{"id":13883,"date":"2024-03-15T08:03:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-get-the-current-time-on-android\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T00:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:43:34","slug":"how-can-i-get-the-current-time-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-get-the-current-time-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Current Time in Android: Code Example"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Android, the method to get the current time is by using the java.util.Calendar class. Here is an example code to retrieve the current time:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-type\">Calendar<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">calendar<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> Calendar.getInstance();\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">hour<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">minute<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">second<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> calendar.get(Calendar.SECOND);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The above code will get the current hour, minute, and second, and then save them in variables named hour, minute, and second. 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