# Time Station Emulator

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Time Station Emulator and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a clever hack that sets WWVB-style clocks from audio played on a phone. Main caveat: it doesn't work on iPhone.

## Why people recommend it

- Clever, fun hack (2 comments): "This is a truly fantastic piece of hacking, going by the original meaning of the word" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46794522)) "This site is really cool! Thanks for sharing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49070168))
- Works well once tuned (2 comments): "It took a few minutes of trying but then suddenly the hour and seconds updated to the exact time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46789195)) "just remove the site offset and it works flawlessly!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46806266))

## What people warn about

- Fails on some phones (2 comments): "it’s a bit misleading to say it works on “almost any phone” when it doesn’t work on iPhone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46789968)) "I wasn't able to get this to work on a Pixel 8 in Chrome/Firefox on a JP region clock" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46788964))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Time Station Emulator", https://hackerapproved.com/p/time-station-emulator/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).