# Show current date on home screen

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [November 20, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219 "2019-11-20T20:12:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_Sullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tim_sullivan/32/3461_2.png) [@Tim\_Sullivan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tim_Sullivan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219/1 "2019-11-20T20:12:42Z")

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On my home screen, I’m trying to display the current date in a string of text in a rich text field. I have the date being calculated as now() in field x2 in the the spreadsheet, and calculating the text string including the result of that date field.

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**”&TO\_TEXT(X2) &“  
”& T2&“**

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The trouble is the date doesn’t seem to update unless I open the spreadsheet. Is there a way to make the date update every morning?

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**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219/2 "2019-11-20T20:18:02Z")

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This only works with Background Refresh, a Pro feature that updates from your sheet every few minutes.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Sullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tim_sullivan/32/3461_2.png) [@Tim\_Sullivan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tim_Sullivan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219/3 "2019-11-20T20:18:48Z")

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I have a Pro account for this app.

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**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219/4 "2019-11-20T20:52:40Z")

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Then enable Background Refresh in Settings \> General.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Sullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tim_sullivan/32/3461_2.png) [@Tim\_Sullivan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tim_Sullivan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219/5 "2019-11-20T21:00:34Z")

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Thanks. I’ll check it in the morning and see how we did. 😀

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Sullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tim_sullivan/32/3461_2.png) [@Tim\_Sullivan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tim_Sullivan)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-current-date-on-home-screen/2219/6 "2019-11-21T13:04:35Z")

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This solved my issue, thanks.