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You can create a timer easily using classes like the Thread class and Handler class. Or if you want one with ready made UI then you can use a couple of libraries to inject a complete customizable timer. In this article, we want to look at how to create a timer using the aforementioned classes. We will also look at some ready made libraries to easen our work.

Questions this article helps answer

  1. How to create a timer easily in android.
  2. How to create a timer using handler.
  3. Best android timer libraries

Timer Examples

We will start by looking at examples of how to programmatically create a timer in android.

Eample 1: Kotlin Android - Create a timer using CoundownTimer class

This is an example written in Kotlin. A simple timer with features lik start, pause, reset is created. No special library is used. The CountDownTimer class defined in the android.os package is used.

Here is the demo of what is created:

Kotlin Android CountDownTimer Example

Step 1: Dependencies

No special depdnency is needed for this project.

Step 2: Design Layout

The next step is to design your XML layout. In this example only a basic layout is designed. Simple widgets like textviews and buttons are what make up our timer.

activity_main.xml

Here is the layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity"
    android:layout_gravity="center|top"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tv_main_timer"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        tools:text="timer"
        android:textSize="30dp"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginTop="60dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"/>

    <Button
        android:onClick="on"
        android:id="@+id/btn_main_start"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="20dp"
        android:textSize="20dp"
        android:text="start"/>

    <Button
        android:onClick="on"
        android:id="@+id/btn_main_pause"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="20dp"
        android:textSize="20dp"
        android:text="pause"/>

    <Button
        android:onClick="on"
        android:id="@+id/btn_main_rest"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="20dp"
        android:textSize="20dp"
        android:text="restart"/>

</LinearLayout>

Step 3: Write Code

The code is written in kotlin. For example the following function will define the Timer format:

    fun setTextTimer() {
        var m = (timer / 1000) / 60
        var s = (timer / 1000) % 60

        var format = String.format("%02d:%02d", m, s)

        tv_main_timer.setText(format)
    }

This function on the other hand will reset the timer:

    private fun restTimer() {
        countDownTimer.cancel()
        timer = start
        setTextTimer()
    }

This other function will pause the timer:

    private fun pauseTimer() {
        countDownTimer.cancel()
    }

While this function will start the timer:

    private fun startTimer() {
        countDownTimer = object : CountDownTimer(timer,1000){
//            end of timer
            override fun onFinish() {
                Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity,"end timer",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
            }

            override fun onTick(millisUntilFinished: Long) {
                timer = millisUntilFinished
                setTextTimer()
            }

        }.start()
    }

Here is the full code:

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import android.os.CountDownTimer
import android.view.View
import android.widget.Toast
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    val start = 600_000L
    var timer = start
    lateinit var countDownTimer: CountDownTimer

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
//      yhe first value
        setTextTimer()

    }

    fun on(view: View) {
        when(view.id){
            R.id.btn_main_start -> startTimer()
            R.id.btn_main_pause -> pauseTimer()
            R.id.btn_main_rest -> restTimer()
        }
    }

//    btn start
    private fun startTimer() {
        countDownTimer = object : CountDownTimer(timer,1000){
//            end of timer
            override fun onFinish() {
                Toast.makeText(this@MainActivity,"end timer",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
            }

            override fun onTick(millisUntilFinished: Long) {
                timer = millisUntilFinished
                setTextTimer()
            }

        }.start()
    }

//    btn pause
    private fun pauseTimer() {
        countDownTimer.cancel()
    }

//    btn restart
    private fun restTimer() {
        countDownTimer.cancel()
        timer = start
        setTextTimer()
    }

//  timer format
    fun setTextTimer() {
        var m = (timer / 1000) / 60
        var s = (timer / 1000) % 60

        var format = String.format("%02d:%02d", m, s)

        tv_main_timer.setText(format)
    }
}

Run

Finally run the project.

Reference

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Example 2: Create a timer using the Handler class

Let's look at how to create a timer using Handler class and textViews.

