Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.text.format.DateUtils; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { public static String getTimeDiff(long otherTime) { long currentTime = Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis(); String timeDiff = DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(otherTime, currentTime, DateUtils.MINUTE_IN_MILLIS) .toString(); if (timeDiff.equals("0 minutes ago")) { return "<1 minute ago"; } return timeDiff; } }