service - Android - Update TextView periodically -

service - Android - Update TextView periodically -

i want update textview periodically service. let's textview should display time , update every 30 seconds. could't guys tell me how can accomplish that? know need receiver tried did't work @ all.

i'm new android, maybe can maintain simple :d

in oncreate() //updating every 30 seconds

handler handler =new handler(); final runnable r = new runnable() { public void run() { handler.postdelayed(this, 30000); string mydate = java.text.dateformat.getdatetimeinstance().format(calendar.getinstance().gettime()); edittextid.settext(mydate); } }; handler.postdelayed(r, 0000);

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