Step 1: Dependencies

No special dependency is needed.

Step 2: Create Layout

That layout will have a bunch of textviews to show various sections of our timer:

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.parag.handlers.MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/txt_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="0"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        />

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_below="@+id/txt_view"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btn_start"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Start"
            android:layout_margin="10dp"
            style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
            />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btn_stop"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="stop"
            android:layout_margin="10dp"
            style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
            />

    </LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

Step 3: Write Code

Next write java code;

package com.parag.handlers;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    Button btnStart, btnStop;
    TextView textView;
    int counter = 0;
    Timer timer;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        btnStart = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn_start);
        btnStop = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn_stop);
        textView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txt_view);

        btnStart.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                timer = new Timer();
                TimerTask timerTask = new TimerTask() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        counter += 1;
                        textView.post(new Runnable() {
                            @Override
                            public void run() {
                                textView.setText(""+counter);
                            }
                        });
                    }
                };

                timer.schedule(timerTask, 1000L, 1000L);

            }
        });

        btnStop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                timer.cancel();
                counter = 0;
                textView.setText("0");
            }
        });

    }
}

Run

Copy the above code and run it in android studio. Or download it form here. The code is written by this author.

Example 3: How to create a recyclerveiw with multiple CountDownTimers

This example has been created by the author as a solution for appropriately handling multiple countdown timers in a recyclerview in android. It is a solution that has been inspired by several questions in StackOverflow.Below are some of those questions;

Recyclerview with multiple countdown timers causes flickering

Multiple count down timers in RecyclerView flickering when scrolled

How to handle multiple countdown timers in RecyclerView?

and Handling countdown timers in recyclerview - android

Demo

Here are the demo screenshots of the final project:

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Step 1: Create Project

Create an empty project in android studio.

Step 2: Dependencies

In this project butterknife is used for view binding. However this is not mandatory to the concept being taught and the library can be replaced or removed.

  implementation 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.8.1'
  annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.8.1'

Step 3: Design Layouts

The two layouts needed are the recyclerview item layout and the main activity layout. The recyclerview item layout will contain an imageview and a textview next to it:

recycler_item.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="100dp">
  <ImageView
      android:id="@+id/bck"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
      android:visibility="gone"></ImageView>
<TextView

    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/timestamp"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    android:text="10"/>
</RelativeLayout>

The the main activity layout will contain the recyclerview.

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

<!-- <TextView
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:id="@+id/timestamp"
      android:text="nodata"/>
  <TextView
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:id="@+id/timestamp_one"
      android:layout_below="@id/timestamp"
      android:text="nodata"/>
  <TextView
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:id="@+id/timestamp_two"
      android:layout_below="@id/timestamp_one"
      android:text="nodata"/>-->

  <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
      android:id="@+id/recycler"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="match_parent"
      app:layoutManager="android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager"></android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>

</RelativeLayout>

Step 4: Create a Custom Runnable

Create a public class that implements the Runnable interface:

public class CustomRunnable implements Runnable {

Define the instance properties of this class:

  public long millisUntilFinished = 40000;
  public TextView holder;
  Handler handler;
  ImageView imageView;

Define the constructor of this class, making it receive parameters values and assign them to the above instance properties:

  public CustomRunnable(Handler handler,TextView holder,long millisUntilFinished,ImageView imageView) {
    this.handler = handler;
    this.holder = holder;
    this.millisUntilFinished = millisUntilFinished;
    this.imageView = imageView;
  }

Override the run() method and construct a timer with seconds,minutes, hours and days, and set the resultant string to the textview:

  @Override
  public void run() {
      /* do what you need to do */
    long seconds = millisUntilFinished / 1000;
    long minutes = seconds / 60;
    long hours = minutes / 60;
    long days = hours / 24;
    String time = days+" "+"days" +" :" +hours % 24 + ":" + minutes % 60 + ":" + seconds % 60;
    holder.setText(time);

    millisUntilFinished -= 1000;

