Updating the UI from a Timer

    
public class myActivity extends Activity {

	private Timer myTimer;

	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
		super.onCreate(icicle);
		setContentView(R.layout.main);

		myTimer = new Timer();
		myTimer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
			@Override
			public void run() {
				TimerMethod();
			}

		}, 0, 1000);
	}

	private void TimerMethod()
	{
		//This method is called directly by the timer
		//and runs in the same thread as the timer.

		//We call the method that will work with the UI
		//through the runOnUiThread method.
		this.runOnUiThread(Timer_Tick);
	}

	private Runnable Timer_Tick = new Runnable() {
		public void run() {

		//This method runs in the same thread as the UI.    	       

		//Do something to the UI thread here

		}
	};
}