Auto-Generate Post Title

Add a function in the functions.php file witin your Child Theme –

function set_custom_title( $value, $post_id ) {
$label = 'Status Update';

$date = date("Ymd");
$date =  date("Y-m-d", strtotime($date));
$timeis = date("h:i:sa");
$title = $label . ' - ' . $timeis . ' - ' . $date;
$post_slug = sanitize_title_with_dashes ($title,'','save');
$post_slugsan = sanitize_title($post_slug);
$value['post_title'] = $title;
$value['post_name'] = $post_slugsan;
return $value;
}
add_filter( 'wp_insert_post_data' , 'set_custom_title' , '10', 2 );

This will generate the new Post Title on Save.
https://ibb.co/cJ1VBdG

> the post format that is selected is status?

I don’t know what this means.
You man you have a *custom post type* that is named ‘status’ ?

You can just add a conditional loop, you may be able to use is_singular :
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_singular/

or you may have to get the post types first, then check against it :
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post_types/

Do you have your WP settings set properly :
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-change-date-and-time-format-in-wordpress/
Or, you can check with your host.

Can you ftp or ssh over to the server and check the timestamp on your files ?

The date is likely returning the unix epoch.

Change to date variable from this :
$date = date(“Y-m-d”, strtotime($date));
to this :
$date = date(“Y-m-d”);

For time, use your locale – i.e.
date_default_timezone_set(“America/New_York”);
$timeis = date(“h:i:sa”);