Accessing UI thread handler from a service

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This snippet of code constructs a Handler associated with the main (UI) thread:

Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());

You can then post stuff for execution in the main (UI) thread like so:

handler.post(runnable_to_call_from_main_thread);

If the handler itself is created from the main (UI) thread the argument can be omitted for brevity:

Handler handler = new Handler();

The Android Dev Guide on processes and threads has more information.

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