Convert UTC into Local Time on Android

Question

In my project, I have get the API response in json format. I get a string value of time in UTC time format like this Jul 16, 2013 12:08:59 AM.
I need to change this into Local time. That is where ever we use this the app needs to show the local time. How to I do this?

Here is some Code I have tried:

String aDate = getValue("dateTime", aEventJson); SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss z"); simpleDateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault()); String formattedDate = simpleDateFormat.format(aDate); 

Assume aDate contains Jul 16, 2013 12:08:59 AM

Answer 1

Here's my attempt:

String dateStr = "Jul 16, 2013 12:08:59 AM"; SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss a", Locale.ENGLISH); df.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC")); Date date = df.parse(dateStr); df.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getDefault()); String formattedDate = df.format(date); 

Also notice the "a" for the am/pm marker...