    Log.d("DEV123",time);
    imageView.setX(imageView.getX()+seconds);
      /* and here comes the "trick" */
    handler.postDelayed(this, 1000);
  }

}

Here is the full code:

CustomRunnable.java

package com.mani.rc;

import android.os.Handler;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class CustomRunnable implements Runnable {

  public long millisUntilFinished = 40000;
  public TextView holder;
  Handler handler;
  ImageView imageView;

  public CustomRunnable(Handler handler,TextView holder,long millisUntilFinished,ImageView imageView) {
    this.handler = handler;
    this.holder = holder;
    this.millisUntilFinished = millisUntilFinished;
    this.imageView = imageView;
  }

  @Override
  public void run() {
      /* do what you need to do */
    long seconds = millisUntilFinished / 1000;
    long minutes = seconds / 60;
    long hours = minutes / 60;
    long days = hours / 24;
    String time = days+" "+"days" +" :" +hours % 24 + ":" + minutes % 60 + ":" + seconds % 60;
    holder.setText(time);

    millisUntilFinished -= 1000;

    Log.d("DEV123",time);
    imageView.setX(imageView.getX()+seconds);
      /* and here comes the "trick" */
    handler.postDelayed(this, 1000);
  }

}

Step 5: Create a Custom Timer

It is a simple class with one Long property:

class CustomTimer {
  public long startTime;
}

Step 6: Create a RecyclerView Adapter

A reyclerview needs an adapter to inflate the model layout into a View object and bind data to the inflated widgets. Here is the adapter able to handle the countdown timer;

RecyclerViewAdapter.java

public class RecyclerViewAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerViewAdapter.ViewHolder> {

  private static final String TAG = RecyclerViewAdapter.class.getSimpleName();

  private Context context;
  private List<CustomTimer> list;
  private OnItemClickListener onItemClickListener;
  private Handler handler = new Handler();

  public RecyclerViewAdapter(Context context, List<CustomTimer> list,
      OnItemClickListener onItemClickListener) {
    this.context = context;
    this.list = list;
    this.onItemClickListener = onItemClickListener;
  }

  public void clearAll() {
    handler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
  }

  public class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
    // Todo Butterknife bindings
    @BindView(R.id.timestamp) TextView timeStamp;
    @BindView(R.id.bck) ImageView imageView;
    CustomRunnable customRunnable;

    public ViewHolder(View itemView) {
      super(itemView);
      ButterKnife.bind(this, itemView);
      customRunnable = new CustomRunnable(handler,timeStamp,10000,imageView);
    }

    public void bind(final CustomTimer model, final OnItemClickListener listener) {
      /*itemView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override public void onClick(View v) {
          listener.onItemClick(getLayoutPosition());
        }
      });*/

      handler.removeCallbacks(customRunnable);
      customRunnable.holder = timeStamp;
      customRunnable.millisUntilFinished = 10000 * getAdapterPosition(); //Current time - received time
      handler.postDelayed(customRunnable, 100);

    }
  }

  @Override public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
    Context context = parent.getContext();
    LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);

    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.recycler_item, parent, false);
    ButterKnife.bind(this, view);

    ViewHolder viewHolder = new ViewHolder(view);

    return viewHolder;
  }

  @Override public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int position) {
    //CustomTimer item = list.get(position);

    //Todo: Setup viewholder for item
    holder.bind(null, onItemClickListener);
  }

  @Override public int getItemCount() {
    return 100;//list.size();
  }

  public interface OnItemClickListener {
    void onItemClick(int position);
  }
}

Step 7: Create main activity

Finally put everything together in the only and launcher activity of this project:

MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

  TextView holder,holderOne,holderTwo;
  //CountDownTimer countDownTimer;

  @BindView(R.id.recycler) RecyclerView recyclerView;
  RecyclerViewAdapter recyclerViewAdapter;
  @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    ButterKnife.bind(this);

