diff --git a/components/settings/language-settings.tsx b/components/settings/language-settings.tsx
index cc0477e8f..53ea0fddb 100644
--- a/components/settings/language-settings.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/language-settings.tsx
@@ -58,25 +58,27 @@ export function LanguageSettings() {
       today: formatDate(today),
       thisWeek: formatDate(thisWeek),
       older: formatDate(older),
+      // Every dropdown option carries a sample of what it renders, so the
+      // choices read alike instead of mixing names, hints and patterns.
+      dateFormat: {
+        smart: formatDate(thisWeek, { dateFormat: 'smart' }),
+        relative: formatDate(thisWeek, { dateFormat: 'relative' }),
+        full: formatDate(older, { dateFormat: 'full' }),
+      },
+      dateLocale: {
+        auto: formatDate(older, { dateFormat: 'smart', dateLocale: 'auto' }),
+        iso: formatDate(older, { dateFormat: 'smart', dateLocale: 'iso' }),
+        'en-GB': formatDate(older, { dateFormat: 'smart', dateLocale: 'en-GB' }),
+        'en-US': formatDate(older, { dateFormat: 'smart', dateLocale: 'en-US' }),
+      },
     };
   }, [locale, dateFormat, dateLocale, timeFormat, timeZone]);
 
-  // Today's date in the UI language's numeric order, so "Automatic" names
-  // the format it resolves to instead of a vague "match language".
-  const autoDateExample = useMemo(() => {
-    void locale; void timeZone;
-    const uiLocale = getEffectiveLocale();
-    try {
-      return new Date().toLocaleDateString(uiLocale === 'en' ? 'en-US' : uiLocale, {
-        timeZone: getEffectiveTimeZone(),
-        year: 'numeric',
-        month: '2-digit',
-        day: '2-digit',
-      });
-    } catch {
-      return '';
-    }
-  }, [locale, timeZone]);
+  // CJK labels use full-width parentheses.
+  const withExample = (label: string, example: string) => {
+    if (!example) return label;
+    return /^(zh|ja)/.test(getEffectiveLocale()) ? `${label}（${example}）` : `${label} (${example})`;
+  };
 
   // Current wall-clock in the effective zone so a pick can be sanity-checked.
   const timeZonePreview = useMemo(() => {
@@ -106,9 +108,9 @@ export function LanguageSettings() {
             value={dateFormat}
             onChange={(value) => updateSetting('dateFormat', value as DateFormat)}
             options={[
-              { value: 'smart', label: t('date_format.smart') },
-              { value: 'relative', label: t('date_format.relative') },
-              { value: 'full', label: t('date_format.full') },
+              { value: 'smart', label: withExample(t('date_format.smart'), preview.dateFormat.smart) },
+              { value: 'relative', label: withExample(t('date_format.relative'), preview.dateFormat.relative) },
+              { value: 'full', label: withExample(t('date_format.full'), preview.dateFormat.full) },
             ]}
           />
           <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-end space-y-0.5 font-mono">
@@ -133,10 +135,10 @@ export function LanguageSettings() {
           value={dateLocale}
           onChange={(value) => updateSetting('dateLocale', value as DateLocale)}
           options={[
-            { value: 'auto', label: t('date_locale.auto', { example: autoDateExample }) },
-            { value: 'iso', label: t('date_locale.iso') },
-            { value: 'en-GB', label: t('date_locale.dmy') },
-            { value: 'en-US', label: t('date_locale.mdy') },
+            { value: 'auto', label: withExample(t('date_locale.auto'), preview.dateLocale.auto) },
+            { value: 'iso', label: withExample(t('date_locale.iso'), preview.dateLocale.iso) },
+            { value: 'en-GB', label: withExample(t('date_locale.dmy'), preview.dateLocale['en-GB']) },
+            { value: 'en-US', label: withExample(t('date_locale.mdy'), preview.dateLocale['en-US']) },
           ]}
         />
       </SettingItem>
diff --git a/lib/__tests__/timezone.test.ts b/lib/__tests__/timezone.test.ts
index c73da6ee7..47bae312e 100644
--- a/lib/__tests__/timezone.test.ts
+++ b/lib/__tests__/timezone.test.ts
@@ -190,4 +190,17 @@ describe('mail timestamp formatting honours the override', () => {
     expect(formatDate(new Date('nope'))).toBe('');
     expect(formatDate(undefined as unknown as string)).toBe('');
   });
+
