Question

TimePicker Dialog retrieves onCreate time, not current time if activity remains open it wont change … I am wanting the dialog to always show current time not just when the activity started. i am currently using the following in the onCreate:

    final Calendar onscene = Calendar.getInstance();
    buildingfireonsceneHour = onscene.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
    buildingfireonsceneMinute = onscene.get(Calendar.MINUTE);

Answer 1

Pass the updateTimer() function the current time just before you open the dialog, for example:

    mTimePickerDialog = new TimePickerDialog(this, null, 0, 0, false);

    Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
    button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View view) {
            Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
            mTimePickerDialog.updateTime(calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY), calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE));
            mTimePickerDialog.show();
        }
    });

** Addition **

I believe you want to override the onPrepareDialog() function like this:

@Override
protected void onPrepareDialog (int id, Dialog dialog, Bundle args) {
    super.onPrepareDialog(id, dialog, args);
    if(id != DATE_DIALOG_ID) {
        final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
        ((TimePickerDialog) dialog).updateTime(c.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY), c.get(Calendar.MINUTE));
    }
}