# ⏰ Stopwatch! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 23, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810 "2020-11-23T13:01:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/23 "2021-10-20T23:27:42Z")
No words from the Glide Team on a feature like that, so if you want that please go ahead and make a feature request post. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/24 "2021-10-20T23:56:33Z")
I don’t work for Glide. I can’t speculate on what features we may or may not get in the future. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/25 "2021-12-07T01:42:42Z")
I guess I need some help here. Is there a way to start a stopwatch without actually pressing the play button? Does setting a timestamp value to the start time column triggers a start? Same question for @Darren_Alderman with what you did for this thread. Thank you! > [@stopwatch Show Game Time / Timer (with a modified stopwatch)](https://community.glideapps.com/t/show-game-time-timer-with-a-modified-stopwatch/34256): > > Background My [#TeamSeas Matching Game](https://community.glideapps.com/t/card-match-game-glide-games-teamseas/33620) has a timer that shows your elapsed time playing the game. If your game time is fast enough, you make it on the leaderboard. play_button See in Action Tutorial A few people asked how I added the game timer, so I made this video to show you how: [[How to Add a Timer to Your Glide App (plus custom CSS styling)] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAqqIMlsWCk)play_button Use Custom CSS at your own risk grin ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/26 "2021-12-07T01:54:47Z")
Ah I think I answered myself. Setting the value works, but it requires a re-entering of the screen for the timer to “move”. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/27 "2021-12-07T02:14:36Z")
Yes, you are correct. Filling the start time would technically start the timer. I suppose there is still the java side of the timer that runs the onscreen timer component. I suppose it checks if it needs to run when a button is pressed or when it intitially loads and renders. Would playing with visibility conditions help so you don’t have to leave and re-enter the screen? Maybe two timer components. One that displays when the start time is empty and one when the start time is not empty? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Alderman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_alderman/32/66660_2.png) [@Darren\_Alderman](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Alderman)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/28 "2021-12-07T02:31:02Z")
> [@ThinhDinh](#): > > but it requires a re-entering of the screen for the timer to “move”. I’ve always set the time before navigating to the screen the timer would be displayed on. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/29 "2021-12-07T03:02:23Z")
I solved it by a go back action and show details view again. Thanks Jeff and Darren! ---
**Author:** ![hunlilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@hunlilla](https://community.glideapps.com/u/hunlilla)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 9:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/30 "2023-09-19T09:28:38Z")
Is the stopwatch component removed? Can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810/31 "2023-09-19T12:06:21Z")
Yes, it has been removed. [Previous page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stopwatch/18810.md?page=1)