+  it('formatDate overrides preview other options without touching the store', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date('2026-07-01T16:00:00Z'));
+    const older = new Date('2026-05-01T15:31:00Z');
+    useSettingsStore.setState({ dateFormat: 'smart', dateLocale: 'en-US' });
+
+    expect(formatDate(older)).toBe('05/01/2026');
+    expect(formatDate(older, { dateLocale: 'iso' })).toBe('2026-05-01');
+    expect(formatDate(older, { dateLocale: 'en-GB' })).toBe('01/05/2026');
+    expect(formatDate(older, { dateFormat: 'full', dateLocale: 'iso' })).toContain('15:31');
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState()).toMatchObject({ dateFormat: 'smart', dateLocale: 'en-US' });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/utils.ts b/lib/utils.ts
index 31154019d..0b7e4fdb6 100644
--- a/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { UnifiedMailboxRole } from "./jmap/types";
 import { debug } from "./debug";
 import { getEffectiveLocale } from '@/i18n/detect-locale';
 import { useSettingsStore } from "@/stores/settings-store";
-import type { DateLocale } from "@/stores/settings-store";
+import type { DateFormat, DateLocale } from "@/stores/settings-store";
 import { getEffectiveTimeZone, getWallClock } from "./timezone";
 
 export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ function resolveDateLocale<T extends string | undefined>(
  * bucketing - a browser pinned to UTC for anti-fingerprinting must not
  * roll a 00:30 local mail into "yesterday" (#755).
  */
-export function formatDate(date: Date | string): string {
+export function formatDate(
+  date: Date | string,
+  // Settings preview: render as if these were picked, without saving them.
+  overrides?: { dateFormat?: DateFormat; dateLocale?: DateLocale },
+): string {
   const d = typeof date === "string" ? new Date(date) : date;
   // An unparsable receivedAt (e.g. a 5-digit year) makes Intl throw
   // "RangeError: Invalid time value" and takes the whole list down with it.
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ export function formatDate(date: Date | string): string {
   // en-US in Intl; everything else uses the language subtag as-is and lets
   // the runtime pick a sensible default region.
   const uiLocale = locale === "en" ? "en-US" : locale;
-  const { dateFormat, dateLocale, timeFormat } = useSettingsStore.getState();
+  const { dateFormat, dateLocale, timeFormat } = { ...useSettingsStore.getState(), ...overrides };
   // Numeric dates additionally honour the regional `dateLocale` override
   // (defaults to `auto` = the UI language, preserving prior behaviour). (#456)
   const numericLocale = resolveDateLocale(dateLocale, uiLocale);
diff --git a/locales/ar/common.json b/locales/ar/common.json
index f95e09c20..730e2b94d 100644
--- a/locales/ar/common.json
+++ b/locales/ar/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "تنسيق التاريخ",
         "description": "كيفية عرض التواريخ في قائمة البريد",
-        "smart": "ذكي (يراعي اللغة المحلية)",
-        "relative": "نسبي (قبل ساعة، قبل يومين)",
+        "smart": "ذكي",
+        "relative": "نسبي",
         "full": "التاريخ الكامل دائمًا",
         "preview_today": "اليوم:",
         "preview_this_week": "هذا الأسبوع:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "منطقة تنسيق التاريخ",
         "description": "كيفية ترتيب التاريخ الرقمي (يوم، شهر، سنة)",
-        "auto": "تلقائي ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (سنة-شهر-يوم)",
+        "auto": "تلقائي",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "يوم/شهر/سنة",
         "mdy": "شهر/يوم/سنة"
       },
diff --git a/locales/ca/common.json b/locales/ca/common.json
index 51e9910da..789081c71 100644
--- a/locales/ca/common.json
+++ b/locales/ca/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Format de data",
         "description": "Com es mostren les dates a la llista de correus",
-        "smart": "Intel·ligent (segons l'idioma)",
-        "relative": "Relatiu (fa 1 h, fa 2 d)",
+        "smart": "Intel·ligent",
+        "relative": "Relatiu",
         "full": "Sempre la data completa",
         "preview_today": "Avui:",
         "preview_this_week": "Aquesta setmana:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Regió del format de data",
