class MeinThread extends Thread
    {    	
    	public void run()
    	{    		
    		while(_run)
    		{
    			try
    			{
                                _view.extendList(); // eigene Methode die das neue Item hinzufügt
   				_view.postInvalidate(); // View updaten
      			        _thread.sleep(/* Zeit in ms */); // Pause
    			}
    					
    			} catch (InterruptedException e) {}
    		}
    	}
    }

private MeinThread _thread = new MeinThread();
_thread.start();

package sas.android;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class Android005ThreadTest extends Activity implements Runnable {
 private String message;
 private TextView tw;
 // private TextView tv;
 // private ProgressDialog pd;
 @Override
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.main);
  this.tw = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.mytext);
  this.tw.setText("Hello");
  Thread thread = new Thread(this);
  thread.start();
 }
 public void run() {
  for (int i = 1; i < 100; i++) {
   try {
    Thread.sleep(800);
    this.message = "Now: " + i;
    this.handler.sendEmptyMessage(0);
   } catch (InterruptedException e) {
   }
  }
 }
 private Handler handler = new Handler() {
  @Override
  public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
   tw.setText(message);
  }
 };
}

package sas.android;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class Android005ThreadTest extends Activity {
 private String message;
 private TextView tw;
 
 private Handler handler = new Handler() {
  public String buffer;
  @Override
  public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
   tw.setText(message);
  }
 };
 @Override
 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
  setContentView(R.layout.main);
  this.tw = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.mytext);
  this.tw.setText("Hello");
  MeinThread thread = new MeinThread(handler,message);
  thread.start();
 }
}

package sas.android;
import android.os.Handler;
public class MeinThread extends Thread {
 private Integer i;
 private Handler handler;
 private String message;
 public MeinThread(Handler h, String message) {
  this.handler = h;
  this.message = message;
  this.i = 0;
 }
 public void run() {
  while (true) {
   try {
    this.i++;
    this.message = "Now:" + i;
    this.handler.sendEmptyMessage(0);
    sleep(200);
   } catch (InterruptedException e) {
   }
  }
 }
}