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December 4

Question about time display formats in Windows 11

My old computer has Windows 10. On the task bar on the bottom, all the way to the right-hand side, it lists the date and time. If I click that area, it will display this month's calendar ... and it will "count" the time in one-second increments. For example, the time will display as ... 11:30:01 PM ... and then ... 11:30:02 PM ... and then ... 11:30:03 PM ... and so on. When I do the same thing on my new computer that has Windows 11, it will only display and count the time in one-minute intervals. So, it will display ... 11:30 PM ... I have to wait 60 seconds ... then it will display 11:31 PM ... I have to wait 60 seconds ... then it will display 11:32 PM ... and so on. No seconds are ever displayed or counted, just full-minutes. Is there some type of setting in Windows 11 that I can change that will force the clock to report time in one-second intervals, as it used to do in Windows 10? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 04:44, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

This walks you through it: [1], [2]. 92.23.218.99 (talk) 14:43, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. Let me check that out. I will get back, after I have read the page at that link. And see if I am able to resolve my issues. Thank you. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:53, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Ticketmaster Android App Authenticated Me Without Logging In

I have an account with TicketMaster and up until today, have always used their website to buy and view tickets. Today, I decided to install the Ticketmaster app on my Android phone. When I launched the app, I expected to be prompted for my user name and password. Instead, I was already logged into my account. How is this possible? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 17:53, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

The app gets permissions to access basically everything on the device, which you can see from looking at the permissions details. Is your TicketMaster account linked to a Google account associated with the phone, by chance? Otherwise, what about phone number? I was under the impression that if an app tries to access a Google account, Android prompts you to approve access; I'm not sure if that can be disabled so it gives access automatically. --47.155.96.47 (talk) 02:20, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Did you log in to the website on your phone as well? The app might be using their website/your phones browser to communicate on the background, so cookies/saved logins would be present for the app already. Quite a few apps are basically "stand alone" web pages nowadays. Rmvandijk (talk) 15:16, 6 December 2021 (UTC)