Mobile Guide

Swift World Time Integration

For iOS apps, relying on the user's device time can lead to errors in time-sensitive features (like auctions or countdowns). Use `URLSession` to get the server time.

SWIFT

import Foundation

struct TimeResponse: Codable {
    let datetime: String
    let timezone: String
    let unixtime: Int
}

func fetchTime() {
    let url = URL(string: "https://time.now/developer/api/timezone/Europe/Paris")!
    
    URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: url) { data, _, _ in
        if let data = data {
            if let response = try? JSONDecoder().decode(TimeResponse.self, from: data) {
                print("Paris Time: \(response.datetime)")
            }
        }
    }.resume()
}

Why use Time.Now for Mobile?

Type-safe with Codable
Prevents device-time cheating
Works on iOS/macOS/watchOS

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