From c2cf3391d6859545e4b0bd3cbe9b9c93ca0f8263 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Gramser
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:45:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Say in the guides that the clock is set for every screen
under Language & region
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5
---
README.md | 2 +-
README_EXTENDED.md | 5 ++++-
docs/EASY_SETUP.md | 2 +-
docs/SETTINGS.md | 5 ++++-
4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b6e710..e46519d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f9f6a933-d388-4c8b-9c9a-011dfa37617b
Dark mode, for a screen beside the bed: the same pages, darker. It is a switch on the screen, in ESP Screens and in Home Assistant, so an automation can turn it on at bedtime.
-
+
diff --git a/README_EXTENDED.md b/README_EXTENDED.md
index e6d7be9..6697d6c 100644
--- a/README_EXTENDED.md
+++ b/README_EXTENDED.md
@@ -422,9 +422,12 @@ Home Assistant, `esphome._open_settings` opens it too (`page` 0 menu, 1
|---|---|
| Brightness | Brightness, Dark mode, Auto standby, Standby after, Standby brightness |
| Night | Night mode, Starts, Ends, Night brightness |
-| Screen | 12/24-hour clock, back to page 1 by itself and after how long, also on standby, swiping between pages, page buttons, rotation (boards that turn) |
+| Screen | Back to page 1 by itself and after how long, also on standby, swiping between pages, page buttons, rotation (boards that turn) |
| This screen | Name, IP address, firmware version, Home Assistant connected, Restart |
+The language, the 12 or 24-hour clock and how numbers are written are the same on every screen: Settings → Language &
+region in ESP Screens (app 0.2.90, firmware 0.2.76). They follow Home Assistant's language unless you choose otherwise.
+
diff --git a/docs/EASY_SETUP.md b/docs/EASY_SETUP.md
index eecebe6..25f5eba 100644
--- a/docs/EASY_SETUP.md
+++ b/docs/EASY_SETUP.md
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ device in Home Assistant ([SETTINGS.md](SETTINGS.md)).
| Night mode | On/off; applies during standby | On |
| Night start/end | Hour and minute, can span midnight | 22:00–07:00 |
| Night brightness | 0–100%, capped at normal brightness | 10% |
-| Clock | 24 or 12 hour; the clock shows no AM/PM | 24 hour |
+| Clock | 24 or 12 hour, the same on every screen: Settings → Language & region in ESP Screens (firmware 0.2.76+); the clock shows no AM/PM | Follows the language |
| Back to page 1 | Closes an open card and goes back to page 1 after 30 seconds to 60 minutes without a touch, firmware 0.2.44+ | On, 2 minutes |
| Also on standby | Standby goes back to page 1 too (it always closes an open card) | Off |
| Swipe between pages | Native horizontal swipe, firmware 0.2.7+ | Off |
diff --git a/docs/SETTINGS.md b/docs/SETTINGS.md
index de47617..5362aee 100644
--- a/docs/SETTINGS.md
+++ b/docs/SETTINGS.md
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@ changes them with the entity's own action, and leaves them out of the layout mes
| Night mode | `switch._night_mode` | `night_enabled` |
| Starts, Ends | `time._night_starts`, `time._night_ends` | `night_start`, `night_end` |
| Night brightness | `number._night_brightness` | `night_brightness` |
-| Clock | `switch._24_hour_clock` | `clock_24h` |
| Back to page 1, After | `switch._back_to_page_1`, `number._back_to_page_1_after` | `auto_home`, `auto_home_seconds` |
| Also on standby | `switch._back_to_page_1_on_standby` | `home_on_standby` |
| Swipe between pages | `switch._swipe_between_pages` | `swipe_pages` |
| Page buttons (0.2.69+) | `switch._page_buttons` | `page_buttons` |
| Rotation (Guition) | `select._rotation` | `rotation` |
+The 12 or 24-hour clock was a row and an entity of its own (`switch._24_hour_clock`) from firmware 0.2.49 to
+0.2.75. Since app 0.2.90 and firmware 0.2.76 it is one setting for every screen, with the language and the number format:
+Settings → Language & region in ESP Screens, which sends `clock_24h` and `numbers` in the layout message.
+
The first four entities and Auto standby existed before 0.2.49; ESP Screens recognizes a screen that owns
its settings by one of the others (`OWNED_SETTINGS_MARKERS` in `core.py`). Dark mode came with firmware 0.2.54:
a screen without its switch shows no Dark mode row in ESP Screens, and firmware that gets its settings with the