Potential error – date

Testing the following steps on my app, I’m able to do the following:

1. Make a new post with content
2. Edit the date to a previous time and date
3. Tap back to edit content
4. Tap publish. I can see the date I set in step 2 still shows for the post, and this remains when I publish the post

Am I missing a step you do? Following the steps above my post stayed with the date I set in step 2. Let me know if you can what steps you’re taking specifically. If you can provide a screen recording that will be even better.

One thing that could be causing trouble here, I noticed the site you link to is not loading in a browser for me. Your site must be working for the app to work well with it.

Thank you for that video. I see what you mean and am able to repeat the behavior. For back-dated posts that you wish to show as published for a past date and time, when new content is added, the editor is resetting the time for the post to now. I’ve reported this issue to our team for investigation: https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/issues/18107

Hello! Based on your message, it seems that you’re experiencing an issue with the WordPress mobile app on your Samsung Galaxy A40 running Android 11. Specifically, when you create a new article and change the date, it defaults back to the current date after publishing.

To troubleshoot this issue, you may want to try the following steps:

Ensure that you have the latest version of the WordPress mobile app installed on your phone. If not, update the app from the Google Play Store.

Check if the same issue occurs when creating a new article on the WordPress website using a desktop browser.

Try changing the date format in the app settings to see if that makes any difference.

If the issue persists, you can contact the WordPress support team for further assistance.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.