java.lang.RuntimeException: Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare(); [duplicate]

Answer 1

I got this error in a JobService from the following code:

    BluetoothLeScanner bluetoothLeScanner = getBluetoothLeScanner();
    if (BluetoothAdapter.STATE_ON == getBluetoothAdapter().getState() && null != bluetoothLeScanner) {
        // ...
    } else {
        Logger.debug(TAG, "BluetoothAdapter isn't on so will attempting to turn on and will retry starting scanning in a few seconds");
        getBluetoothAdapter().enable();
        (new Handler()).postDelayed(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                startScanningBluetooth();
            }
        }, 5000);
    }

The service crashed:

2019-11-21 11:49:45.550 729-763/? D/BluetoothManagerService: MESSAGE_ENABLE(0): mBluetooth = null

    --------- beginning of crash
2019-11-21 11:49:45.556 8629-8856/com.locuslabs.android.sdk E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: Timer-1
    Process: com.locuslabs.android.sdk, PID: 8629
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare()
        at android.os.Handler.(Handler.java:203)
        at android.os.Handler.(Handler.java:117)
        at com.locuslabs.sdk.ibeacon.BeaconScannerJobService.startScanningBluetoothAndBroadcastAnyBeaconsFoundAndUpdatePersistentNotification(BeaconScannerJobService.java:120)
        at com.locuslabs.sdk.ibeacon.BeaconScannerJobService.access$500(BeaconScannerJobService.java:36)
        at com.locuslabs.sdk.ibeacon.BeaconScannerJobService$2$1.run(BeaconScannerJobService.java:96)
        at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)
        at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505)

So I changed from Handler to Timer as follows:

   (new Timer()).schedule(new TimerTask() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    startScanningBluetooth();
                }
            }, 5000);

Now the code doesn't throw the RuntimeException anymore.