  /*  holder = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.timestamp);
    holderOne = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.timestamp_one);
    holderTwo = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.timestamp_two);*/

    recyclerViewAdapter = new RecyclerViewAdapter(getApplicationContext(),null,null);
    recyclerView.setAdapter(recyclerViewAdapter);

    /*countDownTimer = new CustomTimer(10000, 500);
    final CustomRunnable customRunnable = new CustomRunnable();
    final CustomRunnable customRunnableOne = new CustomRunnable();
    final CustomRunnable customRunnableTwo = new CustomRunnable();
    FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
    fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
      @Override public void onClick(View view) {
        //countDownTimer.start();
        handler.removeCallbacks(customRunnable);
        customRunnable.holder = holder;
        customRunnable.millisUntilFinished = 4000; //Current time - received time
        handler.postDelayed(customRunnable, 100);
        handler.removeCallbacks(customRunnableOne);
        customRunnableOne.holder = holderOne;
        customRunnableOne.millisUntilFinished = 50000; //Current time - received time
        handler.postDelayed(customRunnableOne, 100);
        handler.removeCallbacks(customRunnableTwo);
        customRunnableTwo.holder = holderTwo;
        customRunnableTwo.millisUntilFinished = 99000; //Current time - received time
        handler.postDelayed(customRunnableTwo, 100);
      }
    });*/
  }

  @Override protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    //countDownTimer.cancel();
    /*handler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);
    holder = null;*/
    recyclerViewAdapter.clearAll();
  }

  /*private Handler handler = new Handler();
  public class CustomRunnable implements Runnable {
    public long millisUntilFinished = 40000;
    public TextView holder;
    @Override
    public void run() {
      *//* do what you need to do *//*
      long seconds = millisUntilFinished / 1000;
      long minutes = seconds / 60;
      long hours = minutes / 60;
      long days = hours / 24;
      String time = days+" "+"days" +" :" +hours % 24 + ":" + minutes % 60 + ":" + seconds % 60;
      holder.setText(time);
      millisUntilFinished -= 1000;
      Log.d("DEV123",time);
      *//* and here comes the "trick" *//*
      handler.postDelayed(this, 1000);
    }
  }
  public class CustomTimer extends CountDownTimer{
    public CustomTimer(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval) {
      super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
      Log.d("DEV123","Creating new object");
    }
    public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
      long seconds = millisUntilFinished / 1000;
      long minutes = seconds / 60;
      long hours = minutes / 60;
      long days = hours / 24;
      String time = days+" "+"days" +" :" +hours % 24 + ":" + minutes % 60 + ":" + seconds % 60;
      holder.setText(time);
      Log.d("DEV123",time);
    }
    public void onFinish() {
      holder.setText("Time up!");
    }
  }*/
}

Run

Finally run the project.

Reference

Below are code references:

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Best timer libraries

let's now look at some third party libraries to create a timer.

(a). Solution 1: Use TickingTimer

TickingTimer is an Android Library to implement visual timer quickly, easily and effortlessly.

It's features include:

  1. Kotlin First
  2. It is Highly Customizable.
  3. It is lifecycle aware.
  4. It provides animations support.

Here's a demo:

Step 1: Install

  1. In the project-level build.gradle:
allprojects {
   repositories {
      ...
      maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    }
}
  1. In app-level build.gradle:
dependencies {
     implementation 'com.github.sidhuparas:TickingTimer:1.0.0'
}

Step 2: How To Use?

