How to format date and time in Android?

You can use DateFormat. Result depends on default Locale of the phone, but you can specify Locale too :

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/text/DateFormat.html

This is results on a

DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(date)                                          

FR Locale : 3 nov. 2017

US/En Locale : Jan 12, 1952


DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date)

FR Locale : 03/11/2017

US/En Locale : 12.13.52


DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM).format(date)

FR Locale : 3 nov. 2017

US/En Locale : Jan 12, 1952


DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG).format(date)

FR Locale : 3 novembre 2017

US/En Locale : January 12, 1952


DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL).format(date)

FR Locale : vendredi 3 novembre 2017

US/En Locale : Tuesday, April 12, 1952


DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(date)

FR Locale : 3 nov. 2017 16:04:58


DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT).format(date)

FR Locale : 03/11/2017 16:04


DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM).format(date)

FR Locale : 03/11/2017 16:04:58


DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.LONG).format(date)

FR Locale : 03/11/2017 16:04:58 GMT+01:00


DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.FULL).format(date)

FR Locale : 03/11/2017 16:04:58 heure normale d’Europe centrale


DateFormat.getTimeInstance().format(date)

FR Locale : 16:04:58


DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date)

FR Locale : 16:04


DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM).format(date)

FR Locale : 16:04:58


DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG).format(date)

FR Locale : 16:04:58 GMT+01:00


DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL).format(date)

FR Locale : 16:04:58 heure normale d’Europe centrale


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