         "description": "Com s'ordenen les dates numèriques (dia, mes, any)",
-        "auto": "Automàtic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (AAAA-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automàtic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Dia/Mes/Any",
         "mdy": "Mes/Dia/Any"
       },
diff --git a/locales/cs/common.json b/locales/cs/common.json
index 54db3579d..2e83ed0da 100644
--- a/locales/cs/common.json
+++ b/locales/cs/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Formát data",
         "description": "Jak se zobrazují data v seznamu e-mailů",
-        "smart": "Chytrý (regionální)",
-        "relative": "Relativní (před 1 h, před 2 d)",
+        "smart": "Chytrý",
+        "relative": "Relativní",
         "full": "Vždy úplné datum",
         "preview_today": "Dnes:",
         "preview_this_week": "Tento týden:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Region formátu data",
         "description": "Pořadí částí číselného data (den, měsíc, rok)",
-        "auto": "Automaticky ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (RRRR-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automaticky",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Den/měsíc/rok",
         "mdy": "Měsíc/den/rok"
       },
diff --git a/locales/da/common.json b/locales/da/common.json
index 4801227ae..c4eef7abe 100644
--- a/locales/da/common.json
+++ b/locales/da/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Datoformat",
         "description": "Sådan vises datoer på e-mail-listen",
-        "smart": "Smart (regionalt)",
-        "relative": "Relativ (for 1 t siden, for 2 d siden)",
+        "smart": "Smart",
+        "relative": "Relativ",
         "full": "Altid fuld dato",
         "preview_today": "I dag:",
         "preview_this_week": "Denne uge:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/de/common.json b/locales/de/common.json
index ee523a75c..cef3780d5 100644
--- a/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/locales/de/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Datumsformat",
         "description": "Wie Daten in der E-Mail-Liste angezeigt werden",
-        "smart": "Intelligent (gebietsschemaabhängig)",
-        "relative": "Relativ (vor 1 Std., vor 2 Tagen)",
+        "smart": "Intelligent",
+        "relative": "Relativ",
         "full": "Immer vollständiges Datum",
         "preview_today": "Heute:",
         "preview_this_week": "Diese Woche:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Region für Datumsformat",
         "description": "Legt fest, in welcher Reihenfolge numerische Datumsangaben angezeigt werden (Tag, Monat, Jahr).",
-        "auto": "Automatisch ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatisch",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Tag/Monat/Jahr",
         "mdy": "Monat/Tag/Jahr"
       },
diff --git a/locales/en/common.json b/locales/en/common.json
index 91fc491a4..2c1851a1e 100644
--- a/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/locales/en/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Date Format",
         "description": "How dates are shown in the email list",
-        "smart": "Smart (locale-aware)",
-        "relative": "Relative (1h ago, 2d ago)",
+        "smart": "Smart",
+        "relative": "Relative",
         "full": "Always full date",
         "preview_today": "Today:",
         "preview_this_week": "This week:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/es/common.json b/locales/es/common.json
index e98afad7c..b8cc60a10 100644
--- a/locales/es/common.json
+++ b/locales/es/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Formato de Fecha",
         "description": "Cómo se muestran las fechas en la lista de correos",
-        "smart": "Inteligente (según región)",
-        "relative": "Relativo (hace 1 h, hace 2 d)",
+        "smart": "Inteligente",
+        "relative": "Relativo",
         "full": "Fecha completa siempre",
         "preview_today": "Hoy:",
         "preview_this_week": "Esta semana:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/fa/common.json b/locales/fa/common.json
index 473403ca0..3e021e1e6 100644
--- a/locales/fa/common.json
+++ b/locales/fa/common.json
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/fr/common.json b/locales/fr/common.json
