# Auto-Detect

## Description

The server **Auto-Detect** setting determines whether Friend Time should automatically detect times that are mentioned in chat.

{% hint style="info" %}
To learn how to change settings like this one, see the [server command](https://friend-time.arilyn.cc/commands/admin-commands/server).
{% endhint %}

## **Options**

1. **Yes** (`yes`)
   * Times in chat will be detected automatically.
2. **No** (`no`)
   * Times in chat will **not** be detected automatically. A clock emoji must be present in a message for any times to be recognized and converted.

Example with auto-detect **enabled**:

![](https://4155281137-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MUj7ZsiN_m7A94eDipw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-162e7d30cf31f9fb5e5f011eb8db3379abd308ca%2Fimage%20\(52\).png?alt=media)

Example with auto-detect **disabled**:

![](https://4155281137-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MUj7ZsiN_m7A94eDipw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-de2072caf6cce70c3e73b0e4275e7a1076136f2b%2Fimage%20\(65\).png?alt=media)

{% hint style="info" %}
This clock emoji **must** be present in the message for Friend Time to detect the times in the message.
{% endhint %}