Element Android uses outdated timezone for Almaty (UTC+6 instead of UTC+5) #9076
Description
Steps to reproduce
Summary
Element Android displays message timestamps with the wrong local time in Kazakhstan.
Since March 2025, Kazakhstan officially switched to UTC+5 (permanent, no DST).
However, Element Android still assumes Asia/Almaty is UTC+6, which causes all events to appear 1 hour ahead of the correct local time.
Steps to Reproduce
Set Android system timezone to Asia/Almaty.
Ensure system clock shows the correct local time (UTC+5).
Open Element Android and view any message.
Compare the displayed timestamp with system time.
Expected Result
Message time matches system clock (UTC+5).
Actual Result
Element Android shows timestamps +1 hour ahead, as if Almaty were UTC+6.
Outcome
What did you expect?
Element Android should display message timestamps according to the correct current timezone of Asia/Almaty (UTC+5), matching the system clock on Android and other Matrix clients.
What happened instead?
Element Android still treats Asia/Almaty as UTC+6, so all message timestamps appear 1 hour ahead of the actual local time, even though the system clock and other clients show the correct time.
Your phone model
Samsung Galaxy S21
Operating system version
Android 15
Application version and app store
Element 1.6.44
Homeserver
Synapse 1.135.2
Will you send logs?
Yes
Are you willing to provide a PR?
Yes