CountDownTimer countDownTimer;

public void usingCountDownTimer() {
    countDownTimer = new CountDownTimer(Long.MAX_VALUE, 10000) {

        // This is called after every 10 sec interval.
        public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
            setUi("Using count down timer");
        }

        public void onFinish() {
            start();
        }
    }.start();
}

@Override
protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    try {
        countDownTimer.cancel();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

}