How to get TimeZone from android mobile?
Have you tried to use TimeZone.getDefault()
:
Most applications will use TimeZone.getDefault() which returns a TimeZone based on the time zone where the program is running.
Ref: http://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/TimeZone.html
TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getDefault();
System.out.println("TimeZone "+tz.getDisplayName(false, TimeZone.SHORT)+" Timezone id :: " +tz.getID());
Output:
TimeZone GMT+09:30 Timezone id :: Australia/Darwin
Edit: corrected the case
TimeZone.getDefault()
I needed the offset that not only included day light savings time but as a numerial. Here is the code that I used in case someone is looking for an example.
I get a response of "3.5" (3:30') which is what I would expect in Tehran , Iran in winter and "4.5" (4:30') for summer .
I also needed it as a string so I could post it to a server so you may not need the last line.
for getting currect time zone :
TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getDefault();
Date now = new Date();
//Import part : x.0 for double number
double offsetFromUtc = tz.getOffset(now.getTime()) / 3600000.0;
String m2tTimeZoneIs = Double.parseDouble(offsetFromUtc);