public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { private TextView djs; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); djs=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.djs); new CountDownTimer(30000,1000){ public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) { djs.setText("seconds remaining: " + millisUntilFinished / 1000); } public void onFinish() { djs.setText("done!"); } }.start(); } }