver. If you’re using a US or legacy Pacific time-zone setting, select the appropriate Canadian city instead.