+(BOOL)is24Hour{ NSDateFormatter *formatter = [[NSDateFormatter alloc] init]; [formatter setDateStyle:NSDateFormatterNoStyle]; [formatter setTimeStyle:NSDateFormatterShortStyle]; NSString *dateString = [formatter stringFromDate:[NSDate date]]; NSRange amRange = [dateString rangeOfString:[formatter AMSymbol]]; NSRange pmRange = [dateString rangeOfString:[formatter PMSymbol]]; BOOL is24Hour = amRange.location == NSNotFound && pmRange.location == NSNotFound; return is24Hour;}