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instacart/truetime-android

Android NTP time library. Get the true current time impervious to device clock time changes observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/instacart/truetime-android · homepage · Kotlin · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3707
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1178
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1471 stars · 196 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

TrueTime is an (S)NTP client library for Android that provides the true current time, immune to manual device clock changes. It is written in Kotlin with Coroutines and distributed via JitPack.

Use cases

  • get the real current time on android even if the user changed the device clock
  • sync app time with an ntp server on android
  • prevent users from cheating time-based features by changing their clock
  • get a reliable timestamp for offline-first apps
  • kotlin coroutine ntp time client for android

When to choose

  • your android app needs a trustworthy 'now' that survives manual clock changes
  • you want a lightweight Kotlin/Coroutines SNTP client without RxJava dependencies
  • time accuracy matters for scheduling, expirations, or anti-cheat logic

When to avoid

  • you need a full-featured NTP implementation with all bells and whistles (v4 is still a work in progress)
  • your app is not on Android
  • server-side or non-mobile time sync is what you need

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

sdk networking mobile-development android-tools developer-tools jvm ntp sntp clock-sync time coroutines android

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