Несколько странно с SystemClock.getElapsedTime (), я сделал некоторые изменения для обычного использования с датой начала, например
myChron.setBase(startDate.getTime());
Вот дитя хронометра внизу, TimeView
import android.R;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.os.SystemClock;
import android.text.format.DateUtils;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Chronometer;
import android.widget.RemoteViews;
import java.util.Formatter;
import java.util.IllegalFormatException;
import java.util.Locale;
@RemoteViews.RemoteView
public class TimeView extends Chronometer {
private static final String TAG = "TimeView";
private long mBase;
private boolean mVisible;
private boolean mStarted;
private boolean mRunning;
private boolean mLogged;
private String mFormat;
private Formatter mFormatter;
private Locale mFormatterLocale;
private Object[] mFormatterArgs = new Object[1];
private StringBuilder mFormatBuilder;
private OnChronometerTickListener mOnChronometerTickListener;
private StringBuilder mRecycle = new StringBuilder(8);
private static final int TICK_WHAT = 2;
/**
* Initialize this Chronometer object.
* Sets the base to the current time.
*/
public TimeView(Context context) {
this(context, null, 0);
}
/**
* Initialize with standard view layout information.
* Sets the base to the current time.
*/
public TimeView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
this(context, attrs, 0);
}
/**
* Initialize with standard view layout information and style.
* Sets the base to the current time.
*/
public TimeView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
super(context, attrs, defStyle);
init();
}
private void init() {
mBase = System.currentTimeMillis();
updateText(mBase);
}
public void setBase(long base) {
mBase = base;
dispatchChronometerTick();
updateText(System.currentTimeMillis());
}
/**
* Return the base time as set through {@link #setBase}.
*/
public long getBase() {
return mBase;
}
public void start() {
mStarted = true;
updateRunning();
}
/**
* Stop counting up. This does not affect the base as set from {@link #setBase}, just
* the view display.
* <p/>
* This stops the messages to the handler, effectively releasing resources that would
* be held as the chronometer is running, via {@link #start}.
*/
public void stop() {
mStarted = false;
updateRunning();
}
/**
* The same as calling {@link #start} or {@link #stop}.
*
* @hide pending API council approval
*/
public void setStarted(boolean started) {
mStarted = started;
updateRunning();
}
@Override
protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
super.onDetachedFromWindow();
mVisible = false;
updateRunning();
}
@Override
protected void onWindowVisibilityChanged(int visibility) {
super.onWindowVisibilityChanged(visibility);
mVisible = visibility == VISIBLE;
updateRunning();
}
private synchronized void updateText(long now) {
long seconds = now - mBase;
seconds /= 1000;
String text = DateUtils.formatElapsedTime(mRecycle, seconds);
if (mFormat != null) {
Locale loc = Locale.getDefault();
if (mFormatter == null || !loc.equals(mFormatterLocale)) {
mFormatterLocale = loc;
mFormatter = new Formatter(mFormatBuilder, loc);
}
mFormatBuilder.setLength(0);
mFormatterArgs[0] = text;
try {
mFormatter.format(mFormat, mFormatterArgs);
text = mFormatBuilder.toString();
} catch (IllegalFormatException ex) {
if (!mLogged) {
Log.w(TAG, "Illegal format string: " + mFormat);
mLogged = true;
}
}
}
setText(text);
}
private void updateRunning() {
boolean running = mVisible && mStarted;
if (running != mRunning) {
if (running) {
updateText(System.currentTimeMillis());
dispatchChronometerTick();
mHandler.sendMessageDelayed(Message.obtain(mHandler, TICK_WHAT), 1000);
} else {
mHandler.removeMessages(TICK_WHAT);
}
mRunning = running;
}
}
private Handler mHandler = new Handler() {
public void handleMessage(Message m) {
if (mRunning) {
updateText(System.currentTimeMillis());
dispatchChronometerTick();
sendMessageDelayed(Message.obtain(this, TICK_WHAT), 1000);
}
}
};
void dispatchChronometerTick() {
if (mOnChronometerTickListener != null) {
mOnChronometerTickListener.onChronometerTick(this);
}
}
}
Просто скопируйте и используйте, у меня все работает