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PiTime on Windows Pc

Developed By: Adrian Rosoga

License: Free

Rating: 4,9/5 - 21 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.6
Size 1 MB
Release Date December 31, 15
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (1)]

What's New:
OpenELEC (with ssh enabled) support.Halt and reboot Pi. [see more]

Description from Developer:
sudo /bin/date MMddHHmmyy.ss

PiTime updates the time (more precisely the date) on the Raspberry Pi, taking the time from the Android phone. It simply sends the above one-liner to... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download PiTime and install on Windows PC. PiTime is free Tools app, developed by Adrian Rosoga. Latest version of PiTime is 0.6, was released on 2015-12-31 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of PiTime is 4,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 21 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 19 users had rated it 1*.

How to install PiTime on Windows?

Instruction on how to install PiTime on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install PiTime on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install PiTime using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "PiTime" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install PiTime on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "PiTime" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 0.6.

Download PiTime 0.6 on Windows PC – 1 MB

sudo /bin/date MMddHHmmyy.ss

PiTime updates the time (more precisely the date) on the Raspberry Pi, taking the time from the Android phone. It simply sends the above one-liner to the Pi, no more, no less!

This is useful when there is no Internet connection so the Pi cannot synchronize its clock from NTP servers. One use case is doing timelapse photography with a headless Pi. CreateDate field in photo's Exif needs to be correct for timelapse movies that have a running timestamp. In such a case use USB tethering between the Android device and the Pi and access the Pi on (usually) 192.168.42.42 IP address.

A big thanks to the JSch authors - the Java library used to ssh to the Pi.

Please send suggestions to arosoga@gmail.com.
OpenELEC (with ssh enabled) support.
Halt and reboot Pi.
Allows applications to open network sockets.