# Auto refresh for live seconds count

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [March 1, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460 "2021-03-01T14:14:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460/1 "2021-03-01T14:14:56Z")

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Hi all  
I am trying to make auto-refresh for seconds  
i tried to use repeat loop but it wasn’t working…  
if anyone of u have any solutions do suggest me

how to do using

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/f/afdf1c6ad8f27e7480fbaa94217bcb3c7667edc9.png)

thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![sewar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sewar](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sewar)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460/2 "2021-03-01T14:50:52Z")

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read the documentation?  
[https://docs.thunkable.com/timer](https://docs.thunkable.com/timer)

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**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460/3 "2021-03-01T15:05:41Z")

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u misunderstood  
i want that user’s time to come automatically  
and it shall continue without open and closing app to see time in seconds

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460/4 "2021-03-01T15:54:31Z")

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If you want to show the time updating on the screen then use the `timer` component and update the label in your screen with the `fire` event.

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460/5 "2021-03-01T16:47:55Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/8/38d049381a56ad07e4ede23a832c901f84c7b3e7.png)

This makes the trick.

You need to set the timer for something like 300 milliseconds.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/auto-refresh-for-live-seconds-count/1134460/6 "2024-11-08T13:29:08Z")

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