How to get the timezone offset in GMT(Like GMT+7:00) from android device?
This might give you an idea on how to implement it to your liking:
Calendar mCalendar = new GregorianCalendar();
TimeZone mTimeZone = mCalendar.getTimeZone();
int mGMTOffset = mTimeZone.getRawOffset();
System.out.printf("GMT offset is %s hours", TimeUnit.HOURS.convert(mGMTOffset, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
(TimeUnit is "java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit")
This code return me GMT offset.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"),
Locale.getDefault());
Date currentLocalTime = calendar.getTime();
DateFormat date = new SimpleDateFormat("Z");
String localTime = date.format(currentLocalTime);
It returns the time zone offset like this: +0530
If we use SimpleDateFormat below
DateFormat date = new SimpleDateFormat("z",Locale.getDefault());
String localTime = date.format(currentLocalTime);
It returns the time zone offset like this: GMT+05:30
Here is a solution to get timezone offset in GMT+05:30 this format
public String getCurrentTimezoneOffset() {
TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getDefault();
Calendar cal = GregorianCalendar.getInstance(tz);
int offsetInMillis = tz.getOffset(cal.getTimeInMillis());
String offset = String.format("%02d:%02d", Math.abs(offsetInMillis / 3600000), Math.abs((offsetInMillis / 60000) % 60));
offset = "GMT"+(offsetInMillis >= 0 ? "+" : "-") + offset;
return offset;
}