index fb01ca611..9f79230d9 100644
--- a/locales/fr/common.json
+++ b/locales/fr/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Format de date",
         "description": "Comment les dates apparaissent dans la liste des e-mails",
-        "smart": "Intelligent (adapté à la région)",
-        "relative": "Relatif (il y a 1 h, il y a 2 j)",
+        "smart": "Intelligent",
+        "relative": "Relatif",
         "full": "Toujours la date complète",
         "preview_today": "Aujourd'hui :",
         "preview_this_week": "Cette semaine :",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/he/common.json b/locales/he/common.json
index ba2aa4237..36ac32a16 100644
--- a/locales/he/common.json
+++ b/locales/he/common.json
@@ -1281,8 +1281,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "פורמט תאריך",
         "description": "כיצד יש להציג תאריכים",
-        "smart": "חכם (מותאם לאזור)",
-        "relative": "יחסית (לפני שעה, לפני יומיים)",
+        "smart": "חכם",
+        "relative": "יחסית",
         "full": "תמיד תאריך מלא",
         "preview_today": "היום:",
         "preview_this_week": "השבוע הזה:",
@@ -1291,8 +1291,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/hu/common.json b/locales/hu/common.json
index 2b92a627e..bf52dbad3 100644
--- a/locales/hu/common.json
+++ b/locales/hu/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Dátum formátum",
         "description": "Hogyan jelenjenek meg a dátumok az e-mail listában",
-        "smart": "Intelligens (nyelvfüggő)",
-        "relative": "Relatív (1 órája, 2 napja)",
+        "smart": "Intelligens",
+        "relative": "Relatív",
         "full": "Mindig teljes dátum",
         "preview_today": "Ma:",
         "preview_this_week": "Ezen a héten:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/it/common.json b/locales/it/common.json
index 62782d777..e9cadd35a 100644
--- a/locales/it/common.json
+++ b/locales/it/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Formato data",
         "description": "Come vengono visualizzate le date nell'elenco delle e-mail",
-        "smart": "Intelligente (in base alla regione)",
-        "relative": "Relativo (1 h fa, 2 g fa)",
+        "smart": "Intelligente",
+        "relative": "Relativo",
         "full": "Sempre data completa",
         "preview_today": "Oggi:",
         "preview_this_week": "Questa settimana:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/ja/common.json b/locales/ja/common.json
index cda8806fa..e5c0693c3 100644
--- a/locales/ja/common.json
+++ b/locales/ja/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "日付形式",
         "description": "メール一覧での日付の表示方法",
-        "smart": "スマート（地域に合わせる）",
-        "relative": "相対表示（1時間前、2日前）",
+        "smart": "スマート",
+        "relative": "相対表示",
         "full": "常に完全な日付",
         "preview_today": "今日:",
         "preview_this_week": "今週:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/ko/common.json b/locales/ko/common.json
index a8330a7b7..e3540e681 100644
--- a/locales/ko/common.json
+++ b/locales/ko/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "날짜 형식",
         "description": "이메일 목록에 날짜가 표시되는 방식",
-        "smart": "스마트 (지역에 맞춤)",
-        "relative": "상대 시간 (1시간 전, 2일 전)",
+        "smart": "스마트",
+        "relative": "상대 시간",
         "full": "항상 전체 날짜",
         "preview_today": "오늘:",
         "preview_this_week": "이번 주:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/lv/common.json b/locales/lv/common.json
index 651d34718..ca71168b8 100644
--- a/locales/lv/common.json
+++ b/locales/lv/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Datuma formāts",
         "description": "Kā datumi tiek attēloti e-pasta sarakstā",
-        "smart": "Gudrs (atbilstoši reģionam)",
-        "relative": "Relatīvs (pirms 1 st., pirms 2 d.)",
+        "smart": "Gudrs",
+        "relative": "Relatīvs",
         "full": "Vienmēr pilns datums",
         "preview_today": "Šodien:",
         "preview_this_week": "Šajā nedēļā:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/mn/common.json b/locales/mn/common.json
index 04b4a8fe0..d4e1bb54c 100644
--- a/locales/mn/common.json
+++ b/locales/mn/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Огнооны формат",
         "description": "Имэйл жагсаалтад огноог хэрхэн харуулах вэ",