  1. Add the timer in XML and specify width and height. TickingTimer currently doesn't support feature-specific XML attributes.
<com.parassidhu.tickingtimer.TickingTimer
        android:id="@+id/timerView"
        android:layout_width="250dp"
        android:layout_height="250dp" />
  1. Start the timer in Java/Kotlin code:
    timerView.start() // Without any customization

or

    timerView.start {
        textSize(20)
        shape(Shape.CIRCLE)
        backgroundTint(Color.parseColor(Color.BLACK))
    }

Customizations

Function Parameter(s) Description
timerDuration() duration (Int) Duration for which timer should run
backgroundTint() color (Int?) Colored tint for the background. If null is passed, tint is removed
customBackground() resource (@DrawableRes res: Int) Custom background for the background provided as a drawable
shape() shape (Shape) Set background shape from predefined: CIRCLE, ROUNDED and CIRCLE. Doesn't apply if customBackground is applied after calling this function
textSize() size (Int) Timer duration text size in sp (scaled-pixels)
textColor() color (Int) Timer duration text color
textAppearance() resId (Int) Use for custom styling of the text. Pass the style resource Id
onFinished() lambda () Lambda callback executed when timer finishes
onTick() lambda (Int) Lambda executed on every second elapsed and provides remaining time
timerAnimation() animation (Animation) Custom timer animation
timerEndAnimation() lambda (View) Lambda exposes View and is executed on timer end. Perform end animation on the view here
applyConfig() config (Config?) Pass a config object to apply above properties in one go
cancel() N/A Cancels the timer. Automatically gets called on onDestroy() of the activity/fragment

Saving Properties

To save the properties of the timer to reuse, you can use a Config object. Create config like this:

   val config = TickingTimer.defaultConfig().apply {
        timerDuration = 10
        textSize = 50
        textColor = Color.BLACK
        shape = Shape.ROUNDED
        customBackground = R.drawable.bg_grad_blue
   }

and then apply to the timer while starting:

timerView.start(config)

Another way to use the config is to use applyConfig() function:

   timerView.start {
        applyConfig(config)
        shape(Shape.CIRCLE)
        timerAnimation(ScaleAnimation(this@MainActivity, null))
        customBackground(R.drawable.bg_grad_orange)
   }

Remember that the properties defined after applyConfig() overrides the config's properties for the specific timer.

Example

Here's a complete TickingTimer example:

MainActivity.kt

package com.parassidhu.tickingtimerapp

import android.graphics.Color
import android.os.Bundle
import android.view.animation.Animation
import android.view.animation.ScaleAnimation
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.parassidhu.tickingtimer.Shape
import com.parassidhu.tickingtimer.TickingTimer
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        if (System.currentTimeMillis() % 2L == 0L)
            startView1()
        else
            startView2()
    }

    private fun startView1() {
        val config = TickingTimer.defaultConfig().apply {
            timerDuration = 10
            textSize = 50
            textColor = Color.BLACK
            shape = Shape.ROUNDED
            customBackground = R.drawable.bg_grad_blue
        }

        timerView1.start(config)

        timerView2.start {
            applyConfig(config)
            shape(Shape.CIRCLE)
            timerAnimation(ScaleAnimation(this@MainActivity, null))
            customBackground(R.drawable.bg_grad_orange)
        }
    }

    private fun startView2() {
        val config = TickingTimer.defaultConfig().apply {
            timerDuration = 10
            textSize = 50
            textColor = Color.parseColor("#70FFFFFF")
            shape = Shape.ROUNDED
            customBackground = R.drawable.bg_grad_green
        }

        timerView1.start(config)

        timerView2.start {
            applyConfig(config)
            shape(Shape.CIRCLE)
            timerAnimation(ScaleAnimation(this@MainActivity, null))
            customBackground(R.drawable.bg_grad_pink)
        }
    }
}

activity_main.xml

And here's the layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <com.parassidhu.tickingtimer.TickingTimer
        android:id="@+id/timerView1"
        android:layout_width="250dp"
        android:layout_height="250dp"
        android:layout_margin="40dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/timerView2"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.5"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed" />

    <com.parassidhu.tickingtimer.TickingTimer
        android:id="@+id/timerView2"
        android:layout_width="250dp"
        android:layout_height="250dp"
        android:layout_margin="40dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.5"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/timerView1" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Reference

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