If you want to use thread in the main UI then you need to use a hander to hand it.
Handler handler = new Handler();
Runnable update = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
if ( currentPage == NUM_PAGES ) {
currentPage = 0;
}
featureViewPager.setCurrentItem(currentPage++, true);
}
};
new Timer().schedule(new TimerTask() {
@Override
public void run() {
handler.post(update);
}
}, 100, 500);