-        "smart": "Ухаалаг (орон нутгийн онцлог шинж чанартай)",
-        "relative": "Харилцан (1 цагийн өмнө, 2 өдрийн өмнө)",
+        "smart": "Ухаалаг",
+        "relative": "Харилцан",
         "full": "Үргэлж бүтэн болзоо",
         "preview_today": "Өнөөдөр:",
         "preview_this_week": "Энэ долоо хоногт:",
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Огнооны форматын бүс",
         "description": "Тоон огноог хэрхэн эрэмбэлэх вэ (өдөр, сар, жил)",
-        "auto": "Автомат ({example})",
+        "auto": "Автомат",
         "iso": "ISO",
         "dmy": "Өдөр/Сар/Жил",
         "mdy": "Сар/Өдөр/Жил"
diff --git a/locales/nb/common.json b/locales/nb/common.json
index 1f690c084..c2c74b082 100644
--- a/locales/nb/common.json
+++ b/locales/nb/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Datoformat",
         "description": "Hvordan datoer vises i e-postlisten",
-        "smart": "Automatisk (tilpasset språk og region)",
-        "relative": "Relativ (1 t siden, 2 d siden)",
+        "smart": "Automatisk",
+        "relative": "Relativ",
         "full": "Alltid fullstendig dato",
         "preview_today": "I dag:",
         "preview_this_week": "Denne uken:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Regionalt datoformat",
         "description": "Rekkefølgen i numeriske datoer (dag, måned og år)",
-        "auto": "Automatisk ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (ÅÅÅÅ-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatisk",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Dag/måned/år",
         "mdy": "Måned/dag/år"
       },
diff --git a/locales/nl/common.json b/locales/nl/common.json
index 89205d87c..dfef84f6f 100644
--- a/locales/nl/common.json
+++ b/locales/nl/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Datumnotatie",
         "description": "Hoe datums worden weergegeven in de e-maillijst",
-        "smart": "Slim (regionaal)",
-        "relative": "Relatief (1 u geleden, 2 d geleden)",
+        "smart": "Slim",
+        "relative": "Relatief",
         "full": "Altijd volledige datum",
         "preview_today": "Vandaag:",
         "preview_this_week": "Deze week:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/pl/common.json b/locales/pl/common.json
index ab4b424d5..0c5a4c999 100644
--- a/locales/pl/common.json
+++ b/locales/pl/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Format daty",
         "description": "Jak daty są wyświetlane na liście e-maili",
-        "smart": "Inteligentny (regionalny)",
-        "relative": "Względny (1 g temu, 2 d temu)",
+        "smart": "Inteligentny",
+        "relative": "Względny",
         "full": "Zawsze pełna data",
         "preview_today": "Dzisiaj:",
         "preview_this_week": "W tym tygodniu:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/pt/common.json b/locales/pt/common.json
index b6c863d4d..43a7f4f43 100644
--- a/locales/pt/common.json
+++ b/locales/pt/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Formato de Data",
         "description": "Como as datas são mostradas na lista de e-mails",
-        "smart": "Inteligente (regional)",
-        "relative": "Relativo (há 1 h, há 2 d)",
+        "smart": "Inteligente",
+        "relative": "Relativo",
         "full": "Sempre data completa",
         "preview_today": "Hoje:",
         "preview_this_week": "Esta semana:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Formato de data da região",
         "description": "Como as datas numéricas são ordenadas (dia, mês, ano)",
-        "auto": "Automático ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (AAAA-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automático",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Dia/Mês/Ano",
         "mdy": "Mês/Dia/Ano"
       },
diff --git a/locales/ro/common.json b/locales/ro/common.json
index b269eb874..b308f173e 100644
--- a/locales/ro/common.json
+++ b/locales/ro/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Formatul datei",
         "description": "Modul în care sunt afișate datele în lista de e-mailuri",
-        "smart": "Inteligent (adaptat la setările locale)",
-        "relative": "Relativ (acum 1 oră, acum 2 zile)",
+        "smart": "Inteligent",
+        "relative": "Relativ",
         "full": "Întotdeauna data completă",
