How to get current time from device in kotlin?

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How can I get the current time from device? I need possibly ways in kotlin language.

try with above linked answer and paste in Kotlin file, android studio will itself convert the code in Kotlin for you — Astha Garg, Dec 02 '21 at 08:15

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 02 '21 at 08:15

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Here simple way to get the time!

val c = Calendar.getInstance()

val year = c.get(Calendar.YEAR)
val month = c.get(Calendar.MONTH)
val day = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)

val hour = c.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY)
val minute = c.get(Calendar.MINUTE)

answered Dec 02 '21 at 08:15

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score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 02 '21 at 08:28

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try this...

LocalDateTime.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"))

ex) 2021-12-02 17:17:03

LocalDateTime.now() require API level 26. so, if API level 26 below, you add @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.0) this code above your method.

edited Dec 02 '21 at 08:28

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answered Dec 02 '21 at 08:14

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Nitish · Answer 3 · 2021-12-02T10:08:06.543

Don't use old Calendar apis, it's outdated and troublesome.

Use LocalDateTime to get the system date and time

private fun getCurrentDate() {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
        val dateTime = LocalDateTime.now()      // date time object
        val month = dateTime.month              // result DECEMBER
        val date = dateTime.dayOfMonth          // result 2 (current date )
        val formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDate(FormatStyle.MEDIUM)
        Log.d(
            "Date:", parssed date ${dateTime.format(formatter)}"
        )
    }
}

Change FormatStyle to MEDIUM,SHORT,LONG,FULL to change date format accordingly or you can use custom date parser format.

Output: Dec 2, 2021

Note: DateTimeFormatter only works in android 8 and above, to use it below android 8 enable desugaring

How to get current time from device in kotlin?

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