         "preview_today": "Astăzi:",
         "preview_this_week": "În această săptămână:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/ru/common.json b/locales/ru/common.json
index 588591b6a..8b23b37de 100644
--- a/locales/ru/common.json
+++ b/locales/ru/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Формат даты",
         "description": "Как отображаются даты в списке писем",
-        "smart": "Умный (по региону)",
-        "relative": "Относительный (1 ч назад, 2 д назад)",
+        "smart": "Умный",
+        "relative": "Относительный",
         "full": "Всегда полная дата",
         "preview_today": "Сегодня:",
         "preview_this_week": "На этой неделе:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/sk/common.json b/locales/sk/common.json
index 9240eb932..e13f96bda 100644
--- a/locales/sk/common.json
+++ b/locales/sk/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Formát dátumu",
         "description": "Ako sa zobrazujú dátumy v zozname e-mailov",
-        "smart": "Inteligentný (regionálny)",
-        "relative": "Relatívny (pred 1 h, pred 2 d)",
+        "smart": "Inteligentný",
+        "relative": "Relatívny",
         "full": "Vždy úplný dátum",
         "preview_today": "Dnes:",
         "preview_this_week": "Tento týždeň:",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/tr/common.json b/locales/tr/common.json
index 342b97629..723ae3c45 100644
--- a/locales/tr/common.json
+++ b/locales/tr/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Tarih Biçimi",
         "description": "Tarihlerin e-posta listesinde nasıl gösterileceği",
-        "smart": "Akıllı (bölgeye duyarlı)",
-        "relative": "Göreceli (1 sa önce, 2 g önce)",
+        "smart": "Akıllı",
+        "relative": "Göreceli",
         "full": "Her zaman tam tarih",
         "preview_today": "Bugün:",
         "preview_this_week": "Bu hafta:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/uk/common.json b/locales/uk/common.json
index 42d6565ff..5b2efa7a5 100644
--- a/locales/uk/common.json
+++ b/locales/uk/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "Формат дати",
         "description": "Як відображаються дати у списку листів",
-        "smart": "Розумний (за регіоном)",
-        "relative": "Відносний (1 год тому, 2 дн тому)",
+        "smart": "Розумний",
+        "relative": "Відносний",
         "full": "Завжди повна дата",
         "preview_today": "Сьогодні:",
         "preview_this_week": "Цього тижня:",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },
diff --git a/locales/zh-TW/common.json b/locales/zh-TW/common.json
index 367847421..0f76cc2e6 100644
--- a/locales/zh-TW/common.json
+++ b/locales/zh-TW/common.json
@@ -1319,8 +1319,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "日期格式",
         "description": "電子郵件清單中日期的顯示方式",
-        "smart": "智慧（依地區設定）",
-        "relative": "相對時間（1 小時前、2 天前）",
+        "smart": "智慧",
+        "relative": "相對時間",
         "full": "一律顯示完整日期",
         "preview_today": "今天：",
         "preview_this_week": "本週：",
@@ -1329,8 +1329,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "日期格式地區",
         "description": "數字日期的排列順序（日、月、年）",
-        "auto": "自動（{example}）",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601（YYYY-MM-DD）",
+        "auto": "自動",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "日／月／年",
         "mdy": "月／日／年"
       },
diff --git a/locales/zh/common.json b/locales/zh/common.json
index b0406a81c..be7010a70 100644
--- a/locales/zh/common.json
+++ b/locales/zh/common.json
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@
       "date_format": {
         "label": "日期格式",
         "description": "电子邮件列表中日期的显示方式",
-        "smart": "智能（按地区）",
-        "relative": "相对时间（1 小时前、2 天前）",
+        "smart": "智能",
+        "relative": "相对时间",
         "full": "始终完整日期",
         "preview_today": "今天：",
         "preview_this_week": "本周：",
@@ -1326,8 +1326,8 @@
       "date_locale": {
         "label": "Date format region",
         "description": "How numeric dates are ordered (day, month, year)",
-        "auto": "Automatic ({example})",
-        "iso": "ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)",
+        "auto": "Automatic",
+        "iso": "ISO 8601",
         "dmy": "Day/Month/Year",
         "mdy": "Month/Day/Year"
       },